Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from April 2011

Vanguard (Nigeria) archives from April 2011

Adeboye Cautions Politicians Against Wasting Lives.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Olayinka Latona GENERAL Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye yesterday urged Nigerian politicians, especially those instigating violent protests in the northern parts of country to...

Fashola Calls for Immortalisation of Slain Youth Corps Members.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni Re-elected Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has described his victory as recognition of good governance, calling for the immortalisation of the Youth Corps members and other Nigerians, who lost their lives...

Why We Respect Flying Eagles - Mali.
April 28, 2011... Byline: John Egbokhan Nigeria's Flying Eagles tackle Mali in the first of two semifinal matches of the ongoing African Youth Championship today in Johannesburg, with the Malian coach, Cheick Diallo Fantamady, saying that they will approach...

Akunyili - the Travails of a Female Politician.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Chiedu Okoye BEFORE our attainment of political freedom in 1960, women in Nigeria were subjugated and oppressed by the men-folk, and shackled by injurious cultural mores. In the North, the women were disenfranchised based on their...

May Day - Labour Tasks Federal, State Govts On Job Creation.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Oscarline Onwuemenyi The coalition of organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, yesterday, tasked the in-coming Federal and state governments to pay more attention to job creation...

Gov Aliyu of Niger Re-Elected...as ANPP Wins Zamfara.
April 28, 2011... Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state has been declared the winner of Tuesday's gubernatorial poll in the state with 543,205 votes to beat five other contestants. The Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Audu, said that the governor also won...

Accreditation of Voters Begins Amid Tight Security in Kaduna, Bauchi.
April 28, 2011... Accreditation of voters for the reschedule governorship and state houses of assembly elections in Bauchi and Kaduna states started, Thursday, amidst tight security. In Kaduna enthusiastic voters turned out for the elections as early as 6 a.m....

Who Wants a Weeping President?
April 28, 2011... Byline: Josef Omorotionmwan Even the greatest copycat cannot perfectly imitate the Lord, Jesus. By the time Jesus arrived Bethany, Lazarus was already dead for four days. As soon as he arrived, everyone started to weep profusely. And as if to...

Siasia Hopes to Build 'Noah's Ark'.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Onochie Anibeze After a tour of some European countries, Samson Siasia returned to Nigeria happy about what he has seen. He was in Europe to hold talks with some players born of Nigerian parents but who are yet to play for Nigeria....

Maccido, Dasuki's Sons Win Sokoto Polls.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Abdallah El-Kurebe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has won all the 30 seats in the Sokoto State House of Assembly. This came as Prince Ahmed M. Maccido and Prince AbdulSalam Ibrahim Dasuki won Tuesday's election into the Senate and...

Yabatech Rector Pledges to Promote Intellectual Properties.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Dayo Adesulu The Rector, Yaba College of Technology, Dr. (Mrs.) Margaret Ladipo has pledged to promote innovation and intellectual properties of staff and students of the college in support of entrepreneurial education at every...

INEC Disowns Zamfara Guber Results Announced On Radio.(Financial report)
April 28, 2011... Byline: Ben Agande The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared as illegal the announcement of election results in Zamfara State by a radio station, saying the commission had not declared the results of the election in...

We Are Set for Guber Poll Kaduna REC.
April 28, 2011... The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kaduna State, said yesterday, that it was set to conduct the rescheduled governorship and legislative elections in the state. A large turn out of electorate at Ward 024 Abalti Barracks...

Sack of a Minister.
April 28, 2011... In a rare case of presidential umbrage, President Goodluck Jonathan suspended Minister of Interior, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho, earlier in the month. Many thought it had something to do with the riots all over the country. A terse statement...

Ekiti Central - Fayose Rejects Result.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Gbenga Ariyibi The former governor of Ekiti State and the Labour Party, LP, Senatorial candidate for Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Mr Ayo Fayose has rejected the results of the election conducted by the Independent National...

Kano Returns Kwankwanso to Power.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Abdulsalam Muhammad Former Defence Minister, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been returned to power by million of Kano electorate in a keenly contested Governorship election. Kwankwaso, former...

