Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointments of New Service Chiefs. The new appointments are: Vice Admiral O. S. Ibrahim from Kwara state as Chief of Defence staff, Rear Admiral D. J. Ezeoba from Delta state as Chief of Naval staff, while Chief of Air staff is Air Vice Marshall A. S Badeh from […]
From CHIDI NNADI, Enugu Ndigbo who rose last weekend from the 2012 Igbo Day celebration in Asaba, Delta State, re-echoed their collective resolve to have a shot at the presidency after President Goodluck Jonathan. President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ralph Uwechue, who led other prominent Igbo sons and daughters to the two-day event reiterated the […]
By ZIKA BOBBY Former Special Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanyo and the late President Musa Yar’adua, Senator Florence Ita- Giwa has hailed the recent resolution of the Senate to the President, urging him to ensure the reclamation of the part of Bakassi ceded to the Cameroun via the ICJ verdict but appealed that the resettlement […]
Presentation now holds next week From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Finally, the presidency and the leadership of the National Assembly have reached a truce on the 2013 budget. Barring any change of plans, President Goodluck Jonathan would present estimates of the 2013 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly next week. Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba made the […]
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA – There is tension within the military and security formations nationwide, following what presidency sources say are impending reorganisation in the hierarchy of the defence and services headquarters. Vanguard was told that a new Chief of Defence Staff will soon be appointed, which simultaneously will lead to the retirement and appointment […]
By Favour Nnanugwu Abuja – The Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufai has said that the Federal Government is considering the request made by teachers to approve 65 years as retirement age for them. The minister who spoke in Abuja, yesterday, said that the the request made by the teachers through their umbrella body, the […]
By SONI DANIEL, ASSISTANT EDITOR ABUJA—Indications emerged yesterday that Nigeria might call for a review of the International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling of October 10, 2002, which ceded the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula, to Cameroun. The deadline for Nigeria to appeal the ruling expires on October 9, 2012, which is Tuesday next week. Eminent Nigerians […]
Abuja – Ahead of Nigeria’s 52nd anniversary of independence celebration on Oct. 1, the Eagle Square, Abuja, the usual venue of the celebrations, is calm with no sign of activity. A check at the venue on Saturday showed that the usual rehearsals and heavy presence of security men ahead of previous celebrations were missing. The […]
Alhaji Mohammed Bello, the Chairman, National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM), says that the commission is now ready to resume the transportation of prospective pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, which it earlier suspended for two days. Bello said this at a news conference held in Abuja on Saturday to clarify issues surrounding the repatriation of some female pilgrims […]
Former Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife in this no-holds barred interview x-rays Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development these past 52 years and posits that the component nationalities and other social forces in the country must fix Nigeria this time around or forget about its future. He spoke to OKEY NDIRIBE AND EMMAN OVUAKPORIE […]
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