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THE Presidency last night confirmed that the Federal Government  has gazetted lands in all the 36 states of the federation for the Ruga settlement but that the programme was optional for states to participate. Continue reading CAN to drag Buhari to UN over RUGA policy at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/324kJb2 Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria, Mr Lamin Manjang, in this interview explained the mission of his bank and his tenor in Nigeria while speaking on sundry banking industry issues such as sustainability banking, mobile money, recapitalization. Continue reading We’re looking at more lending to SMEs, real sector — CEO, Standard Chartered Bank at Vanguard News. by Tony via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2FHloFO Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

TOTAL Nigeria Plc has berated the government over multiple taxes imposed on corporate entities by both the federal and local governments in the country, even as it declared N5.7 billion dividend for the financial year ended December 31, 2018. Continue reading Total laments proliferation of taxes, declares N5.7bn dividend at Vanguard News. by Urowayino Warami via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2NrmxYs Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, weekend elected Quadri Olaleye, of Food Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association, FOBTOB,  as its new President taking over from Bobboi Kaigama, of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN. Continue reading TUC elects Olaleye new president at Vanguard News. by Emmanuel Okogba via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2J1xADH Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

FOUR weeks after the Nigerian Financial Intelligent Unit, NFIU, guidelines on the management of local governments’ funds came into effect, the measures are yet to be fully implemented in most local councils of the country. Continue reading Allocations : Discordant tunes as local councils await direct allocation at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2XfpRpo Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

ABUJA— A group, under the umbrella of ‘Church Too’ movement, yesterday, stormed the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, church in Abuja to protest the alleged rape of Busola Dakolo, wife of popular soul singer, Timi Dakolo, by the founder and Senior Pastor of the church, Biodun Fatoyinbo. Continue reading Anti/pro-Fatoyinbo protesters storm COZA over alleged rape of Busola Dakolo at Vanguard News. by Urowayino Warami via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2J07scb Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

LAGOS—Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in United Kingdom have called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to ensure that party members are the first to be considered for appointments into the board of the newly established Nigeria Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, United Kingdom, UK. Continue reading Appoint party member into NIDCOM board, Diaspora APC urges Buhari at Vanguard News. by Tony via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Xer9AW Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The Coalition for the Advancement of State Transformation (CAST), has eulogized the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Orji, describing him as “a friend of the common man” who has allowed God to use him to meet the individual and collective needs of as many Abians as possible. Continue reading Abia group eulogises Speaker, says He’s friend of common man at Vanguard News. by Tony via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2J1xtYN Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

KATSINA—Not fewer than 11 persons were reportedly killed in a fresh attack launched by bandits on nine villages of Kankara Local Government Area in Katsina State, Saturday evening. Continue reading Residents make barricades with corpses as bandits kill 11 in 9 Katsina villages at Vanguard News. by Urowayino Warami via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Xbjovp Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Financial autonomy for local governments Continue reading Financial autonomy for local governments at Vanguard News. by Urowayino Warami via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2ZX9j7d Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Leaders of Tiv and Jukun tribes in Taraba state have commended president Muhamadu Buhari's initiative  to raise a committee that will bring an end to the persistent crisis between the Tiv and Jukun  tribes in the state.  Continue reading Tiv, Jukun leaders in Taraba commend Buhari’s initiative to end tribal rancor at Vanguard News. by Tony via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2XFrq43 Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The Director of Igbobi Orthopedic Hospital, Dr. Mustapha Alimi, has said that the hospital is collaborating with advanced institutions, through staff training, to bring them to Nigeria to share technical expertise. Continue reading Igbobi Hospital partners international experts on limb deformity at Vanguard News. by Tony via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2ZYQSz6 Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