PDP Collapses in South West.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Leke Adeseri Results of Tuesday's governorship elections in three South West states of Lagos, Oyo, and Ogun stopped the ambition of the Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP, to control any state in the region. The big wins of the day for...

Polls - Police Restrict Movement in Kaduna, Bauchi.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Kingsley Omonobi The Nigeria Police yesterday announced that the order on restriction of movement of persons during the rescheduled Governorship/State Houses of Assembly elections in Bauchi and Kaduna States will remain in force and...

Saraki Fails to Install Daughter Governor.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Demola Akinyemi For the first time in his 47 years of political adventure, the strong man of Kwara politics, Dr. Olusola Saraki, has failed to install the next governor in the state. Going by the outcome of the Tuesday's...

Donald Onuoha's Solo Exhibition Debuts in Lagos.
April 28, 2011... The maiden solo exhibition of the Institute of Management Technology, Enugu trained painter, Donald Onuoha will hold in Lagos. The exhibition which is the painter's first solo effort in Lagos titled Conversation With My Conscience will...

2011 General Elections Debates.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Bolaji Aregbeshola The 2011 general elections debates may have been over with the on-going elections across the federation and the citizens' anticipation of more election results. But the drama and controversies caused over the debate...

REC Expresses Shock Over Sapele Mayhem.
April 28, 2011... Sapele Delta State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Gabriel Ada, has expressed shock over the activities of Peoples Democratic Peoples, PDP, thugs, who ravaged Sapele in the early hours of yesterday, following reports of victory of the...

Guber Polls - Alao-Akala Loses, Amosun Wins - Fashola, Amaechi, Orji Return.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken, Clifford Ndujihe and Dapo Akinrefon Governors Adebayo Alao_Akala of Oyo State and Akwe Doma of Nasarawa States were the major exceptions as incumbent Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors brushed off stiff...

Aize Obayan - We Can't Ignore Inventions, Research.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Edukugho Covenant University, Ota, Vice Chancellor, Professor Aize Obayan, has emphasized the importance of knowledge in the developmental agenda of our country and that without knowledge, a nation perishes. Speaking at a...

Culture Policy Remains the Priority of the Ministry of Tourism.
April 28, 2011... Penultimate week, Arts Editors of major Nigerian news media in Lagos paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Mohammade at his office in Abuja. During the visit, the Editors, who...

Lamido Shuns Victory Dance.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Tina Akannam Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, has declared that the victory of his party in the state gubernatorial and state assembly should be seen as victory for all. He appealed to his party members to pray for him instead of...

Ruling Party Challenges Loss In Lagos State.
April 28, 2011... The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said yesterday that it would challenge the result of the just-concluded state governorship election in court. Also, the National Conscience Party, NCP, governorship candidate, Mr Ayodele Akele, rejected the...

Delta REC Postpones Announcement of Final Guber Poll.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Austin Ogwuda ANXIOUS Deltans were disappointed , Wednesday, following the postponement of final results of the governorship poll in the State after 21 out of 25 local government areas were released. With the results already...

Kano Returns Kwankwaso to Power.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Abdulsalam Muhammad Former Defense minister, Muhammad Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the Peoples Democratic Party was returned to power by million of Kano electorates in a keenly contested Governorship election. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,...

Edoja Wins Ughelli North Delta House Seat.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Festus Ahon CANDIDATE of the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, Ughelli North constituency II, Mr Akpodiete Edoja, has clinched the state House of Assembly seat, to represent the constituency in the House. He won with 20,008 votes,...

PDP Wins in Kwara, DPP Alleges Vote Buying.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Demola Akinyemi The Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed has won the last weekend gubernatorial election in kwara state. Also the gubernatorial candidate of Democratic Peoples Party [DPP] , Mr...

PDP Clinches Yenagoa Constituency I.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has clinched the Yenagoa constituency I poll for the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. According to the Returning Officer for the constituency, Dr. Ebibolami Nemine, the...

Preyor Clinches Bomadi House of Assembly Seat.
April 27, 2011... The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, candidate for the Bomadi Local Government constituency seat in the Delta State House of Assembly, Engr. Preyor Oboro, has been declared winner after a keenly contested poll. The Returning Officer of the...

