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• I became blind after drinking ogogoro, by Ode-Irele survivor

  Ibadan—One of the survivors of the Ode-Irele methanol poisoning, Mr. Olorunwa Jero, yesterday, recounted his ordeal in the throe...Read More →

  

• FG plotting to sabotage smooth handover - APC

  The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday accused the out-going President Goodluck Jonathan administration of plotting to hinder a smooth handover of power to th...Read More →

  

• We'll prosecute security personnel for electoral offences — Buhari

  ABUJA—Barely four days after he vowed to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corperation, NNPC, over the missing $20bn, the pr...Read More →

  

• 19 Ekiti APC lawmakers shun peace meeting with Fayose

  Ado Ekiti—Legal icon, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), who is chairman of the elders committee on resolution of the ongoing tussle betw...Read More →

  

• How I survived cancer, by Okonjo-Iweala

  Abuja—A rare insight into the past physical challenge of the coordinating minister of the economy and minister of finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala emerged yesterda...Read More →

  

• Lagos generates N2.433trn in eight years, spends N2.7trn

  Lagos—The administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State generated total revenue of N2.433 trillion through Federal...Read More →

  

• I became blind after drinking ogogoro, by Ode-Irele survivor

  Ibadan—One of the survivors of the Ode-Irele methanol poisoning, Mr. Olorunwa Jero, yesterday, recounted his ordeal in the throe...Read More →

  

• FG plotting to sabotage smooth handover - APC

  The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday accused the out-going President Goodluck Jonathan administration of plotting to hinder a smooth handover of power to th...Read More →

  

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POLITICSView All →

Zoning: APC dancing on the ceiling

on May 01, 2015   /   in Politics 2:17 am

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown, and so, chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC now seem to be learning iRead More →

Why PDP govs want Mu’azu, NWC members out

on May 01, 2015   /   in Politics

FOLLOWING the trouncing of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the last general elections of March 28 and April 11,Read More →

Mimiko’s deputy: Olanusi out, Oluboyo in

on May 01, 2015   /   in Politics

Akure – THE axe finally fell on the 73 year old deputy governor of Ondo state, Alhaji Ali Olanusi as he made history as theRead More →

Yoruba, others back to Pre-1952 era

on May 01, 2015   /   in Politics

THE final results of the general elections are now out. The election results threw up new patterns and new cultural behaviorRead More →

Gale of impeachments sweep the polity

on April 30, 2015   /   in Politics 1:59 am

CALL it a season of impeachments and you may not be wrong. Why? A gale of impeachment is sweeping the polity and has left manRead More →

NASS: Why we need Mid-term elections – Hamalai

on April 30, 2015   /   in Politics

THE Director General of National Institute for Legislative Studies ,NILS, Dr. Ladi Hamalai, is one of those who are disturbeRead More →

Zoning: APC dancing on the ceiling

Why PDP govs want Mu’azu, NWC members out

Mimiko’s deputy: Olanusi out, Oluboyo in

Yoruba, others back to Pre-1952 era

Gale of impeachments sweep the polity

NASS: Why we need Mid-term elections – Hamalai

BUSINESSView All →

Why most SMEs don’t grow – MD, Bobby’s Mart

on May 01, 2015   /   in Business 12:25 am

An industrialist has explained why most companies in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector are not growing in Nigeria.Read More →

How seed business transformed me — Sawadogo

on May 01, 2015   /   in Business

I am Abdoulaye Sawadogo, the Managing Director of Neema Agricole, a seed company in Burkina Faso. The company was establishRead More →

Oil prices rise further as dollar drops

on April 30, 2015   /   in Business 9:14 pm

Oil prices rose again Thursday on data suggesting the US crude glut is easing as the dollar weakened against the euro.Read More →

An Economic Intervention: the case of Nigeria

on April 30, 2015   /   in Business, Viewpoint

The tenure of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala may have brought a rigorous, intellectual and analytical approach to government economiRead More →

