Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from October 2006, page 2

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No True Democracy Without Women Participation.
October 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Ulayi FOR democracy to strive and make meaningful impact in the country, there must be an appreciable number of women in all spheres of life including the top decision making...

Afribank Launches Consumer Finance Friendly At Lagos Fair.
October 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) AFRIBANK Nigeria Plc is presenting at the 2006 Lagos International Trade Fair a bouquet of consumer finance initiatives designed to provide good life for everyone. Tagged Afribank Consumer Solutions,...

Magomago Over Approval of State of Emergency.
October 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Habib Yakoob IT was supposed to be a simple case of voting against or supporting the presidential imposition of a state of emergency in Ekiti State, which had gone bananas in the last couple...

As Anambra Impeachment Crisis Deepens---Obi's ADC Withdrawn.
October 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Anayo Okoli and Austin Ogwuda AS the political crisis in Anambra State deepens, the state government, yesterday, alleged that there was a plan by those behind the impeachment plot against...

Anambra Chief Judge Names 7-Man Panel to Probe Governor Obi.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Anayo Okoli & Enyim Enyim In line with a directive given to him by the Mike Balonwu-led lawmakers pressing for the impeachment of Governor Peter Obi and his deputy, Dame Virginia Etiaba,...

New Chairman Appointed for Governor Dariye Probe Panel.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Taye Obateru A new chairman has been named for the panel set up to investigate allegations against Governor Joshua Dariye after the original chairman, Justice Yusuf Yakubu, declined the...

Balonwu-Led Group Sits With Sacked House Clerk.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Anayo Okoli & Enyim Enyim The 15 Anambra State lawmakers pressing for the impeachment of Governor Peter Obi and his deputy, Dame Virginia Etiaba, yesterday, returned to Awka and sat for about...

He is a Federal Legislator, But Back Home, He is Called 'Aso Rock'.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Amaize RECENTLY at the new Government Reservation Area (GRA) extension, off Sapele Road axis in Benin City, Edo state, Saturday Vanguard encountered some motorcyclists who were asking...

English Premiership - Yobo to Stop Henry!
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ademola Olajire Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo has the unenviable task of trying to hold hostage one of the most lethal strikers in world football when Everton visit Arsenal at the Emirates...

Developments in Plateau Unsettling-- Yakassai, Rimi Musa, Shagaya.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chioma Gabriel The recent inauguration of a seven man panel by the Plateau State Chief Judge Lazarus Dukyen to investigate the allegations of fraud and financial misconduct levelled on the...

No Hand in Bid to Impeach Obi, Says Andy Uba.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Anayo Okoli & Enyim Enyim PDP chieftain and President Olusegun Obasanjo's Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs, Dr. Andy Uba, who is being fingered by a section of the people of Anambra State...

Why We Barred 3 Ijaw Council Chairmen From Seeking Re-Election, By Etolor.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Amaize IJAW traditional rulers, elders and political leaders met recently at the Kiagbodo country home of the Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark to examine the unfolding events in...

African Women Championship - Falcons Descend On Guinea.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ademola Olajire The female equivalent of the African Cup of Nations finals begins in Nigeria's Niger Delta area this afternoon, as the nation's Super Falcons take on their counterparts from...

No True Democracy Without Women Participation-- Obasanjo.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Ulayi FOR democracy to strive and make meaningful impact in the country, there must be an appreciable number of women in all spheres of life including the top decision making...

Voter's Registration - Let's Be Patient With INEC.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chioma Gabriel The journey to 2007 general elections began in earnest Wednesday with the take-off of voters registration exercise through-out the federation. It is expected to last for forty...

FA Cup Unique to FC Arugo, Says Ejimofor.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Eddie Akalonu FC Arugo International have been synonymous with the FA Cup competition since 1999 to date. Even though the Owerri based amateur team, actually an Academy, have not won the cup...

Dariye - See-Saw Motions of an Impeachment Bid.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Taye Obateru The macabre dance continues in Plateau State with the inauguration of the panel to investigate Governor Joshua Dariye by the state Acting Chief Judge even after the Nigerian Bar...

Pankshin Mayhem Heightens Tension in Plateau.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Taye Obateru "The police is your friend", goes a popular slogan of the Nigeria Police Force to encourage Nigerians to build and have confidence in members of the force. But this slogan was...

7 Action Congress Members in Court for Breach of Peace.
October 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kolade Larewaju Seven members of Action Congress (AC) were yesterday arraigned at an Abeokuta Magistrate court, charged with conduct likely to cause breach of peace. The AC supporters...

Court Stops EFCC From Arresting Ex-Gov Audu.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emeka Mamah The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has declared that the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have no right to arrest the former Governor of Kogi...

