Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from January 2007

Vanguard (Nigeria) archives from January 2007

A Republic Called Obasanjo's Private Hacienda.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Pini Jason Did President Obasanjo have to grant a special permission for the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to use the presidential wing of a Nigerian airport? Who gave the...

Hope Dims for ANPP, AC, PPA Alliance.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kenneth Ehigiator and Bukola Oduyoye The alliance talks among the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP); Action Congress (AC) and Peoples Progressive Party (PPA) may have broken down, as non of the...

Tinubu Redeems N2.5m Pledge to Principals' Cup Winners.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Omorodion Winners of the 2006 Principals' Cup Football Championship were yesterday rewarded with cheques for various sums of money as promised by the Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju...

Bruised Delta North Awaits Obasanjo.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Nonso Awih Ugbolue It is rather ironic that the glory of the Anioma people in Delta state ebbs even further with every electoral contest in the state. If the outcome of the just concluded...

Police Arrest Relation of Slained US-Based Businessman.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Edike THE Police in Enugu have arrested a young man in connection with the murder of a 42-year-old United States-based businessman, Ozo Sylvester Aniagolu Ani, at Ngwo, Udi Local...

Fuel Scarcity is Killing the Economy, Labour Laments.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young THE protracted fuel scarcity in the country is pushing Nigeria into zero-productivity and zero growth thereby making the nation to sink deeper into underdevelopment, the...

Our Draw Against Egypt Unfortunate - Uwua.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Flying Eagles Coach, Godwin Uwua has said that it was unfortunate that his team scratched to a 1-1 draw against Egypt at the ongoing African Youth Championship. He has also assured that Nigeria will not...

NSE Index, Capitalization Dip By 0.97 Percent.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Eboh THE performance indicators of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the All-share index and the market capitalization dipped on Wednesday by 0.97 per cent each. Specifically,...

Fear Grips Political Office Holders As EFCC Storms Ogun.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kolade Larewaju AS news of the alleged questioning of some top aides of Governor Olugbenga Daniel by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC filtered into Ogun State yesterday, the...

Inadequacies in the Present Harsh Reforms (1).
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Rev. Fr. Modestus Ngwu Every new year since Nigeria became independent, successive governments present us with the blue print of their plans. Unfortunately, they are usually oblivious and...

Soldiers Kill One As Gunmen Abduct 4 Chinese.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Oyadongha The peace of the sleepy riverine settlement of Sagbama in the Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa was yesterday tested when armed gunmen in dawn raid invaded the Chinese...

Koro Rallies Support of Lagosians in Diaspora.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni THE gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Lagos, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro has seek the support of indigenes of Lagos State in diaspora in his mission...

Igbo Reject Census Results, Endorse Kalu.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chidi Nwokpara and Tony Edike Igbo Leaders of Thought, yesterday, rejected the result of the 2006 national population census, saying the census figures were not in tune with standard...

Reverend King: His Testimony, His Lies, His Conviction.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kayode Matthew He disowned his biological name which is Emeka Ezeugo in the court of law. He claimed God has commanded him not to remember his past including the names of the schools he...

50-Man Robbery Gang On the Rampage, Raids Apapa.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Albert Akpor and Evelyn Usman BY design, it was to be a massive operation, and a highly lucrative one for that matter. Thus, the players came fully prepared as soldiers would for a war. A...

Intercontinental Bank Third Quarter Profit Attracts New Savers.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Eboh INVESTORS staked N42.75 billion on 3.65 billion shares in 107,536 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange for the month of December 2006. This was in contrast to November's N50.11...

I Felt Bad Being Substituted Against Egypt - Zenke.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: John Egbokhan Flying Eagles striker; Terwase Zenke has admitted that he felt bad being replaced during Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Egypt at the African Youth Championship. The Racing...

In Edo, We'll Confront PDP With a United Opposition-- Oshiomhole.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Victor Ahiuma Young AFTER February 16, 2007, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole will cease to be the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) having successfully completed two terms of eight years...

NAMASA Boss Seeks Waiver for Vessel Importation.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Godfrey Bivbere Director General of the National Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NAMASA), Mrs. Mfon Ekong Usoro has called on the management of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to...

Suspected Political Thugs Kill Teacher in Bauchi.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) A school teacher was beaten to death on Wednesday in Bauchi by suspected political thugs, amid concerns about the rising wave of political violence in the state. The Bauchi state police command confirmed...

Shortage To Scarcity.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) HAVE you noticed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has kept quiet about the causes, and remedies it is proposing for the nationwide fuel shortages. Either the NNPC has exhausted its...