In furtherance of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s charge for state institutions to take the lead in innovative ideas, the management of the Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, is intensifying plans for its Arts and Culture Festival, billed to hold from September 23 to 24, at Usen. Continue reading Edo Poly intensifies plans for colourful Arts, Culture Festival at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Lt8qiY Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Amid the rash of distractions being sponsored by political foes, it is significant and apposite to redirect focus from the mundane and the ridiculous to the sublime that typifies the political voyage of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, especially his stewardship in the saddle as national chair in the last one year. Continue reading A year in the saddle: Oshiomhole’s stewardship as the real issue at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2xjInSV Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Nigerian Army is more than ever determined to ensure total defeat of all forms of security challenges in various parts of Nigeria, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said. Continue reading Buratai reaffirms officers, soldiers’ unalloyed loyalty to Buhari at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Lt8peU Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Seyi Awolowo, the grandson of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo is among the twenty one housemates that were unveiled during opening of the Nigeria reality show, Big Brother Naija tonight. Continue reading Obafemi Awolowo’s grandson features in BBNaija show at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2XEMuYl Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The long-anticipated fourth season of the Big Brother Naija ( BBNaija ) reality show on Sunday, kicked off with 21 housemates. Continue reading With 21 housemates BBNaija season 4 starts at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/308dM7p Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Football fans in Osun, on Sunday expressed their dismay and disappointment over the loss of the Nigerian football national team, the Super Eagles to Madagascar, at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Continue reading AFCON: Fans disappointed with Super Eagles’ performance at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2xjInlT Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Mohamed Salah scored from a free-kick as host nation Egypt defeated Uganda 2-0 in Cairo Sunday to win Group A at the Africa Cup of Nations with a perfect three-win record. Continue reading Afcon: Salah scores as Egypt maintain perfect Cup of Nations record at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2XDuuhi Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has denied reports in a national newspaper (not Vanguard) which quoted unnamed party sources as saying that the party has approved a list of principal officers for the 9th National Assembly. Continue reading APC denies appointment of National Assembly Principal Officers at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Lt8oaQ Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has dissociated himself from a certain mischievous poster(s) being circulated on the social media platform campaigning for the position of the Vice President to prof Yemi Osnibajo as president in 2023. Continue reading Gov Abubakar Bello dissociates self from 2023 campaign posters at Vanguard News. by Idowu Bankole via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2xnGzbC Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

AHEAD of Tuesday's reconvening of the Senate, Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from Edo State has petitioned the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus over plans to rejig the Senate Minority Leadership positions. Continue reading Ugbesia, Onolememen, 33 other Edo PDP leaders write Secondus over Senate Minority Leadership at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2LsPtN3 Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says no amount of media campaign against its Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu will stop the prosecution of the former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki. Continue reading Saraki must be prosecuted – EFCC at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2xk0gRH Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

We are out of fishing business already. How we will get out of the challenge and replenish the rivers to return to the good old days of bumper harvest, only God knows Continue reading ‘Fishes gone, no jobs, bandits have turned our homes into hell on earth’ at Vanguard News. by Emmanuel Okogba via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2FEsqer Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo and Former Governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi were among dignitaries who stormed Onitsha on Saturday for their last respect to late Chief Chukwuka Iwenjiora, the father in-law of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Continue reading Jonathan, Obi, Ihedioha eulogise Atiku’s father in-law at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Yj0ynK Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have elected President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger as the chair of ECOWAS for a one-year term. Continue reading Niger President elected ECOWAS Chairman at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2FHBmjz Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

