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• Prostitution in Libya: I gave out my cousin for N10,000—Suspect 

  The principal suspect in the kidnap of a teenager, who was taken to Libya for prostitution last year, Kelvin Okorie, said yesterda...Read More →

  

• Troops storm Sambisa, rescue 293 females 

  Nigerian troops, yesterday, stormed the Sambisa forest hideout of the Boko Haram terrorists, and rescued 200 girls and 93 women in a daring operation....Read More →

  

• I did not apologise to you, Tinubu replies Bode George 

  National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied ever apologising to Chief Bode George,...Read More →

  

• Ahmad Lawan faults Senate passage of N4.493trn 2015 budget 

  ABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday passed the sum of N4.493 trillion budget for the 2015 fiscal year, but with an increment of N51 bill...Read More →

  

• Fuel scarcity hits Lagos, Abuja 

  A day after the expiration of the three-day deadline given by Major Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, to stop lifting petroleum products due to debts owed t...Read More →

  

• Prostitution in Libya: I gave out my cousin for N10,000—Suspect 

  The principal suspect in the kidnap of a teenager, who was taken to Libya for prostitution last year, Kelvin Okorie, said yesterda...Read More →

  

• Troops storm Sambisa, rescue 293 females 

  Nigerian troops, yesterday, stormed the Sambisa forest hideout of the Boko Haram terrorists, and rescued 200 girls and 93 women in a daring operation....Read More →

  

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POLITICS View All →

NASS leadership: New members alter calculations

on April 29, 2015   /   in Politics 1:36 am 

AS the National leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) dilly-dally on its choice of geo-political zone to prRead More →

POLLS: We did our best in Akwa Ibom — Okojie, REC

on April 29, 2015   /   in Politics

THE Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Austin Okojie in tRead More →

Closing door to defectors: APC’s decision will enhance democracy — Ikokwu

on April 29, 2015   /   in Politics

SECOND Republic Politician and one of the founders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Guy Ikokwu, has commended leaRead More →

Who will rebuild the PDP?

on April 28, 2015   /   in News, Politics 7:51 am 

With a resolve after recent top-level meetings to stay together, the potency of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, survivingRead More →

Yobe: Rat race for appointments

on April 28, 2015   /   in Politics

AFTER the landslide victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the April 11 governorship elections in Yobe State, a raRead More →

FAYOSE: Fuelling unending crises in Ekiti?

on April 27, 2015   /   in Politics 8:39 am 

Since his assumption into office in June 2014, Governor Ayodele Peter Fayose and the lawmakers elected on the platform of theRead More →

NASS leadership: New members alter calculations

POLLS: We did our best in Akwa Ibom — Okojie, REC

Closing door to defectors: APC’s decision will enhance democracy — Ikokwu

Who will rebuild the PDP?

Yobe: Rat race for appointments

FAYOSE: Fuelling unending crises in Ekiti?

FINANCE View All →

Nigeria spends N612bn on JV operators —NEITI report

on April 28, 2015   /   in Finance 12:43 am 

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and the National Petroleum Investment and MRead More →

Mixed reactions trail limit on debit cards

on April 27, 2015   /   in Finance 3:59 am 

Bank customers are divided over the reduction in the amount of foreign exchange that can be accessed for overseas transactionRead More →

302 capital market operators meet new capital base requirements

on April 27, 2015   /   in Finance

About 302 capital market operators have so far complied with the new capital base as directed by the apex capital market reguRead More →

Africa CEO Forum: What does the election of Muhammadu Buhari mean for doing business in Nigeria?

on April 27, 2015   /   in Finance

Africa CEO Forum: What does the election of Muhammadu Buhari mean for doing business in Nigeria?Read More →

SEC set to revive corporate bonds market, Commodities Exchange

on April 27, 2015   /   in Finance

The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has said that it is taking steps to address the perceived dormancy in the corporRead More →

2015 Federal Budget: Matters Arising — Afrinvest

on April 27, 2015   /   in Finance

The Nigerian Federal House of Representative on Thursday passed the sum of N4.5tn budget for the 2015 fiscal year with an incRead More →

Nigeria spends N612bn on JV operators —NEITI report

Mixed reactions trail limit on debit cards

302 capital market operators meet new capital base requirements

Africa CEO Forum: What does the election of Muhammadu Buhari mean for doing business in Nigeria?

SEC set to revive corporate bonds market, Commodities Exchange

2015 Federal Budget: Matters Arising — Afrinvest

SPORTS View All →

Nike deal: NFF reads riot act to players, coaches

on April 29, 2015   /   in Sports 1:12 am 

In an effort to sustain the new contract it just signed with kits manufacturing giantsNike, the Nigeria Football Federation (Read More →

Falcons to launch new Nike kits

on April 29, 2015   /   in Sports

The Super Falcons will be given the rare honour of being the first Nigerian National team to use the new Nike kits in a compeRead More →

Don’t bring a novice to sports, Porbeni others tell Buhari

on April 29, 2015   /   in Sports

As Nigerians eagerly await the make up of Muhammadu Buhari’s government, concerned sports professionals have called on theRead More →

Chukwu: Keshi must avoid past mistakes

on April 29, 2015   /   in Sports

Former Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu has advised returning Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, to avoid making the sameRead More →

Keshi: Akpoborie blasts NFF

on April 29, 2015   /   in Sports

Former international, Jonathan Akpoborie is yet to come to terms with the fact that Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, offeredRead More →