2007 - N-Delta Group Backs Odili for Presidency.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) A group, Delta Force of the Niger Delta (DFND), has backed the emergence of a South-South President in 2007 in the person of Governor Peter Odili of Rivers State. Rising from a meeting in Bomadi, the...

Delta Police Nab Fake Shell Recruitment Officer.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Arubi DELTA State Police Command yesterday nabbed a fake Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) recruitment officer even as they also nabbed vandals with caterpillar metres and oil...

Ekwueme Holds Meeting With Kalu On State of Nation.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Vincent Ujumadu FORMER Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme yesterday in Umuahia conferred with Governor Orji Uzor Kalu on what a source at the Government House described as the state of the...

Bears Trail Stock Market.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Eboh & Loveta Nnedu A bearish trend was recorded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Wednesday, after the Eid-Fitri holidays as the All-share index which opened at 32,856.94 points...

I'm Under Pressure to Draw Down Reserves -- Soludo.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Ujah BARELY six months to the end of the present administration, the Governor of the Central Bank, Prof. Charles Soludo, has cried out over intense pressure from the political class...

Grasshoppers Confirm Superiority Over Valiants.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Solomon Nwoke, Kaduna IMO Grasshoppers of Owerri, Wednesday, confirmed their superiority over arch rivals, Abia Valiants of Umuahia when they handed them a convincing 31-28 defeat in the...

Wanted: A National Policy on Madness.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Pini Jason NIGERIA is a country of workshops, seminars and conferences. We have probably generated enough policy papers on virtually every subject to govern the entire African continent. I...

Ogba Savours World Cup Experience As Okolo Goes Spiritual.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Sensational Vera Okolo feels that "we have done a lot and what next is to leave the rest to God," as Nigeria's Falcons file out tomorrow to kick off the 5th African Women Championship at the Warri City...

Akhigbe Comments On Impeachment Gale.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Gabriel Enogholas Former Chief of General Staff and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Admiral Mike Akhigbe yesterday in Benin took a cursory look at...

Lesson from Ghana.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) THE transparent way to fight corruption was aptly demonstrated recently in Ghana when Mr. Richard Anane, its Transport Minister, resigned his position. He was indicted by a Commission For Human Right...

Access Bank Gets Superior Rating From GCR.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Egwuatu Global Credit Rating Company (GCR), a leading global rating agency has assigned an A plus (A+) long-term rating to Access Bank Plc. This is a superior rating and an improvement...

Atiku Gets Court Nod to Amend Case Against Code of Conduct Tribunal.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige A FEDERALhigh court yesterday granted a request by Vice President Atiku Abubakar to amend his suit challenging the powers of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to try him over criminal...

Protests Stall Matches At Handball League.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Solomon Nwoke, Kaduna THE smooth running of this year's Malta Guinness Division One handball league has been hit by several protests which crippled the games slated to start in the early...

N-Delta - Obasanjo Vows to Deal With Militants.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ben Agande PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, vowed to make violence an unattractive business to youths in the Niger Delta, warning that "anybody that takes up arms against the government...

Another Police Killing Averted in Lagos.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Evelyn Usman & Kingsley Umoh ANOTHER incident that would have resulted in the killing of two policemen barely 24 hours after four were killed by robbers in Ikotun area of Lagos, was yesterday...

Victims of Ikere Ekiti Protests Give Conflicting Reports.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Gbenga Ariyibi VICTIMS of the March 15, 2004 protests in Ikere, Ekiti State, yesterday, gave conflicting reports of their experience on the fateful day. Three students of the College of...

NIPR Solicits for Government Subventions.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Clifford Amuzuo President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Professor Ikechukwu Nwosu has made a plea to the Federal Government through office of Ministry of Information...

Edo Deputy Speaker Joins House of Reps Race.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Simon Ebegbulem AS the battle for political positions heats up in Edo State, the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Omo Ezomo,yesterday declared his interest to represent the...

Makarfi, Odili May Run Joint Presidential Ticket.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emeka Mamah GOVERNOR Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi of Kaduna State and his Rivers State counterpart, Dr. Peter Odili may run on a joint ticket for the 2007 presidential elections. This hint was...

Gbagi And the 'Araldite Hands' Metaphor (2).
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ofuafo Enebeli WHILE in office as Chairman of DDPA, he set a record for accountability. The same scenario was replicated when he served on a committee to authenticate the lands allocation in...

Police Recover 13 Bombs in Enugu.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Edike & Chineme Obinwanne THIRTEEN unexploded bombs believed to have been abandoned during the civil war in various parts of Enugu State have been recovered by the anti-bomb unit of the...

Impeachment Plot Against Gov Obi Hits the Rocks.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Anayo Okoli & Taye Obateru THE plot by the Anambra State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Peter Obi hit the rocks, yesterday, after 10 more members backed out of the move to take the...

