By Ameachi Ikechukwu There is something about self-acclaimed men of God in Nigeria, whom I would rather call “gods of men”. They hallucinate in the name of prophecy. But that is not the problem here. People are entitled to their delusions. Pastor Tunde Bakare What I find strange and utterly inexplicable is the equanimity with…

The new Provost of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Prof. Olufemi Adeoluwa, has lamented the challenges of infrastructural deficit and poor academic culture facing the 42 year-old Institution. The official logo for Vanguard Live He also identified funding as another big challenge confronting the institution. Prof. Adeoluwa who said this during his inauguration as the…

Despite the economic situation in Nigeria, a lot of parents and guardians are ready to go hungry so as to ensure that their children and wards have access to foreign education. Countries such as Canada, Britain and the United States rank high among places Nigerians seek admission almost on a daily basis. The official logo…

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru  VICE President Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday said that he was ready to waive aside the immunity conferred on his office to clear any allegation of the case of corruption levelled against him. Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo Prof. Osinbajo’s remarks were coming on the heels of allegations by a political activist and former…

By Chike Anyaonu That the recent announcement of the proposed increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT ) rate from five per cent to seven-and-half per cent is generating ripples and knocks is not unexpected. The concern of those opposed to the increase, including this writer, does not only border on the rate of the…

Dr. Jaf Momoh, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), National Hospital, Abuja (NHA) on Wednesday, highlighted the numerous achievements accomplished by the hospital as the national edifice celebrates 20 years anniversary. Momoh, who said that the hospital started on Sept. 1, 1999, with 200 beds, 400 staff with 30 specialist consultants, announced that the health facility…

A Healthcare Administrator, Ms. Nkem DenChukwu on Wednesday, called for prevention of suicide and increased mental health awareness to curb the spate of suicide across the country. DenChukwu, who is also an author and filmmaker, made the call in Yenagoa, noted that suicide was preventable. She advocated the establishment of more specialised mental health facilities…

…as Gov nominates ex-First Bank mortgage chief as new KW-IRS boss By Ebunoluwa Sessou 26-year old Miss Joana Nnazua Kolo is the youngest commissioner-nominee in Kwara State’s history. She is a 2018 graduate of Library Science from the Kwara State University, KWASU. A grassroots mobiliser, Miss Kolo is an ardent advocate of community development. If…

The Wife of the Chairman, Kuje Area Council, FCT, Hajiya Salamatu Sabo has called on nursing mothers in the country to engage in exclusive breastfeeding of their children. The Chairman’s wife made the call during a-one day sensitisation on exclusive breast feeding for lactating mothers in Kuje on Wednesday. She said that exclusive breastfeeding was…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from the Cyber Crime Section of the Abuja Zonal Office on Tuesday raided the residence of suspected Internet fraudsters, better known as Yahoo-Yahoo boys and arrested four suspects at Plot 1202 News Engineering Estate, Dawaki, Abuja. A statement by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said the raid…