Belgore - My Lord, the Ex-CJ.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Percy Owaiye Honourable Justice Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore has added the epaulette "Retired" to his many decorations as you read this. He stepped down as the Chief Justice of the country last...

ANPP Carpets PDP Over Deployment of 15,000 Policemen to Lagos Rally.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) THE All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) has described the deployment of over 15,000 Police officers and men to monitor the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential rally scheduled to hold in Lagos on...

Presidential Interview Series : Atiku, Buhari, Yar'Adua Represent Our Ugly Past -- Rev Okotie.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Sam Eyoboka WINNER of the recent Silverbird/Vanguard presidential poll and the flag-bearer of Fresh Democratic Party for the April presidential elections, Rev. Chris Okotie, has continued to...

Group Asks EFCC to Probe Anambra Car Gifts.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Anayo Okoli Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) have been urged to investigate Anambra State Government over the purchase of...

Fake Policemen On the Prowl in Oshodi.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Albert Akpor OSHODI, the nucleus of commercial activities in Lagos State is so famous that a first caller in the state is already abreast with it and the attendant vagaries. Its central...

Robbers Kill Three in Ibadan Raid.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ola Ajayi DARE DEVIL armed robbers on Wednesday night unleashed terror on the residents of Boluwaji Area of Ibadan killing three people and leaving scores of others seriously injured. Vanguard...

Delta NLC, 13 Other Unions Back Uduaghan.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Arubi The Delta State Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Chairman, Comrade Mike Okeme yesterday led 13 other unions in the state on a solidarity visit to the Warri residence of the PDP...

"FIFA 'll not spare us again!".
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Ubani CAF/FIFA instructor, Chief Adegboyega Onigbinde is not amused by the potshots being thrown by NFA Board members over the inability of their Chairman, Sani Lulu Abdulahi to carry...

Obasanjo, PDP Chiefs Hold Talks On Primaries.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Rotimi Ajayi President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday held a tactical meeting with select leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party over the crisis that has continued to rock the party since the...

Re: Aluko's Comments On Census Figures (1).
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Sam N. Akaraiwe All my adult life (I am now in my mid 60s) I have read with avidity anything that has the mention of Aluko in it just because of the tremendous respect I have for this icon....

Iwu Vs Senate - Truce At Last?
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Bolade Omonijo PROFESSOR Maurice Iwu is a man not new to controversy. He probably does not fear getting involved in fights and crisis. Last week, he had a duel with the Senate. The upper...

Hostages - MEND Warns Negotiators.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Amaize THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), yesterday, warned all those masquerading as negotiators/mediators for the release of the 24 Filippinos that were...

NTDC Prepares For Madrid Fair.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Jimoh Babatunde Arrangements have been concluded for Nigeria's participation in the 2007 International Tourism Exhibition known as FITUR holding in Madrid Spain next week, just as World...

Nnamani Begs US On April Polls.
January 26, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ayodele Adegbuyi President of Senate, Senator Ken Nnamani has appealed to the United States Government to assist in monitoring the April polls so as to confer legitimacy, which the elections...

I Left N200 Million for Lulu -- Galadima.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Ubani FORMER Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima yesterday fired back at his successor, Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi, stating that he left $1.5 million...

Unions Reject Panel Report.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Vincent Ujumadu Staff unions at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, (MOUA) have called for total rejection of the white paper on the visitation panel into the affairs of the...

Two Dead, 15 Injured As Traders Clash in Ibadan.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ola Ajayi THERE was a bloody clash between traders of Agbeni-Ogunpa Market in Ibadan yesterday, leading to the death of two people including one of the policemen dispatched to the scene to...

Rivers House Asks Commissioners to Defend Budget.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: George Onah All commissioners and heads of parastatals in Rivers State have been directed to defend their requests before the state House of Assembly in the N179.4 billion 2007 appropriation...

Court Refuses to Stop Olurin On Fayose's Tenure.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige A FEDERAL high court sitting in Abuja yesterday refused an invitation by the former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose to issue an interim order stopping the...

Presidential Committee Sheds Light On Conversion Of Polys To Varsities.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Olubusuyi Adenipekun The Presidential Technical Committee on Consolidation of Tertiary Institutions which was a few weeks ago set up by President Olusegun Obasanjo for the purpose of charting...

Lagos House Passes Bill On Motor Vehicle Administration Agency.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed into law, a bill, which provides for the establishment of motor vehicle Administration Agency and has forwarded same to Governor...

Jos ICD Will Create Inter Model Transport -- Minister.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Godfrey Bivbere Minister of State for Water Transportation, Mallam Mohammed Habib Aliyu, has said that the establishment of the Jos Inland Container Depot (ICD) would lead to the development...

