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• Delta stands still for Jonathan 

  ASABA—The campaign train of President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, brought socio-economic activities to a standstill in Asaba, Delta State capital. The campaign t...Read More →

  

• As National Council of State meets today: Buhari, APC govs to oppose polls shift 

  Ahead of today’s National Council of State meeting, All Progressives Congress, APC, governors were, yesterday, mobilizing to fen...Read More →

  

• Chadian soldiers kill 200 Boko Haram terrorists 

  ABUJA — Chadian soldiers have killed more than 200 Boko Haram terrorists as the soldiers recaptured Nigerian town of Gamboru aft...Read More →

  

• APC insincere about positive change for Nigeria —Jonathan 

  BENIN—PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, in Benin City, Edo State, yesterday, declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, and it...Read More →

  

• I'll keep mum until after elections —OBASANJO 

  Former president Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday vowed that he would remain silent on the state of the nation until the forthcoming ge...Read More →

  

• OIL: FG slashes 2015 budget 

  ABUJA — THE Federal Government has more than halved capital expenditure to less than 10 per cent of the 2015 budget spending, axing badly needed infrastructure investment due to the c...Read More →

  

• Postponing elections'll be disastrous —NAIG 

  WARRI—THE National Association of Itsekiri Graduates, NAIG, has warned that it “will be more disastrous to postpone the February 2015 polls,” than to go ahead ...Read More →

  

• Delta stands still for Jonathan 

  ASABA—The campaign train of President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, brought socio-economic activities to a standstill in Asaba, Delta State capital. The campaign t...Read More →

  

• As National Council of State meets today: Buhari, APC govs to oppose polls shift 

  Ahead of today’s National Council of State meeting, All Progressives Congress, APC, governors were, yesterday, mobilizing to fen...Read More →

  

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ELECTIONS 2015 View All →

Jonathan: The search for continuity in Confluence state

on February 05, 2015   /   in Elections 2015 1:28 am 

The scorching sun was not a barrier to the thousands of supporters of the president who thronged the venue to hear and expres Read More →

Buhari shouldn’t have been in Nigeria Army — Omisore

on February 05, 2015   /   in Elections 2015, Politics

SENATOR Iyiola Omisore contested the governorship election in Osun State on August 9, 2014 and lost according to the results Read More →

Delta: Why it’s impossible to beat Okowa — Magege

on February 05, 2015   /   in Elections 2015, Politics

CHIEF OLORI MAGEGE is the chairman of the Delta State Waste Management Board and member of the state PDP Campaign Organisatio Read More →

Polls: Candidates in Ekiti adopt door-to-door campaign

on February 04, 2015   /   in Elections 2015, Politics 3:32 pm 

Ahead of the February general elections, candidates of various political parties in Ekiti have adopted door-to-door campaign Read More →

Ohaneze Ndigbo endorses Jonathan for second tenure

on February 04, 2015   /   in Elections 2015, Politics

The Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for the second tenure Read More →

Re-elect President Jonathan to ensure continuity – Yobo

on February 04, 2015   /   in Elections 2015, Politics

Nigerian soccer star, Joseph Yobo on Tuesday urged Nigerians to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in the Feb. 14 president Read More →

Jonathan: The search for continuity in Confluence state

Buhari shouldn’t have been in Nigeria Army — Omisore

Delta: Why it’s impossible to beat Okowa — Magege

Polls: Candidates in Ekiti adopt door-to-door campaign

Ohaneze Ndigbo endorses Jonathan for second tenure

Re-elect President Jonathan to ensure continuity – Yobo

POLITICS View All →

Akwa Ibom: Fresh hopes from INEC

on February 05, 2015   /   in Politics 12:59 am 

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Akwa Ibom State has undertaken a number of confidence building measur Read More →

Buhari shouldn’t have been in Nigeria Army — Omisore

on February 05, 2015   /   in Elections 2015, Politics

SENATOR Iyiola Omisore contested the governorship election in Osun State on August 9, 2014 and lost according to the results Read More →

Delta: Why it’s impossible to beat Okowa — Magege

on February 05, 2015   /   in Elections 2015, Politics

CHIEF OLORI MAGEGE is the chairman of the Delta State Waste Management Board and member of the state PDP Campaign Organisatio Read More →

Polls: Candidates in Ekiti adopt door-to-door campaign

on February 04, 2015   /   in Elections 2015, Politics 3:32 pm 

Ahead of the February general elections, candidates of various political parties in Ekiti have adopted door-to-door campaign Read More →

Ohaneze Ndigbo endorses Jonathan for second tenure

on February 04, 2015   /   in Elections 2015, Politics

The Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for the second tenure Read More →

Re-elect President Jonathan to ensure continuity – Yobo

on February 04, 2015   /   in Elections 2015, Politics

Nigerian soccer star, Joseph Yobo on Tuesday urged Nigerians to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in the Feb. 14 president Read More →

Akwa Ibom: Fresh hopes from INEC

Buhari shouldn’t have been in Nigeria Army — Omisore

Delta: Why it’s impossible to beat Okowa — Magege

Polls: Candidates in Ekiti adopt door-to-door campaign

Ohaneze Ndigbo endorses Jonathan for second tenure

Re-elect President Jonathan to ensure continuity – Yobo

SPORTS View All →

CAF bans referee

on February 04, 2015   /   in Afcon 2015, Sports

An Africa Cup of Nations referee has been banned for six months for “poor performance”. Read More →

