Partners HEWAN to debunk myths around MSG By Chioma Obinna L-R, Head of Marketing, WASCO Ajinomoto, Mr. Isa Hassan Shallangwa; General Manager, African Business Development, WASCO Ajinomoto, Mr. Sato Takashi; Ajinomoto Brand Influencer, Miyonse Amosu; Ajinomoto Brand Ambassador, Helen Paul and Managing Director, WASCO Ajinomoto, Mr. Junichi Niki  In a move to educate Nigerians on…

Lazio scored twice in added time to win 2-1 in Cagliari in Serie A on Monday for an eighth straight victory. In a battle between the teams that started the weekend third and fourth, Lazio were beaten after 90 minutes. Giovanni Simeone had opened the scoring for Cagliari in the ninth minute with a superb…

By Chioma Obinna *Experts say codeine syrup is used in treatment of cough, but when abused could lead to full-fledged addiction that is potentially deadly. Months after the Federal government banned the distribution and production of Codeine based cough syrups in the country, May & Baker Plc has said that the ban caused it to…

By Mike Igaga Jr. LAST Thursday and Friday the people of Edo State experienced yet another dimension of brutality as the government evolved crude resistance to the return of Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu to the APC. The government issued all forms of threats to the citizenry who would dare attend the rally put together by…

The Commissioner of Police in Abia, Mr Ene Okon, said on Monday that the command arrested five persons in the last 10 months, including a dismissed Maj.-Gen. for allegedly dealing in firearms. Okon said that the army general (name withheld) was arrested last week with some firearms in Aba, the commercial hub of the state….

By Obadiah Mailafia I HAVE always lamented the fact that Africans are the last people to ever plan for their collective future. In a manner of speaking, the future is already with us through the phenomenon that futurologists term “global megatrends”. These are long-term ubiquitous, structural and often irreversible transformations that shape economies and societies. By…

By Yinka Odumakin I RECALL a phone call I had with elder statesman and South-South leader, Chief E.K Clark in 2009 when then President Umaru Yar’Adua mooted the idea of a Niger Delta Ministry when agitations from the oil-producing zone reached its crescendo. I did say that Niger Delta should not think that a ministry would…

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Gambia’s capital Banjul on Monday demanding that President Adama Barrow respect his pledge to quit after three years in office. The president, a relative unknown at the time, defeated former autocrat Yahya Jammeh in elections in the tiny West African state in 2016. He promised to rule…

By Gabriel Olawale Daniel Joseph Please save me, don’t let me go blind” , these were the heartbreaking words of seven years old  Daniel Joseph, when he was brought to the to the Head office of the Vanguard Newspaper in Apapa, Lagos by his helpless father who is  also suffering from stroke.  Daniel who has…

By Chinelo Azike The Nigerian Health Care services last week received a boost with the official launch of 247 Learn Health app by Rejuvenate360 in Lagos.  The Rejuvenate Learn Health combines different learning experiences that are designed to help individuals and communities to improve their overall health by increasing their knowledge, influencing their attitude for…