Speaking Out: Mr. Nigeria.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Morenike Taire So popular have beauty contests become in the last decade or so that they have gradually ceased to be the preserve of seemingly slack girls from disreputable families. Thanks to...

A Memorandum of Understanding.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) AS if the Nigeria Football Association did not have enough problems, it has had to deal with a searing case of sheer indiscipline on its home front. One looks at the valiant effort being made to restore...

Great Ogboru Takes On Anti-Ibori Campaigners - Where Were You in 2003, He Asks.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Aziken At 49 years, Chief Great Ogboru, has done some great things like surviving an accident with a military regime and inspiring a momentum that nearly eclipsed one of South-South's...

Re: If We Sent El-Rufai to Lagos.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Fola Arthur Worrey OUR emphasis has been the ordinary people, the heart and soul of the state. How many general hospitals has El Rufai built for the ordinary people in his elitist city? How...

Delta - Amori is Culpable.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Efe Obaroakpo I READ Ben Etaghene's articles sometimes in The Urhobo Voice. While I do not agree with some of his views, they, however, make a lot of sense. But, I substantially disagree with...

Truck Crushes Four, Injures Several Others.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Evelyn Usman And Titilope Ogunkomaiya Four persons were crushed to death by a truck yesterday morning along the Oshodi Apapa, expressway, while several others, among whom were three beggars,...

What Marriage Has Done to Me -- Kanu.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Today, we conclude the Kanu Nwankwo interview. Enjoy your reading. ON THE HEART OPERATION: "It's something that I can't really say when exactly it started and I can't say "why?" But I thank God...

Monitoring INEC's Electronic Machines.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) THE umpire status of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been challenged by the unscrupulous act of some of its staff and politicians. Before now, complain was that the on-going voters'...

Ssepu Wants Justice On PDP Guber Choice.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Aziken The South-South Elements Progressive Union (SSEPU) has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure an ethnic balancing in its choice of a gubernatorial candidate for...

Equity Trading On NSE Appreciates By 57.58 Percent.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Eboh Equity trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated on Tuesday by 57.58 per cent. Specifically, a turnover of 350.16 million shares valued at N5.29 billion was...

Anambra Reinstates College Provost.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Enyim Enyim ANAMBRA State Government has reinstated the sacked provost of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Dr. Josephat Okoye on account that his termination of appointment was done in...

Tussle Over Terminal 'C', Sifax Heads for Appeal Court.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Godwin Oritse Following the widely reported Federal High Court judgment involving Sifax Nigeria Limited, Migfo and Denca maritime services over the ownership of Terminal 'C ' in Tin-can Island...

Vanguard Columnist, Aig-Imoukhuede is Dead.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Well-known writer and Vanguard columnist, Mr. Ikpehare Izedomi Aig-Imoukhuede is dead. He passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at the age of 74. Mr. I.I. Aig-Imoukhuede was born in Atoruru...

Why PDP Zoned Presidency to North - Saraki.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emeka Mamah Former Senate leader and strongman of Kwara politics, Dr. Olusola Saraki says that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) zoned the presidency to the north because President Olusegun...

A Visual Tour of Chuks Okonkwo's Mindscape.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ovo Adagha For most onlookers who crowded the Protea Hotels (Enugu) Galleria, all it took was just a glimpse. A glimpse and they were inevitably drawn into the intriguing world of shapes,...

The Sorry State of Lagos Central Library.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tunde Awe, Chief Librarian In the contemporary and modern society, the quest for knowledge, academic and research excellence would be incomplete without the library. The word " Library" which...

Kwara to Pay Workers N7,500 Minimum Wage Soon.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Demola Akinyemi THE Kwara State government announced yesterday the implementation of N7,500 minimum wage for workers in the state with effect from the end of January, 2007,after over three...

FG Licenses 9 IPPs to Generate 4,704.5mw.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Franklin Alli Towards complementing its power sector reform, the Federal Government has issued licence to nine private sector power developers to establish Independent Power Projects (IPPs) to...

How Ogun Govt Gave Abeokuta North, South Lgas a Fresh Breath.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) THE emergence of Otunba Gbenga Daniel in May 2003 as the governor of Ogun State has given the state a fresh lease of life just as it has brought out the best in the Gateway State. From 2003 till date, the...

Stem Cell Transplant Can Cure HIV/Aids, Others - Expert.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Edike WORLD renowned expert in Stem Cell Transplantation, Professor E. Michael Molner declared yesterday that stem cell transplantation therapy can be used to cure the dreaded HIV/AIDS...