Don makes case for Nigeria’s ailing economy, proffers remedies for widespread growth

on April 30, 2015   /   in Business

Going by the verdict of the Renaissance Capital, RENCAP, and using an adjusted base year to calculate Nigeria’s current yeaRead More →

Dangote to invest N500bn in two gas pipeline projects

on April 30, 2015   /   in Business

Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has announced plans to invest about N500 billion, an equivalent of $2.5 billionRead More →

Why most SMEs don’t grow – MD, Bobby’s Mart

How seed business transformed me — Sawadogo

Oil prices rise further as dollar drops

An Economic Intervention: the case of Nigeria

Don makes case for Nigeria’s ailing economy, proffers remedies for widespread growth

Dangote to invest N500bn in two gas pipeline projects

SPORTSView All →

Why Keshi can’t pick assistants

on May 01, 2015   /   in Sports 12:55 am

Returnee Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi does not have the power to select or appoint his own assistants, his employers, thRead More →

Adenuga is our back-bone – Ladipo

on May 01, 2015   /   in Sports

PRESIDENT General of Nigeria Supporters Club, Dr Rafiu Ladipo has described Multi billionaire Globacom Chairman, Dr Mike AdenRead More →

Fed Cup round of 64: Enyimba begin title defence against Nasarrawa Feeders

on May 01, 2015   /   in Sports

Defending champions Enyimba International FC will face Nasarawa Feeders FC in the Round of 64 in the Federation Cup competitiRead More →

World relays: Nigeria ‘ll give a good fight at Bahamas — AFN

on May 01, 2015   /   in Sports

Commodore Omatseye Nesiama, the Technical Director, Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), says Nigeria’s contingent to theRead More →

‘Fight of the Century’ to air on DStv

on April 30, 2015   /   in Sports 9:17 pm

SuperSport International has rights to air the ‘Fight of the Century’ bout taking place this weekend between Floyd MayweaRead More →

Plateau SWAN tasks Yakmut on sports dev

on April 30, 2015   /   in Sports

The Plateau State Chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN has congratulated Dr. Alhassan Yakmut over his appoiRead More →

Why Keshi can’t pick assistants

Adenuga is our back-bone – Ladipo

Fed Cup round of 64: Enyimba begin title defence against Nasarrawa Feeders

World relays: Nigeria ‘ll give a good fight at Bahamas — AFN

‘Fight of the Century’ to air on DStv

Plateau SWAN tasks Yakmut on sports dev

ENTERTAINMENTView All →

I don’t mind dating D’banj — Imelda J

on May 01, 2015   /   in Entertainment 4:04 am

Sonorous voice singer, Imelda Ada Okwori popularly known as Imelda J, who was once romantically linked with the Governor of BRead More →

Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, others gear up for Hear Word!

on April 30, 2015   /   in Entertainment 9:34 pm

The theatre production of ‘Hear Word! - Naija Woman Talk True’ is set to open for its sophomore run with a special perforRead More →

No court can make anyone PMAN President – TEE MAC

on April 29, 2015   /   in Music 10:32 pm

Renowned flutist and former President of Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria, PMAN, Tee Mac, has said it was wrong fRead More →

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 →

I don’t mind dating D’banj — Imelda J

Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, others gear up for Hear Word!

No court can make anyone PMAN President – TEE MAC

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

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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  No end in sight to Lagos, Ogun states’ boundary face-off

  The tripartite body of the National Boundary Commission, NBC, Lagos State Boundary and the Ogun Stat

• US-based Enugu Ezike people to hold convention in NY July 16

• Insurgency: Lifeline for 100 orphans in Kano

Special Report

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  Memo to President-elect on fire disasters

  THE purpose of this memo is to bring to the attention of Your Excellency the failure of previous adm

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

• NNPC Act gives it a ‘Blank’ cheque to spend without limit or control – PWC

Health

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  No child needs to be crippled by polio

