Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from September 2006

Vanguard (Nigeria) archives from September 2006

Okocha Still Wants to Be an Eagle!
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ademola Olajire Despite his own grand posturing, and global advice and sheer wisdom to the contrary, retired Super Eagles' skipper, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha is still scheming to return to the...

Multiple Taxation: Council Chiefs Now Under EFCC's Surveillance, Says FG.
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Franklin Alli The Special Adviser to the President on Manufacturing & Private Sector, Alhaji Ahmed Abdulkadir, has declared that Chairmen of Local Government Councils are now under the...

Atiku Raises Coup Alarm.
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) THE Atiku Campaign Organisation alerted the nation, yesterday, of a plot to hang on Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his aides phantom coup allegation as part of the moves "to get rid of the Vice...

African Youth Championship - F'eagles Attack Rwanda.
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ademola Olajire England-based, Victor Anichebe could be smack into the war-front as to lead the national U-20 team, Flying Eagles, against Rwanda in an African Youth Championship final...

English Premiership: Agbonlahor in the Spotlight in London.
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ademola Olajire Victor Anichebe is an England-reared Nigerian who is excited to play for his country of birth. Gabriel Agbonlahor is an England-reared Nigerian who is not excited to play for...

Action Congress and Balarabe Musa Flay Action.
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chioma Gabriel THE Action Congress (AC) has alerted the nation on the dangers in the new dimension of instigated humiliation of Vice President Atiku Abubakar by some ministers at the weekly...

The Case Against the Governors.
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Jide Ajani 31 governors were indicted or are being investigated based on petitions. Governor Kalu, daughter and mother were accused of looting N35bn. Of the 31 governors, six others are...

Anti-Graft War: After Tafa Balogun and Alamieyeseigha, Who's Next?
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Jide Ajani FOR Tafa Balogun and Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, it looked like a rude joke until they found themselves in cuffs. In fact, it was a shocking experience for Nigerians too. For one,...

Will Fayose Go Like Alamieyeseigha and Ladoja?
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Bolade Omonijo If Governor Fayose is impeached, he would be the third in this Republic. The first governor to have a bisssstter taste of the provisions of Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution...

EFCC Arraigns Eight More Plateau Legislators.
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kayode Matthew Eight more members of the Plateau State House of Assembly were yesterday arraigned before a Federal High Court Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged...

Vows to Challenge Suspension From PDP.
September 30, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emeka Mamah Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he will challenge his three months suspension from the ruling People's Democratic Party [PDP] in court. The National Executive Committee...

Encomiums As Bola Kuforiji-Olubi Presents Biography At 70.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Benjamin Njoku "SHE is an epitome of hard work, diligence and a natural leader. Bola has left a legacy worthy of emulation to all women and men of good hearts. There is no doubt in my mind...

Gazzette of Probe Panel On Atiku.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Continues from yesterday Recommendations We recommend that: (i) Mr. Pariya should be held accountable for restitution of all embezzled funds which is unable to explain their final recipients....

The PTDF in the News.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Salisu Na Inna Dambatta THE Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), an Abuja-based daily newspaper reported in its September 14, 2006 issue, has awarded contracts worth N7.8 billion for...

Utomi - Taking Politics to the Grassroots.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Gbenga Oke As the country prepares ahead for the forthcoming elections, candidates have been emerging from all states of federation to contest the Presidential seat which is the highest seat...

The Plunge Dr. Kpakol Must Avoid.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Onochie Anibeze I laughed to high heavens Tuesday evening when our Emma Ujah sent a report on eradication of poverty in Nigeria through sports. There's so much deceit in all we do in...

Okonkwo Blames Obasanjo/Atiku Face-Off On Christians.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Sam Eyoboka & Odoemelam Chinonso THE Vice President of Christian Association of Nigeria,CAN, Bishop Mike Okonkwo has blamed the current face-off between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his...

100 Years of First Story Building in Benin.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Gabriel Enogholase, Benin The British invasion of the ancient Kingdom of Benin in 1897 purportedly carried out to avenge the death of Captain Philips and six other members of his team left the...

We'll Have Changes in NFA, Eagles -- Iorfa.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Onochie Anibeze Nigeria Football Association board member Dominic Iorfa, says the association is determined to turn around Nigerian football for good. "There are so many things we are...

In Search of a New Dawn.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Next Sunday, Nigeria clocks 46 years. But many of her citizens still treat her as a toddler. Their expectations of the child born with a lot of promise on October 1 1960 have been beclouded by the...

Lawyers Do More Harm to the Law - Justice Sambo.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chinyere Amalu The former chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau Tribunal Justice Bashir Sambo was said to have been evicted on August 8 2006 from a house he has been living for years on the...