There is no difference between the so-called inefficient government-owned Nigeria Airways of old and the supposed private-sector driven commercial airlines, there is also no difference between the modern and old airport environment Continue reading Air Peace now has a Benin-made aircraft!! at Vanguard News. by Emmanuel Okogba via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2YnSimj Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Saturday adopted ECO as the name of the single currency to be issued in January 2020. Continue reading ECOWAS adopts ECO as name of single currency at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2FGuD9q Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Ahead of the third of the Toronto International Film Festival,TINFF, holding from September 7, 2019 at the York Cinema, Canada; organisers have announced Nigeria’s super model, Anita Osikhena Osikweme as the model host for this year’s edition of the award. Continue reading Super model, Anita Osikweme announced as host for TINFF 2019 at Vanguard News. by Emmanuel Okogba via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2YnShyL Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Jesus says: “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” (Matthew 5:44-45). Continue reading Is there injustice in God’s redemptive justice? at Vanguard News. by Idowu Bankole via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2FI1ESv Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, broke silence over the aircraft seat controversy between him and a young man, admitting that he sat on a wrong seat. Continue reading Aircraft seat controversy: …impose a fine on passengers who take the wrong seat – Soyinka at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Ymc8ON Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Barely 24 hours after a lady was killed on her father’s farm in Ise Ekiti, Ise-Orun Local Government Area, a hunter, identified as Emmanuel Ilori was reportedly killed in the early hours of yesterday in Orin Ekiti by suspected herdsmen. Continue reading Gunmen kill undergraduate, hunter in Ekiti at Vanguard News. by Idowu Bankole via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2FGUK06 Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The silence on rape in this continent is so loud and very deafening. The culture of silence has been accepted to be the norm and in the process, the victims become the accused when they spill the beans Continue reading Let us talk about rape at Vanguard News. by Emmanuel Okogba via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2YlWT8t Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Since Buhari became President certain measures have been put in place to improve the living conditions of Nigerians and foreigners in the country Continue reading For and Against the All Progressives Congress (1) at Vanguard News. by Emmanuel Okogba via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2FFOZja Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Nevertheless, the issue has come under further scrutiny in more recent years, especially since the early 2000s, when new Fifa rules facilitated the switching of players from representing one country at underage level to another in senior competitive matches. Continue reading Afolabi: My ma wants me to play for Nigeria…but at Vanguard News. by Emmanuel Okogba via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Ymikqb Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Nigerians are mobilising to stage a #ChurchToo protest against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Common Wealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) over the recent rape allegation against him. Continue reading COZA: CAN condemns in totality any case of rape at Vanguard News. by adekunle via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2XBkSU9 Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

To avoid such awkward situations during any first time meeting you will need to make a conscious effort to try to remember the name. never feel shy to ask someone to repeat or remind you if you missed it at the beginning. Continue reading “The Art of the Name” at Vanguard News. by Emmanuel Okogba via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2ZW9tMa Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Nicholas Mutu is a quintessential parliamentarian and a political juggernaut, a goal-getter who is the longest-serving parliamentarian in the history of Nigerian House of Representatives. Continue reading Nicholas Mutu, Australia’s longest serving parliamentarian at Vanguard News. by Idowu Bankole via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2YlVQpl Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the immediate past Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung as a member of an 11- man delegation to Egypt to support and cheer the Super Eagles at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Continue reading Buhari nominates Dalung, 10 others as FG’s delegation to 2019 AFCON at Vanguard News. by Tony via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2FGRtOd Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Three members of Urhobo Traditional Council Of Chiefs Lagos, Chiefs Johnson Ojakovo, Omonigho Akpofure and Julius Owanrieta, said they were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen between Ofosu and Ugbogi town along Ore-Benin Expressway on Monday, April 8, 2019. Continue reading Kidnappers set Friday deadline to kill us – Urhobo chiefs abducted on Benin-Ore Road at Vanguard News. by Idowu Bankole via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2YiO27K Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The history of Niger –Delta region and the introduction of Presidential Amnesty Programme, will not be complete without mentioning the name of late President Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (GCFR). Continue reading 10 Years of Amnesty: The Journey So Far at Vanguard News. by Idowu Bankole via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2XhUsau Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has cleared the air on the incident between him and a young airline passenger. Continue reading ‘I wrongly identify a seat number’… – Wole Soyinka reveals airline’s seat incident at Vanguard News. by Idowu Bankole via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/303xJw1 Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