  Over the past eight months, Nigeria has not recorded any case of polio. If this continues, in a few

• World Day for Safety: Stakeholders advocate zero hazard in workplace

• Ebola-hit countries launch immunisation drives

Technology

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  Top Tech Tips: How to use Twitter like an expert

  Twitter is an easy-to-use, social media platform, which anybody can learn how to use almost instantl

• Another look at the ‘Internet of Things’

• Ericsson opens network operations center in Lagos

Education

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  Poor rating for Lagos education intervention projects

  WITH a population of over 21 million people, a recent statistics released by the Lagos State Governm

• S’West teachers groan under poor welfare, overwork

• Our ordeal as teachers in Ogun schools — ASUSS

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

• AUDIT REPORT ON NNPC

  Click to read the Forensic Audit Report on NNPC
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  Transition: Don't take Jonathan's magnanimity as cowardice, Jonathan's men tell Buhari's men

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• E-EDITIONS
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• Buhari vs Jonathan: Beyond the Election, by Charles Soludo
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• LATEST NEWS

  • 4:12 amSpecial Labour Day
  • 4:04 amI don’t mind dating D’banj — Imelda J
  • 3:39 amTop Tech Tips: How to use Twitter like an expert
  • 3:12 amTinubu, Buhari architects of democracy in Nigeria —Emerhor
  • 3:02 amI became blind after drinking ogogoro, by Ode-Irele survivor
  • 3:02 amWe’ll prosecute security personnel for electoral offences — Buhari
  • 3:01 amHow I survived cancer, by Okonjo-Iweala
  • 3:00 amLagos generates N2.433trn in eight years, spends N2.7trn
  • 2:55 amWorkers’ Day: We paid N17bn salary arrears, gratuity in 2 yrs — Yero
  • 2:53 amMemo to President-elect on fire disasters
  • 2:45 amSome PDP chieftains worked against Jonathan’s re-election —Sen Adokwe
  • 2:33 amBrewing crisis between Jonathan and Buhari transition teams
  • 2:17 amZoning: APC dancing on the ceiling
  • 1:45 amWhy PDP govs want Mu’azu, NWC members out
  • 1:31 amMimiko’s deputy: Olanusi out, Oluboyo in
  • 1:30 amColoured and colours of genocide
  • 1:07 amOrtom vows to probe Suswam’s govt
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• FOR THE RECORD

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    Mission of my presidency by Muhammadu Buhari

    The President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, stated the mission of his presidency at t

  • PDP managed poverty, we will end it – Tinubu

  • Remarks by Solomon Arase as Acting IGP

• RELATIONSHIPS

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    5, 483 marriages formalized at Lagos registries’ in 2014 — LASG

    LAGOS State Government has said no fewer than 5, 483 marriages were formalized at different registri

  • He’s back after jilting me

  • My cousin forces himself on me

• EDITORIAL

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    Special Labour Day

    FEWER speeches could be hollower than the ones that would be made nationwide to mark Workers’ Day,

  • Buhari’s AIT Ban

• CARTOON

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Sweet and Sour

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  Brewing crisis between Jonathan and Buhari transition teams

  WHILE addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wedn...
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My Layman's View

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  After the 2015 polls: Sweet victory and its problems

  The results of the 2015 elections are now known and believed to be accepted by all, without the...
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Dispatches from America

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  Lynch escapes Senate lynching

  By Uche Onyebadi FOR over five months, dyed-in-the-wool conservatives in the U.S. Senate lay in...
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People & Politics

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  Saving Buhari from himself

  Every newly-elected regime is entitled to a period of “honeymoon”: that moment of euphoria,...
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The Hub

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  Guinness and Oregbeni community: Live and let die

  Gully erosion has today become a major problem in many parts of Nigeria. Thousands of buildings...
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Is'haq Modibbo Kawu

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  What are we to make of the NNPC audit report?

  It was in the lead to the last election, that Petroleum Minister Diezani Allison-Maduekwe, was ...
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