Cassava Production - Ihonvbere Warns Against Glut in Global Market.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Gabriel Enogholase AS the demand for Nigeria cassava in the international market increases, the Special Adviser on Project Monitoring and Evaluation to President Obasanjo, Prof. Julius...

EFCC Quizzes Ekiti Lawmakers Afresh.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Gbenga Ariyibi MEMBERS of the Ekiti State House of Assembly were on Wednesday summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to Lagos for another round of questioning The...

We Now Have Papendal in Nigeria -- Westerhof.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Onochie Anibeze Papendal was a popular name during the Clemens Westerhof days as the Super Eagles Technical Adviser. Those days remain the best in Nigerian football. Papendal is one of...

Security Men Ransack Alaibe's Brother's Home.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Oyadongha Armed security operatives yesterday invaded Opokuma town and ransacked the home of the elder brother of the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Niger Delta...

Slain SPDC CLO - Family Demands for Post Mortem On Corpse.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Amaize THE family of the late Nelson Ujeya, the Community Liasion Officer (CLO) with the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) who was kidnapped my militants at Letugbene in Bayelsa...

FG Approves Imo, Abia for NDDC Intervention.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chidi Nkwopara THE Federal Government has approved the accommodation of Imo and Abia States in the presidential intervention in the coastal areas under the aegis of the Niger Delta...

Nigeria's Scrabble Team Can Challenge the World - Okwelogu.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Omorodion The Nigerian scrabble team at the just- concluded 7th Africa Scrabble Championship held in Abuja have been described as an excellent one that can give any top squad in the...

President Obasanjo's Integrity is Solid, Says Uba Sani.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Jide Ajani President Obasanjo's new special assistant, media, Mr Uba Sani, speaks on the challenges of his new position. He believes the administration's final challenge is to ensure a...

Church Calls for Resolution of Obasanjo/Atiku Face-Off.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Funmi Komolafe & Sam Eyoboka The Christ Church Parish of the First African Mission has called for an amicable resolution of the dispute between President Obasanjo and the Vice President even...

PTDF- Obasanjo/Atiku Senators Head for Showdown...and Ken Nnamani's Game Plan.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Jide Ajani and Emmanuel Aziken Tuesday's resolution by the Senate to investigate the affairs of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund was an unlikely consensus by the different supporters...

Strategies for Nigerian SMEs to Grow Economy - Prof. Chibundu.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Daniel Gumm Director NISER and Chairman Consultancy Committee, Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME), Sir (Prof.) Enmmanuel Chibundu in this interview with Vanguard...

Kalu Replaces Four LG Chairmen.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Vincent Ujumadu CHAIRMEN of four local government transition committees in Abia State appointed two months ago have been dropped and new ones appointed and sworn in by Governor Orji Uzor Kalu...

Obasanjo Accuses Atiku of Threatening His Ministers.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ben Agande PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo alleged, yesterday, that "elements suspected to be loyal to Vice President Atiku Abubakar" were threatening the lives of some ministers and his key...

NSE Index, Capitalisation Drop Further By 0.6 Percent.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Eboh The performance indicators on the Nigerian Stock Exchange(NSE) continued its downward slide Wednesday, as the market capitalization which opened at N4. 12 trillion dropped by 0.6...

I Can't Stop FG from Trying Atiku before Code of Conduct Tribunal - Judge.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige JUSTICE Abimbola Ogie of the Federal high court, Abuja yesterday declined an invitation by Vice President Atiku Abubakar to stop the Federal Government from prosecuting him...

Atiku/Obj Face-Off - Time for PTDF to Speak.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Senior Fyneface MISCHIEF, a major preoccupation of the human mind has been perfected by undemocratic elements in the Nigeria's political arena and its manifestation is currently being...

Nkwocha Assures of Good Outing With Falcons.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Solomon Nwoke REIGNING African Female Footballer of the year, Perpetual Nkwocha has assured of her best in the next month's African Women Championship (AWC) billed to kick-start October 28,...

Draft Bill On Ports And Harbour Scraps Dockworkers -- Labour.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) A draft bill sent to the National Assembly by the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) to legalised the illegal consessioning of the nation's ports, has no place for the dockworkers, organised labour in...

Delta 2007 - Ewherido is It.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ese Omosivwe ONCE again, politics has taken the front row in the Nigerian landscape. It is usually an interesting time, going by the intrigues that go with it. It is a time both the men...

Gani Hails EFCC On Report Indicting Govs.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kayode Matthew Lagos lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi(SAN) yesterday commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) for its report presented to the Senate by its chairman, Mallam...