ACN Floors PDP in Edo House of Assembly Poll.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem & Gabriel Enogholase THE Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Edo State, has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Tuesday's state House of Assembly election, capturing 19 seats out of the 24, as against...

Mutu Grabs Bomadi/Patani Reps Seat.
April 27, 2011... The member representing Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Nicholas Mutu, who sought a re-election has won the seat in a landslide victory. The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Festus Omeri while...

Police Quiz Electoral Officer Over Missing Ballot Booklets.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Festus Ahon THE Electoral Officer in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Mr Justice Umoh, has been quizzed by the Ughelli police over the missing 50 booklets of ballot papers meant for the governorship and State House of Assembly...

The Confusion About Tinted Glasses.
April 27, 2011... NIGERIAN motorists daily face the dilemma of which instruction to abide by regarding the use of tinted motor glasses. It is a case of confusion and exploitation of motorists by law enforcement agents, who have taken advantage of the double...

Fashola, Amaechi, Chime, Amosun Winning.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Our Reporters GOVERNORS Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, and Sullivan Chime of Enugu State were in early lead, yesterday, based on results emerging from their states in the nationwide gubernatorial and state...

Students Jostle for Imagine Cup 2001 Finals.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Emeka Aginam There appears to be anxiety among Nigeria's students from the higher institution who are currently jostling for the Imagine Cup 211 software competition that encourages young people to apply their imagination, passion,...

Injury Depletes Mali And Country.
April 27, 2011... Nigeria are set to lose defender Gani Ogungbe for their important semi-final clash against Mali on Thursday at the African Youth Championship in Johannesburg. Ogungbe suffered a thigh strain in the 2-0 defeat of the Gambia on Sunday and he...

Widow Tackles Prophetess Over Missing Belongings.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Evelyn Usman Anyone who knew Mrs Theresa Onuorah before now would be surprised at the drastic changes in her looks and financial status. She is presently a pathetic shadow of her former bubbling self. The turning point for the...

Tinubu Urges FG to Compensate Families of Slain Youth Corps Members.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni Immediate past Governor of Lagos State and National leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has stressed the need for compensation to the families of all slain members of the National...

Risk Based Supervision - Time for Bad Eggs to Be Swept Out - Operators.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Rosemary Onuoha The global economic crisis brought to the fore the need to refocus regulation and supervision. It brought a lot of lessons such as 'that lenders, borrowers and regulators erred; that better financial risk management is...

Anambra Evacuates 312 Corps Members From North.
April 27, 2011... Anambra State government has evacuated 312 corps members serving in various troubled spots in the North, the Special Assistant to the governor on Media, Mr Valentine Obienyem, has said. Obienyem told newsmen in Awka yesterday that the...

April Poll - How Computer Village Fared.
April 27, 2011... After three consecutive Saturdays that saw a near grinding halt of business activities inside the nation's largest ICT market, the computer village, ICT vendors inside the market say they have lost millions to the hours of 'no sale' that is now...

Flying Eagles Know Colombia Opponents Today.
April 27, 2011... Nigeria and other African representatives will know their fate today as the draws for the FIFA under-20 World Cup will take place in Cartegena, Colombia, today. Africa will be represented by four teams at the 24-team tournament - Nigeria,...

Fashola Wins in Eight Declared LGs.
April 27, 2011... Lagos State Governor and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) gubernatorial candidate, Babatunde Raji Fashola wins in 8 local governments declared by INEC so far. They are: Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, Badagry, Ibeju-Lekki, Epe, Ikeja, Eti-Osa,...

Governor Chime Wins in Enugu State.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Tony Edike The Governorship Election Result for Enugu State has been declared with Governor Sullivan Chime winning with 419,790 votes. The Labour Party candidate, Barr. Okey Ezea came second with 30,135 votes while the People for...

Fashola in Early Lead, Wins in 5 LGs.
April 27, 2011... Governor Raji Babatunde Fashola of Action Congress of Nigeria, (ACN) as at 5am this morning is leading with 5 local governments ahead of rival Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media. (allafrica.com)

Killing of Corps Members - NYSC DG Blames State Govs.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Emma Ujah and Victoria Ojeme General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier-General Ismaila Tsiga, yesterday, berated governors in Northern states where corps members were killed in post-presidential election violence,...

