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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…
Arsenal’s German midfielder Mesut Ozil. PHOTO: AFP Chinese state broadcaster CCTV pulled a game between Arsenal and Manchester City from its programme after the Gunners midfielder Mesut Ozil expressed support for mainly Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang. Ozil, a German of Turkish origin, condemned China’s crackdown on Uighurs and other minorities in the western region in…
Tyson Fury Tyson Fury has split with his coach Ben Davison just two months before his rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Davison had been Fury’s coach for the last two years but he revealed on Sunday that they have decided to part ways. With the Briton’s clash against America’s Wilder looming on February 22, Fury moved quickly to…
Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai By David Onmeje “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”- Steve Jobs– Famous American businessman and management theorist. From time immemorial, the military institution of the Army has been ensconced in the norms of self-reliance, self-dependence and self-preservation in all corollaries. A typical Army formation anywhere in…
Jumanji the next level “Jumanji: The Next Level” iced out “Frozen II” at the North American box office this weekend, raking in an estimated $60.1 million in its debut, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. Sony’s latest “Jumanji” sequel stars Jack Black, Dwayne (“The Rock”) Johnson and Kevin Hart as a group of friends returning…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The Edo State Government has announced the commencement of the revalidation exercise for pensioners in the 18 Local Governments Areas (LGAs) of the state. A statement by Permanent Secretary/Chairman, Pensions Bureau, Mr. Saylor Juwobor said the ‘AM-ALIVE Revalidation Exercise’, will hold from Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th December, 2019…
Memphis Depay’s bid to play for the Netherlands in Euro 2020 suffered a huge blow on Sunday after Lyon revealed that their star attacker had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday’s 1-0 Ligue 1 defeat to Rennes. READ ALSO: Man City crush Arsenal, Spurs grab late win at Wolves In a…