Serena ends Indian Wells boycott

on February 04, 2015   /   in Sports

Top-ranked Serena Williams, coming off her 19th Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open, said Wednesday she will end Read More →

Kaduna Utd players appeal for 12 months unpaid salaries

on February 04, 2015   /   in Sports

The players of Kaduna United FC on Wednesday appealed to the management of the club to pay their one year salary arrears for Read More →

I don’t watch Afcon — Yobo

on February 04, 2015   /   in Sports

Following Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the ongoing 2015 Africa Cup of Nations most Nigerians don’t seem keen on w Read More →

FIFA elections: Ali challenges Blatter to debate

on February 04, 2015   /   in Sports

FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin Al Hussein criticised the organisation’s “culture of intimidation” and chall Read More →

Afcon 2015: Elephants eye revenge over DR Congo

on February 04, 2015   /   in Sports

Ivory Coast will be gunning for revenge in today’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against the Democratic Republic of Cong Read More →

CAF bans referee

Serena ends Indian Wells boycott

Kaduna Utd players appeal for 12 months unpaid salaries

I don’t watch Afcon — Yobo

FIFA elections: Ali challenges Blatter to debate

Afcon 2015: Elephants eye revenge over DR Congo

ENTERTAINMENT View All →

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Singapore advise Nigerian women on indecent dressing

on February 03, 2015   /   in Entertainment 2:36 pm 

``Lately you see Nigerian women across the world exposing their body and ignorantly calling it fashion.''—Ambassador Read More →

Whitney Houston’s daughter ‘fighting for life’

on February 03, 2015   /   in Music

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late singing legend Whitney Houston, was fighting for her life Monday after she was pul Read More →

A mad man grabbed my bum in the public – Didi Ekanem

on February 01, 2015   /   in Entertainment 5:31 am 

When asked by one of our reporters the craziest thing a fan has ever done to her , she boldly replied :”Craziest thing? A Read More →

Room 027 was a mistake – Collins Onwochei

on February 01, 2015   /   in Entertainment

Room 027 threw the whole of Nollywood into a frenzy when clips of the film emerged online in 2013 for its explicit scenes of Read More →

If you call me a sex symbol, you are not lying – Flavour Nabania

on February 01, 2015   /   in Entertainment

It is better to flaunt your sex appeal than to have nothing to show off. This seems to be Flavour’s principle. The contempo Read More →

I’m not sexually active – Bukola Adeeyo

on February 01, 2015   /   in Entertainment

“I am a very busy type that I seldom have time for things like that. Besides, I am not married but I do have sex once in a Read More →

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Singapore advise Nigerian women on indecent dressing

Whitney Houston’s daughter ‘fighting for life’

A mad man grabbed my bum in the public – Didi Ekanem

Room 027 was a mistake – Collins Onwochei

If you call me a sex symbol, you are not lying – Flavour Nabania

I’m not sexually active – Bukola Adeeyo

INSIDE VANGUARD

Business

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  ‘I confessed to our pastor after every robbery operation’

  “ Joining a robbery gang is the worst mistake of my life. Had I known, I would have listened to my

• Man, 65, attempting to transfer money from a murdered man’s account in police net

• OUR MISSION WAS TO KILL

Interview

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  I support Jonathan because he believes in Nigeria’s unity — IBB

  In this interview, former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, clarifies his posi

• February Polls: Jonathan re-election bid may run into trouble in S/South — Don Etiebet

• I support Jonathan because he believes in Nigeria’s unity — IBB

Metro

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  Lagos evacuates 260 beggars in 100 days

  In spite of Lagos state Government’s effort to end street begging, more beggars still troop into t

• Lagos gets law to simplify land related issues

• Feb polls: Lagos residents lament shoddy distribution of PVCs

Special Report

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  Babatunde Raji Fashola: Success in tackling challenges head-on

  In 2006 when he emerged the favourite of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, then incumbent governor of Lagos State

• Kwankwaso: Transforming Kano via open governance

• Vanguard Personality of the Year: Imoke’s bold imprints on tourism

Health

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  Another facet of back pain

  The human spine is like a ladder made up of 24 steps, called vertebrae, stacked on top of one anothe

• Shortage of medical personnel: Tougher times ahead for Nigerians (2)

• Big war against cancer in Nigeria

Technology

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  Internet service to be ‘public utility’ under US plan

  The top US telecom regulator proposed Wednesday to regulate broadband Internet service providers as 

• U.S. encourages commercial development of the moon

• It’ll be foolhardy to abandon guidelines of Comtech ministry

• Africa has opportunity to secure future of mobile Internet— Hope

• Dell removes price barriers in enterprise flash adoption

Education

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  Education under Jonathan: The good, the criticisms

  As the achievement of the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan in the education sector cont

• Olukoga urges private sector to invest in informal sector

• OSCOTECH graduates 5,000 students

Sweet Crude

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  Nigeria on the brink over price slump, subsidy debacle

  The continuous decline in the prices of crude oil in the international market in addition to throwin

• 2015: Experts caution on policy issues in oil and gas

• Buhari vs Jonathan: Beyond the Election, by Charles Soludo 

• • Over N30trn unaccounted for, Soludo insists

  • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Missing Trillions (1), by Charles Soludo

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