Nun, Others Arraigned for Murder.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Enyim Enyim Four staff including a Rev. Sister of the Caritas University, Amorji Nike were yesterday arraigned before Nike Magistrate Court II for alleged involvement in the murder of a first...

Voters Registration - Lack of Materials Stalls Exercise in Delta.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Arubi THE nationwide voters registration exercise is billed to commence in Warri two days behind schedule following the absence of registration materials throughout Delta State even as it...

How I Plan to Transform Ogun State -- Banjo.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Ogbeni Lanre Banjo was the governorship aspirant of the National Conscience Party in 2003. Now, he has indicated interest in the race again. What are his chances, what really does he want? On a visit...

Oyo: Power Shift at Last?
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Bolade Omonijo A LOT has been said about whether power should permanently be the exclusive preserve of Ibadan indigenes. Since the Third Republic, after Osun had been carved out of Oyo State,...

Emergency Rule is a Threat to Democracy and Rule of Law -- Kayode Oladele.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kayode Matthew Mr Kayode Oladele is a U.S. based human rights attorney who is presently prosecuting a case filed in a U.S. court against former head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar by...

Tension Mounts in Anambra Over Obi's Impeachment.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Anayo Okoli WHEN on Monday, October 16, 2006, some members of Anambra State House of Assembly read and passed a resolution to serve Governor Peter Obi and his Deputy, Dame Virgy Etiaba...

Nigeria Under Threat of Internal Crisis, ICG Report Warns.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) A report of Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) has condemned the Nigerian federal system for being so deeply flawed and its politics so corrupt as to risk destabilising the country. The...

AC Accuses PDP of Harbouring Killer Squads.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Bolade Omonijo And Kolade Larewaju THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came under severe criticism yesterday as leaders of the Action Congress (AC) accused the party of not only destroying the...

Uduaghan Can't Wait for This Baton.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Onochie Anibeze Solomon Ogba has every reason to be bouncing like a football after all, he is not gifted with height and therefore closer to the ground. That is on a light note. More...

N-Assembly Endorses Ekiti Emergency Rule.
October 27, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) AFTER a nine hour hot debate and intense lobbying, the Senate, by a unanimous decision, yesterday endorsed President Olusegun Obasanjo's proclamation of emergency rule in Ekiti State, but bound him and...

More Patrol Vehicles for Military Task Force in N-Delta.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ben Agande THE Federal Executive Council approved, yesterday, the procurement of more patrol vehicles for the operations of the Military Task Force in the Niger Delta region and declared that...

2007 - Isoko Reiterate Commitment On Deal With Itsekiri, Ijaw.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Arubi THE Isoko in the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Leaders' Forum have reaffirmed their commitment to the mutual understanding between the Itsekiri, Ijaw and Isoko ethnic...

Abrogate Import Duty On Vehicle Assembly Plants -- LCCI.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Duruoha Ferdinand The Automobile and Applied Products Sector of the Transport Group of the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has criticised government officials and institutions...

How INEC Plans Free and Fair Elections in 2007.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tser Vanger One of the characteristics of democracy, more so the presidential system of government being practised by Nigeria is a periodic conduct of elections as prescribed by the...

Obasanjo Has No Hand in Plateau Crisis, Says Aide.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emeka Mamah SENIOR Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Mallam Uba Sani says that President Olusegun Obasanjo has no hand in the political crisis in Plateau State, blaming the...

Gbagi And the 'Araldite Hands' Metaphor.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ofuafo Enebeli THE race for the governorship seat of Delta State hasstarted in earnest. As at the last count, there were about 12 candidates gunning for State House Asaba. Sometimes hack...

Ekiti Natives Want National Assembly to Ratify Emergency Rule.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Gbenga Ariyibi SOME concerned citizens of Ekiti State have pleaded with the National Assembly not to reverse the decision of President Olusegun Obasanjo on the declaration of a state of...

FG Explains Civil Service Reforms.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ochayi THE Federal Government yesterday said the ongoing reform programme in the civil service sector was designed to breath a fresh lease of life into the operation of government so as...

2007 - SSPA Crisis May Affect S-South Presidency Bid.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Amaize AN Ijaw leader, Chief Bare Etolor, yesterday, said that the South-South may miss the mark in its bid to produce the next President in 2007 if the elders of the South-South Peoples...

Lagos Agog As Principals' Cup N1m Race Begins.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Omorodion From Wednesday through to November 8, 2006 40 secondary schools, both public and privately run, will begin the jostle for the one million naira top prize money the Lagos...

Amodu Threatens to Dump Beach Soccer Team.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Ubani Coach Shaibu Amodu shocked many soccer followers last month when he qualified Nigeria to represent Africa in the FIFA Beach World Cup in Brazil beginning next weekend. Nigerians...

Now, Employers Can't Shut Gates Against PLWA.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Funmi Komolafe Members of the Nigerian delegation due to leave for Geneva, Switzerland, in a couple of days, have cause to beat their chests. Why? The three social partners have, by their...