Atiku: A Symbol or Charlatan?
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ochereome Nnanna A hunter went into the bush one day. A group of apes, high up in a leafy tree, saw him and suspended their chattering. They watched him shooting this way and that with his...

Reps Vow to Impeach Obasanjo.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Habib Yakoob & Tordue Salem Moves by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership to stop the impeachment of president Olusegun Obasanjo at the Lower House, yesterday flopped, as members...

Breathing Life Into NYSC Lagos Camp.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Percy Owaiye They are corp members. And anyone who has travelled that road, knows how unsettling that year can be for most people who take part in the service. It is usually the first time...

Ugbawka Needs Government Presence.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Paul Mba IT is no more a secret that Nigeria is one of the most endowed nations on earth, having over thirty six mineral resources beneath its soil and waters. These minerals include crude...

Intercontinental Bank Third Quarter Profit Attracts New Savers.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Egwuatu Intercontinental Bank Plc impressive result has attracted prospective customers to save with the bank and thus participate in the ongoing Happy Savers Promo. In the new...

'Why Utomi is Consensus Candidate'.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Edike THE Coalition of South-East and South-South Groups yesterday reeled out reasons why they believe that Professor Pat Utomi, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress...

Anambra - the Sharing Goes On.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Alfred Okoye I DO not know and cannot claim to know the working of Peter Obi's mind presently, especially over his recent impeachment, which has been declared unconstitutional, null and void....

CBN Building Gutted By Fire.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Umoru Henry LACK of maintenance culture in public places has reared its head in Abuja when fire completely burnt the office of the Director, Bilateral Economic Co-operation in the Department...

EFCC Arrests Rivers Assembly Deputy Speaker, Others.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Albert Akpor THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-beamed its search light on the Rivers State House of Assembly with the arrest yesterday of its Deputy Speaker, Tonye Harry,...

Right of Reply - Uduaghan - Issues Or Sentiments.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Isaac Akpoghene I feel very pained and indeed livid whenever I read comments geared towards tarnishing the rising profile of Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan, the PDP Gubernatorial hopeful for...

Judicial Misnomer.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Al-Bashir Given correct attitudinal behaviour, matched with appropriate enforcement of court decisions, where the law is accorded respect as the final arbitrator in settling societal dispute,...

Obasanjo Presents Census Report to Senate Today.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Aziken & Ayodele Adegbuyi PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo has agreed to Senate by accepting to appear today before the joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives to...

Army Chief Laments Low Quality Officers.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kingsley Omonobi CHIEF of Army Staff, Lt. General Owoye Azazi, said yesterday that the Army had in its rank low quality officers who got into the force with questionable documents including...

Atiku Attacks Obasanjo's Business Empire.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Aziken THE political camp of Vice President Atiku Abubakar wants the presidency to explain to Nigerians how President Olusegun Obasanjo was able to turn around his business empire...

3 Pensioners Die Awaiting Stipend.
January 25, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: George Onah There was commotion at a commercial bank in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Wednesday, between policemen and some senior citizens, when three ex-servicemen suddenly slumped and feared...

Enough is Enough, FG Tells Militants.
January 24, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kingsley Omonobi The Federal Government yesterday warned militants, pirates and other pursuing the path of criminality in the Niger Delta to turn a new leaf saying that, "enough is enough just...

2007 - Electronic Voting is Good But... --GKS President.
January 24, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Sam Eyoboka DURING the just concluded Christian Feast of Tabernacles in Warri, Delta State, our reporter, SAM EYOBOKA spoke with the president of God's Kingdom Society, GKS, on the...

Group Faults Stakeholders On Uduaghan.
January 24, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Arubi Chairman of the Ugbori Committee of Friends and the Olutimeyin of Warri kingdom, Chief Emma Jones has described the Delta elders, leaders and stakeholders meeting held at Agbor...

Presidency - Igbo Elders Move for Concensus Candidate.
January 24, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Edike AS various groups in South-East geo-political zones continued to sing discordant tunes over the endorsement of a consensus presidential candidate of Igbo origin, Igbo elders have...

Bellview Explosives Saga - Trial of Five Suspects Begins.
January 24, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kayode Matthew And Babatunde Mustapha Trial commenced yesterday at a Federal High Court Lagos of five suspects charged with attempt to check in explosives into Abuja-bound Bellview airline...

FG Charges Ex-Gov Audu Before Anti-Graft Tribunal for Stealing.
January 24, 2007... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige and Inalegwu Shuaibu The Federal Government has charged former Governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu before the Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Abuja with stealing and...