Obasanjo Orders State Govs to Lead N-Delta Negotiations.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ben Agande Determined to streamline the negotiation process in the problems of the Niger Delta, President Olusegun Obasanjo has instructed that henceforth, all relevant state governments...

FG Decries Employment of Unqualified Teachers, Approves 4 Federal Polys.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Inalegwu Shaibu THE Federal Government has described the employment of unqualified teachers by some State governments as criminal and a denial of the rights of Nigerians to quality education....

Flickers of Light in Darkness.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Pini Jason There are not many Nigerians who would dispute the fact that this is a sad and trying moment for our nation. It is true that we have passed through such sad moments many times...

Lagos Guber Race Hots Up As Action Congress is Launched.
September 29, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Dapo Akinrefon & Gbenga Oke AS the race for the governorship seat in Lagos state continues to gradually gain momentum contenders to the round house at Alausa seem to be springing up by the...

In Singapore, FG Protests IMF Use of Outdated Data.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Omoh Gabriel The Federal Government is set to officially protest the continued use of obsolete data by the Bretton Woods Institutions for the country's basic economic indices. The Minister of...

External Reserve Hits $38bn As Inflation Falls to 13 Percent.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Ujah THE nation's external reserves hit US$38.07 billion, at the end of July, representing an increase of 4.4 per cent over the level of US$36.48 billion recorded in the preceding month....

Bank PHB Partners Moneygram, Targets Top 5 Position By 2010.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Egwuatu Bank PHB Plc has signed an agreement to be an agent for MoneyGram International in respect to money trasfer, just as the Bank announced its plans to be in top five position in...

More On PTDF.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) NOT many Nigerians knew about the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF exactly what it does until the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, looked closely at its operations on allegations...

Atiku Challenged At FEC Meeting.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) MEMBERS of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday challenged Vice President Atiku Abubakar's continued participation at the meetings of the council in view of his indictment by the EFCC and...

Our Interest in LGs --Nnamani.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Governor Chimaroke Nnamani has restated his government's commitment to uplifting the quality of local government administration and ensuring the welfare of local government workers in Enugu State. ...

2007 - No Amount of Blackmail Can Stop Me, Says IBB.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Ochayi FORMER military president Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has declared that no amount of campaign of calumny, blackmail, and character assassination will stop him from seeking the...

Men in Police Uniform Nabbed Over Pipeline Vandalisation.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Jimitota Onoyume ABOUT twenty men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Rivers State Tuesday night escaped death by the whiskers in the hands of some Mobile Police men around...

Judicial Murder in Ilorin (2).
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Enitan Onibudo Continued from yesterday UP to date, there has been no official rebuttal of the allegation. There were other peculiar power play interests. This was the political...

Inec to Avoid Elections in Insecure A-Ibom Communities.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tommy Solomon THE Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom State has declared that there would be no registration of voters and general elections in communities that experience...

Court Rejects Igwe, Others Application to Join Suit.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Anayo Okoli /Chinenye Nwagu AN Anambra High Court sitting in Awka has rejected an application filed by Igwe Christopher Idigo IV of Aguleri and three others to be joined as interested parties...

Importers Clamour for Regulatory Agency.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Godwin Oritse Major Importers in the country have appealed to the Federal Government to fast track the establishment of a regulatory agency that would closely monitor the activities of private...

Etifa Declares for Bayelsa Guber Race.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Oyadongha Former chairman of Bayelsa State Local Government Service Commission, Chief Aseyai Etifa has formally declared his ambition to run for the 2007 governorship election in the...

Imo Whitelist Gives Nigerian Seafarers International Boost.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Godwin Oritse Nigeria and twenty-three other maritime nations have been listed on the International Maritime Organisation Whitelist, a development that will further boost the chances of local...

FG Proposes N2.3trn Budget for 2007.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Ujah & Ayodele Adegbuyi The Federal Government has submitted a N2.260 trillion budget proposal for the 2007 fiscal year to the National Assembly. According to the...

Obasanjo /Atiku Face-Off - PDP Holds Crucial NEC Meeting.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Rotimi Ajayi THE ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will today hold one of its most crucial National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings in Abuja to consider the open altercation between...

Atiku, Obasanjo Not Matured Enough to Rule Nigeria -- Don.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tommy Solomon A one-time Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Professor Ignatius Ukpong has taken a critical look at the squabble between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his...

Rwanda Plot Against Flying Eagles.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: John Egbokhan Flying Eagles' opponents in Saturday's African Youth Championship qualifier, the Rwandan Under-20 team, are hoping to surprise the Nigerian team when both sides meet in Ogun...