Police Arrest Corps Member, 12 Others Over Alleged Electoral Offences.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Ifeanyi Okolie and Victor Akpa-Fresh Thirteen persons, including six women and a member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, working with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were Tuesday arrested by the police...

Eagles Vs Argentina - Allardyce Expects Fireworks.
April 27, 2011... Byline: John Egbokhan Former Bolton Coach, Sam Allardyce has predicted a cracking encounter between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Albicelestes of Argentina on June 1 at the Abuja National Stadium. Speaking at an event in Lagos,...

Flying Eagles to Get 'Improved Package'.
April 27, 2011... Nigeria's Flying Eagles have been guaranteed an improved win bonus should they beat Mali and qualify for the final of the 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa. President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Aminu Maigari,...

Amosun Wins in Ogun State.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Kolade Larewaju SENATOR Ibikunle Amosun; the Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN] gubernatorial candidate in Ogun State has been declared winner of the governorship election of the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission...

Protests At Ekpan, Sapele As Uduaghan Leads in Delta.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Emma Amaize PROTESTS erupted at Ekpan, Uvwie local government and Sapele in Sapele local government area of Delta State, Wednesday morning, as news filtered in that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate; Governor...

Daniel, Olurin And Isiaka Congratulates Amosun.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Kolade Larewaju GOVERNOR Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State, the PDP candidate; Chief Adetunji Olurin and the candidate of PPN; Gboyega Nasir Isiaka have congratulated the Governor-elect, Senator Ibikunle Amosun of the Action Congress of...

Delta State INEC Office Cordoned Off.
April 27, 2011... The Delta state INEC office in Asaba has been cordoned off as motorists are not allowed within 500metres to avoid possible invasion of the collation centre as witnessed during the National Assembly election. Distributed by AllAfrica Global...

ACN Sweeps Osun State Assembly Election.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Gbenga Olarinoye The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Osun state, Wednesday, declared the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidates as winners of the House of Assembly election in the 26 state constituencies in the...

Jonathan's Victory - Not a Generous Response From the North.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Rotimi Fasan Finally the 2011 presidential election will end in the same place the last two previous presidential elections ended: At the electoral petition tribunal. With the generally favourable comments from local and foreign...

Guber Poll - Security On Alert in S-West.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Adeleke Adeseri, Dayo Johnson and Olasunkanmi Akoni Security operatives in states of the South West have stepped up their activities to forestall the threat of violence as a result of today's governorship and House of Assembly...

INEC Reschedules National Assembly Elections in Ekeremor, Sagbama LGs to Thursday.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Ben Agande The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has scheduled National Assembly elections in the outstanding wards of Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas of Bayelsa State for Thursday, April 28, 2011. A...

Adegbite Urges Electorate to Go Out En Masse And Vote.
April 26, 2011... As Nigerians go to the polls today for the last phase of the 2011 General elections, to elect the candidates of their choice in the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, the Presidential Committee on Public Awareness on Security...

Polls - Police Beef Up Securty in Cross River.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Johnbosco Agbakwuru Against the backdrop of the violence in several Northern states, occasioned by the declaration of President Goodluck Jonathan as winner of the April 16, presidential election, the Cross River State Police Command...

Police Kill Seven Suspected Robbers in Lagos.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Ifeanyi Okolie and Victor Akpa-Fresh Barely 72 after the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Alakuko, CSP Joseph Olatunmokun and two other policemen were killed by armed robbers in Lagos State,operatives of the State Special...

23,000 Policemen, Other Security Operatives for Guber Election in S-East.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Anayo Okoli Over 23,000 policemen and other security agents have been mobilized for today's governorship and House of Assembly elections in the five South East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo. This came as...

Schneider Electric Commences A&c Systems Integrator Program.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Yemie Adeoye Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has signed a partnership agreement with GIL Automation Nigeria Limited, giving them the status of an Elite System Integrator (ESI). This was contained in a...

New Gel Reduces HIV Sexual Transmission Risk for Women.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Sola Ogundipe Women in Nigeria and other developing countries may soon have access to a new vaginal microbicide gel and drug formulation that can offer protection from HIV infection during intercourse. A publication in the latest...