Ekiti - ANPP Asks N/Assembly to Reverse State of Emergency.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ben Agande The All Nigeria Peoples Party yesterday called on the National Assembly to reverse the state of emergency proclaimed by President Olusegun Obasanjo in Ekiti State, saying all...

Jerri Buhari Speaks on Nigerian Art.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ovo Adagha Dr Jerry Buhari is a seasoned artist, scholar and lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.In this interview with Ovo Adagha, he bares his mind on a wide range of issues...

Customs Dares FG Over Seven Seized Textile Containers.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Godfrey Bivbere Management of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has allegedly auctioned seven containers of seized textile materials thereby flouting the order of the Federal Government that...

2007 - Obasanjo Told Me of His Successor --Adedibu.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ola Ajayi ALLEGED massive rigging that characterized the 2003 general elections may resurface in the coming elections as the strongman of Ibadan politics, Chief Lamidi Adedibu disclosed in...

Anambra Lawmakers Return to Asaba; Delta CP Beefs Up Security.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Austin Ogwuda THE anti-Governor Peter Obi lawmakers of Anambra State House of Assembly yesterday sneaked into Asaba again to a hotel, (name withheld), their usual hideout, just as the Delta...

Landlord, Others Arraigned for Murder.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Anayo Okoli & Chineneye Nwagu A prominent Onitsha based landlord, Chief Godwin Ifeatu Ezeanochie and others now at large have been arraigned before an Onitsha Chief Magistrate Court presided...

Anioma Seek Creation of Oil Basin, Refinery.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Austin Ogwuda THE people of Anioma in Delta North senatorial district have called for the establishment of a distinct Anioma Oil Basin and also a refinery having arrived at concrete evidence...

Onwukamuike Tasks Okocha Campaign Team On Commitment.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Jimitota Onoyume COORDINATORS for Peter Okocha Governorship aspiration have been called upon to remain steadfast, committed and undaunted in the discharge of their duties. The manager of...

King - Prosecution Closes Case.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Abdulwahab Abdulah THE prosecution yesterday closed its case in the ongoing murder and attempted murder charge preferred against the founder and General Overseer of the Christian Praying...

NAMASA Staff Protest Promotion of Former Jomalic Workers.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Godwin Oritse Staff of the National Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NAMASA) have petitioned Service Compact (Servicom) over the double promotion given to former workers of the Joint...

Bayelsa PDP Nets N20m Over Sale of Nomination Forms.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Simon Ebegbulem The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has realized over N20 million from the sale of nomination forms which began last week ahead of the 2007...

Fayose Asks N-Assembly to Void Emergency Rule.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Rotimi Ajayi, Emmanuel Aziken & Simon Ebegbulem AS the National Assembly reconvenes today to consider the ratification of President Olusegun Obasanjo's imposition of emergency rule in Ekiti...

AWC - Falcons Dey Kampe - Jegede.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Maureen Itibi Princess Bola Jegede, Board member of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA has assured the nation that the Falcons will come out triumphant in the African Women Championship,...

Cleric Tasks INEC On Level Playing Ground.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Gabriel Enogholase Archbishop of the Catholic Arch Diocese of Benin, Most Rev. Fr (Dr) Patrick Ekpu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant bodies...

Youths Shut Down Oil Facilities in Rivers.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Jimitota Onoyume FLOW stations belonging to Shell, Chevron/Texaco in Kula community were yesterday shut down by youths from the area for alleged failure of the affected multinational oil firms...

Court Decides On Request to Probe Atiku's Suspension From PDP Oct 31.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige An Abuja high court sitting in Gwagwalada yesterday fixed October 31, this year for ruling on whether or not it has jurisdiction to probe the circumstances surrounding the...

Obi - House Orders CJ to Set Up Probe Panel.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Anayo Okoli & Taye Obateru MEMBERS of the Anambra State House of Assembly moved a step further, yesterday, in their plot to impeach Governor Peter Obi, asking the state Chief Judge to set up a...

Hurricane Warning.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) IN many ways, Lagos is an environmental disaster that can happen. The good thing is that it is avoidable, if people in charge are knowledgeable and willing to do something concrete to correct the...

2007 - Rimi Rates Gana Best Among PDP Aspirants.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Ulayi Abuja--Second republic Governor of Kano State and chieftain of the newly-formed Action Congress party, (AC) Alhaji Abubakar Rimi has described Professor Jerry Gana as the best...

Large Number of Delta Guber Aspirants Okay, Says Arenyeka.
October 26, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Arubi CHAIRMAN of the Uduaghan Vision 2007 (UV7) Publicity Committee, Mr. Solomon Arenyeka has stated that the plethora of gubernatorial candidates in Delta State is a good omen even as...