Why Ondo is Cautious About Monetisation --Isijola, HOS.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Dayo Johnson Comrade Alaba Isijola is the Head of Service in Ondo State government. Before his appointment by the Dr. Olusegun Agagu's administration, he was a labour leader. His...

Crusader Insurance Hybrid Offer Dividend Forecast Attracts Investors.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Egwuatu DEMAND for the hybrid offer from Crusader Insurance Plc heightened last week as stockbrokers attributed the huge patronage to the attractive dividend forecast. The company...

Detimbir, The Real Hero.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ochereome Nnanna THIS is the first of two pieces devoted to our 46th independence anniversary, which comes up on Sunday. Come Monday, October 2, 2006, we shall examine the Nigerian...

Afribank to Float N70bn Public Offer; MDResigns.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Omoh Gabriel, Business Editor Afribank PLC has applied to the capital market authority to raise additional working capital of about N70 billion just as its Managing Director, Mr. Patrick...

The Ikenna Nzimiro I knew: A Tribute.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Harry Nwana News of the passing on of Prof. Ikenna Nzimiro, a long time friend and colleague during the difficult struggle for self rule, came to me as a shock. I first met Ikenna at the...

Odogwu-Nwajei Frustrated Me Out of AFN - Amu.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Omorodion Former Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Alhaji Abdul Karim Amu has said that the President of the federation, Mrs. Violet Odogwu-Nwajei...

Lagos Judiciary Scores a First With Sheriff Corps.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Percy Owaiye Not for the first time perhaps, Lagos, the self-styled "Centre of Excellence" is scoring a first. On Monday, September 25, 2006, its state judiciary unveiled a new outfit, the...

Reading Culture is Indispensable to Growth - Alum.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Tony Alum, the President of Ivory Readership Club, a Community based organization, is also a writer and culture activist. In this interview with our man, in Enugu,Ovo Adagha, the multi- faceted Alum,...

Enyimba Can't Stop Tumbling.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Ubani ENYIMBA International of Aba may have prepared a whip for their back as they were knocked out of the Coca-Cola FA Cup yesterday by El-Kanemi. The 1-0 defeat added more misery to...

Between the Fire Service And Human Rights (2).
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Onwubiko Continued from yesterday THE Universal Declaration of Human Rights introduced by member states of the United Nations in 1948 in Article 17subsections 1 and 2 provides...

Pengassan Tasks FG On N-Delta Crises.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) wants government and other stakeholders in the country to find a lasting solution to the violence...

Niger Govt Commits N3bn to IBB Varsity.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Olubusuyi Adenipekun In a space of 12 months construction works started at the permanent site of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, the government of Engr. Abdulkadir Kure...

Gazette of Probe Panel Report On Atiku.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) The following is the text of the gazzette of the probe panel report on Atiku. Under the terms of a mutual legal assistance treaty subsisting between the governments of the United States of America...

Samuel Oyebola Jolaoso, 1908 - 2006.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Samuel Oyebola Jolaoso was a man in a million. He was one of the true pioneers of sports in Nigeria. A man of tremendous ability, he had a passion for doing everything he did very well, and he did so much....

Let Obj And Atiku Go!
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Oparah PARTICULARLY disappointing in the show of shame that has now overwhelmed the Nigerian presidency is the approach of President Olusegun Obasanjo and his spin doctors. Even as we...

AC Launched in Lagos.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Bolade Omonijo, Olasunkanmi Akoni & Tujeworo Oke TWO weeks after the Action Congress was formally launched in Abuja, the Lagos State branch was presented to the people yesterday on a day the...

Malaysian Garden As Hope of Homeless Nigerians.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chinyere Amalu Houses are going down in Abuja as regularly as the rain falls during the rainy season. So far several houses have been pulled down for what the Federal Capital Territory...

NBA Threatens to Stop Construction of N2bn High Court Complex in Warri.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Arubi THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Warri, is set to restrain the Delta State Government from embarking on the construction of the proposed N2billion new High Court Complex in Warri...

Traders Ask Anambra Govt to Stop Incessant Arrests.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Enyim Enyim ONITSHA Bridge Head Market traders want the Anambra State government to intervene in the incessant unlawful arrest of their market leaders by the police over frivolous petitions by...

Petroleum Marketer, Wife, Three Others Killed.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Vincent Ujumadu Barely one year after a top official of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Aba chapter was murdered in his village at Ugwunagbo Abia State,...

Arts in Transition.
September 28, 2006... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Lari Williams Two or three billion years ago, the earth was a ball of fire revolving round its axis. It took millions of years to cool under the constant downpour of rain. The process was...