Ogun Guber Race - Rumours of Isiaka Withdrawal Persist.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Kolade Larewaju Rumours of the withdrawal of the Peoples Party of Nigeria, PPN, Governorship candidate, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Gen. Adetunji Idowu Olurin became very rife yesterday...

Lagoon Hospital Opens School for Joint Pain.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Chioma Obinna In an effort to promote basic health knowledge among Nigerians as well as encourage aging gracefully, Lagoon Hospital, Lagos is launching a "Patient Education Forum - The Joint Pain School" in Lagos. At a forum to...

Former Friends At War in Akwa Ibom.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Tony Nyong It is difficult not to have worries about the Tuesday 26th 2011, gubernatorial elections in Akwa Ibom State. All the contenders have gone into last minutes re-strategizing to better their chances of occupying the most...

Will Fashola Fade Out in Lagos?
April 26, 2011... Byline: Dapo Akinrefon It is D-Day in Lagos State for the major contestants participating in today's gubernatorial and State constituency elections. The two major contenders are the Action Congress of Nigeria ACN and the Peoples Democratic...

LUTH Doctors Seek Improved Power Supply.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Chioma Obinna Medical doctors under the auspices of Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospitals (LUTH) Chapter, (LUTH-ARD) have decried the appalling state of power supply in the hospital, which has become a...

Post-Election Violence - State Govts Evacuate Corps Members From Trouble Spots.
April 26, 2011... In what appears to be a demonstration of being their brothers' keepers, state governments in the Southern part of the country have been responding to distress calls from members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, from their various...

EU, U.S. Condemn Electoral Violence in Country.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Emeka Agina The Heads of Mission of the European Union and the United States of America in Nigeria have condemned the violence surrounding elections in Nigeria. Looking ahead to the remaining elections, the world leaders in...

OPC Warns Politicians Against Inciting Statements.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Dapo Akinrefon National Co-ordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani Adams, has called on politicians to refrain from statements capable of inciting violence during and after the elections, noting that the unity of...

Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board Act Under Review.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Sola Ogundipe To enhance the state of orthopaedic health care and services in the country, the Federal Ministry of Health, is undertaking a comprehensive review of the Act which governs the management boards of the National...

Bwari Others Confront Aliyu for Power in Niger.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Wole Mosadomi Only four out of the sixty three registered political parties in the country have structures and relevance in Niger State. They are Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP), Congress for...

Ex-Finance Minister, Group Condemn Post Poll Violence.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Luka Binniyat Former Minister of Finance and Senator elect, representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Mrs. Esther Usman Nenadi, and the Middle Peace Assembly, MPA, yesterday denounced the violence in the North that followed the...

We Are Not Armed Robbers But On Rescue Mission - Suspects.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Evelyn Usman And Victor Akpa-Fresh The shout of thief! rented the entire Araro community in Ikorodu area of Lagos penultimate Monday, with three strangers later identified as suspected members of a robbery gang, running in different...

Forensic Test Will Expose Alleged PDP Rigging - CPC Guber Candidate.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Tony Edike Governership candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in Enugu State, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, insisted yesterday that the April 16 presidential election in South-East and South-South states were allegedly rigged...

Ohakim At Daggers Drawn With Foes in Imo.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken and Chidi Nkwopara In Imo State, it is a tough battle for the three major gubernatorial candidates today. No fewer than 18 political parties fielded candidates for the gubernatorial election but the major contenders...

Akwa Ibom is Leading Change in Africa.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Ezekiel Ette There is something that is seriously wrong in Africa where those who lose elections refuse to accept defeat. There is something wrong in situations where those who do not win refuse to give up even when they have reached...

Power Privatisation - Sumonu Meets With PHCN Workers.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Clara Nwachukwu The first round of meetings to kick-start negotiations between the Federal Government and the trade unions in Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, will commence on May 16, in Abuja. The meeting is at the instance...

Orji Appeals to Northern Leaders to Stop Killing of Ndigbo During Crisis.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Anayo Okoli Abia State governor, Chief Theodore Orji, yesterday called on political and religious leaders in the North to prevent the recurrence of the senseless killing of the Igbo anytime there was crisis in the Northern part of the...