Dawson kills Liverpool’s Europe dream

on April 28, 2015   /   in Sports 10:30 pm 

Michael Dawson, the Hull City captain, scored a goal that secured a 1-0 home win over Liverpool and had a significant impactRead More →

Nike deal: NFF reads riot act to players, coaches

Falcons to launch new Nike kits

Don’t bring a novice to sports, Porbeni others tell Buhari

Chukwu: Keshi must avoid past mistakes

Keshi: Akpoborie blasts NFF

Dawson kills Liverpool’s Europe dream

ENTERTAINMENT View All →

Multiple gunshots fired at rapper Lil Wayne’s tour buses on Georgia highway

on April 27, 2015   /   in Music 5:25 pm 

Multiple gunshots were fired early Sunday into two buses carrying Grammy-winning rap music star Lil Wayne, and his entourageRead More →

I could let a guy touch my boobs — Harmony

on April 27, 2015   /   in Showtime People

Move over Maheeda. Tiwa Savage isn’t just as gusty. Not even Adokiye has the wild streak, the new sensational singer, HarmoRead More →

Jay Z shops for new talents in Nigeria

on April 27, 2015   /   in Music

Rap mogul Jay Z has defended his Tidal streaming service as viable and a boon to artists after a much-criticized start to theRead More →

Exclusive: My life, music and family – Peter Okoye

on April 27, 2015   /   in Entertainment

Multi-talented duo, Peter and Paul Okoye, a.k.a. P-Square, started their rise to fame over a decade ago; starting small, perfRead More →

My late father’s greatest wish was for me to get married — Harrysong

on April 26, 2015   /   in Entertainment 1:20 am 

Five Star Music signee and songwriter, Harrysong, recently said he has no immediate plans to get married, as his music careeRead More →

Tale of 3 Nollywood damsels who dumped their boyfriends

on April 26, 2015   /   in Entertainment

Vulnerably beautiful and sexy, Chiamaka Nwokeukwu, isn’t a household name in Nollywood. But the fair-complexioned actress iRead More →

Multiple gunshots fired at rapper Lil Wayne’s tour buses on Georgia highway

I could let a guy touch my boobs — Harmony

Jay Z shops for new talents in Nigeria

Exclusive: My life, music and family – Peter Okoye

My late father’s greatest wish was for me to get married — Harrysong

Tale of 3 Nollywood damsels who dumped their boyfriends

INSIDE VANGUARD

Crime Guard

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  Suleiman Abbas’s sack as IGP: Jonathan’s pound of flesh

  Speculations have continued to trail last Tuesday announcement of the sack of Suleiman Abba as the 1

• Anambra: 58 in Police net over electoral malpractices

• Lamentations of a widow: Alfa cast spell on my hubby, milked him dry and killed him

Interview

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  Assassination Plot: How Buhari saved Obasanjo’s in-law  

  Incidentally, both General Buhari and President Jonathan had saved my life before from a flying bull

• Bassey Dan Abia celebrates change in NDDC

• Why I’m not proud to call Buhari my president — Aribisala

Metro

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  Insurgency: Lifeline for 100 orphans in Kano

  Until lately, little or no attention was paid to the plight of thousands of kids orphaned by six y

• DESOPADEC Bill splits Delta oil communities

• Suspicion trails Ogbe-Ijoh market fire

Special Report

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  Another approach to the South African attacks by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

  THE destructive attacks in South Africa on Nigerians and other sub-Saharan Africans are tragic and m

• Suicide trip to Europe by road: Uncovering fatal attraction among Nigerian migrants

• Senate Presidency: A case for equity and competence

Health

• IoD preaches healthy living with ‘walk for life’

• PSN tasks FG on commercialisation of phamacies in FHIs

• Mortein partners Lagos Govt to tackle malaria

Technology

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  New research says poor app quality turns off 55% of customers

  Before now, service delivery was purely a function of the physical features of an organization; comp

• Sound regulatory system critical to stablility of insurance sector — NAICOM

• CardCentre invests in SIM card plant in Nigeria

Education

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  JAMB blacklists 3 CBT centres

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Monday that it had blacklisted three cen

• Learning in the face of Xenophobia: Foreign students in South Africa speak up

• Foreign Varsity partners GEC Academy on students’ recruitment

Sweet Crude

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  Marginal fields have met cardinal objectives -Thomas

  First of all, the marginal field award started 14 years ago, in 2001 and finally in February 2003, 2

• Marginal fields: 18 licences under revocation threats

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  Can Buhari, Tinubu share power?

  With a month to the inauguration of an All Progressives Congress (APC) federal government, the ...
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  When $ became cheaper in the black market

  The actual value of dollars deployed for this purpose is not known, but it was certainly large ...
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  Clueless on Jonathan and Buhari

  IT struck like a thunderbolt from the blues. It was an unexpected goal; against the run of play...
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  Nigeria without oil is now a reality

  “Unsold Nigeria crude grows as buyer interest falls”. PUNCH, Thursday, April 9, 2015, p 41....
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  What Buhari must do to move economy forward (2)

  To ensure that Nigeria’s growth can be wide, inclusive and sustained, the incoming Muhammadu ...
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  The Awoniyi debate

  I take time out, quite often to relive and relish the four years I spent as member of the NFF T...
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