A victim of a kidnapping in Shinfida, Jibia local government area of Katsina State, Hassan Musa Shinfida, says Sambisa is safer than Gurbi - Jibia Road now. Continue reading Sambisa safer than Gurbi – Jibia Road — Katsina villager at Vanguard News. by Idowu Bankole via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2XjRBOz Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Owusu Kwabena rattled the crossbar for Ghana as they drew 0-0 with defending champions Cameroon Saturday in the second successive goalless Africa Cup of Nations match. Continue reading Woodwork foils Ghana as goal drought hits Cup of Nations at Vanguard News. by Emmanuel Okogba via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/300N5kR Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Dr Adole Omale, a senior lecturer at Baze University, Abuja, narrates his traumatic experience after he was captured by some gunmen on the highway around Ajaokuta while travelling from Abuja to his village in Benue State. The former President of the Student Union Government at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria claims he spent four days in the kidnapper's den before he was released after his family paid N2million ransom to the kidnappers. Continue reading 133 highways of terror: Seized on Lokoja road, I was brutalised, made to trek 7 hours inside the bush — Dr Adoyi Omale at Vanguard News. by Idowu Bankole via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Xc2stE Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the United Kingdom have called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Chairman of the party,Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to ensure that party members are the first to be considered for appointments into the board of the newly established Nigeria Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, United Kingdom, UK. Continue reading APC in diaspora urges Buhari, Oshiomhole to appointment party leaders into NIDCOM board at Vanguard News. by Urowayino Warami via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2ZZ9Bua Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Stories by Moses Nosike Orezi Saint Emamezi is a Nigerian entrepreneur, a lawyer from Ofagbe in Isoko, who is presently studying his LLM programme. In his quest for personal development and set pace for those coming behind, he developed passion for writing books. Polish priest ‘very sorry’ for Harry Potter book burning(Opens in a new browser tab) In this interview with Nosike Moses, he said that readers are leaders, and that is another way to achieve national development. Continue reading “Developing youths via entrepreneurship, reading culture” at Vanguard News. by Tony via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2XcQgnT Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Ugonna Brian Ginigeme is the Co- Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Vasiti.com. Ugonna who considers himself a born-entrepreneur studied Industrial and Production Engineering in University of Ibadan where he launched Vasiti.com. Vasiti.com uses technology and social innovation to support student entrepreneurs on their journey to building sustainable businesses, empowers students to make them better and employable graduates. This also makes their lives easier by providing them easy access to everything they need around campus including goods, services and relevant information. Continue reading We’ve built technology company to create jobs – Vasiti.com Boss at Vanguard News. by Tony via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2XBpZUu Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Anybody who is familiar with interstate travels in Europe will attest to the belief that it is usually a pleasant experience as long as you keep to basic traffic rules. The highways are lined with conveniences should you decide to take a break either to refuel yourself or your car. The police vehicles you see in strategic places are there to make you feel safe as well as to keep you on the straight and narrow.The only fear you can have is a car breakdown, and it is not that much of a fear because help is usually available at the touch of a button. Not so in Nigeria where the absence of basic conveniences on the highway makes you feel vulnerable in case nature calls in any shape or form—or your car decides to rebel or malfunction—while the presence of police vehicles fills you more with trepidation than relief.Certain highways are in fact, dotted with more than police. They have other government operatives like Customs, Immigration and even Civil Defence which line up to exact their to

EnergyNet Limited, organiser of the foremost global investment meeting for Africa’s power, energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors has received the ‘Organiser of the Year’ award from the event industry’s leading association the Association of Event Organisers (AEO), for the 20th Africa Energy Forum (AEF) held in Mauritius last year. The award recognised the outstanding commitment from the team in taking AEF to Mauritius in celebration of the event’s 20th anniversary. Continue reading Africa Energy Forum team wins ‘Organiser of the Year’ for Mauritius anniversary edition at Vanguard News. by Victor Ogunyinka via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Nkc3dn Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The Gospel Youth Fellowship, the youth arm of the Gospel Faith Mission International, GOFAMINT has announced that all is set for the second edition of its annual praise festival, otherwise known as Praiseoprophesy which is scheduled for 30th June at Akowonjo District Headquarter church, Lagos. The Music Director for the fellowship in Akowonjo District, Dare Shopade, revealed that the theme for this year edition is “The Holy Spirit; A New Dimension of Power”, adding that it will feature music ministers like Ibironke Bashorun, Elijah Daniel, Wole Isaiah and a host of other. Continue reading GOFAMINT Akowonjo holds praise festival at Vanguard News. by Victor Ogunyinka via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/31Wvxbk Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Chairman of Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, in the South East zone, Alhaji Giddado Sadiq in this interview bares his mind on how to ensure peace between Fulani herdsmen and the local communities in Igboland. He also explains why ranching is almost impossible in the South East. Excerpts: Continue reading How to ensure peace between Fulani herdsmen and local communities in South East— Miyetti-Allah Chairman at Vanguard News. by Urowayino Warami via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2Nj6P1D Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

The upsurge of Crude oil theft, illegal bunkering and illegal refining of siphoned petroleum products in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, is becoming alarming, owing to the display of brazen resistance from these oil thieves, inspite of steps taken to curb the menace. Continue reading As Navy patrols Niger Delta creeks . . . at Vanguard News. by Urowayino Warami via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/31WvvAe Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia