Dear Mr. Fulvio Rustico, I hope this meets you well, Mr. Ambassador. We have not met in person but I have read a little bit about you and I also know something about the reasons why Ambassadors, Heads of Missions or Consuls-General are sent out to foreign countries. I know that one of those reasons...

By Chidi Obineche The multi-pronged interface with South east, northern leaders and state governors by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to douse ethnic tension between the feuding ethnic blocs may have sparked off fresh rows, opening new fronts in the simmering cauldron. Initial expectations that it would pour cold water on the tension brought about...

By Chidi Obineche Last Sunday, a sermon delivered by fiery cleric and Shepherd of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare with the title “The birth pangs of a new Nigeria” stirred the hornets nest and indeed different colours of emotions.  He said that those attempting to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari are doing all they...

By Kenny Ashaka Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Caretaker Committee Chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi says the time for the restructuring of Nigeria is now. He therefore asked the Federal Government to convene a body of Nigerians across board that is reflective of the diverse interests of Nigerians to tackle the restructuring of the country. According...

By Omoniyi Salaudeen There is now a strong contention as to whether or not the National Assembly has the right to tamper with the list of items in the budget proposal as presented by the executive.  In this interview, Professor Itse Sagay, Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, declares the action of the lawmakers on...

From Joe Effiong, Uyo Obong Christopher Ekpenyong, the former deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State , 1999 -2015, needs little introduction in Nigerian political scene. In this rare interview, he refutes the rumours of his defection to APC, carpets APC as a party of egoists, asks President Muhammadu Buhari to get well quick so that...

From David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi         First Aviation Minister in Nigeria’s First Republic, Chief Mbazulike Amechi has taken a critical look at issues bordering on the unity of Nigeria.  He talks about Nigeria of his choice and the antidote against agitation for separation from the rest of the country, apportions blames and tell the Igbo what...

I can really never stop talking about Nigeria. This statement is meant to explain why I keep returning to the federalism and restructuring issue that has taken the centre stage of national discourse lately. And this is rightly so too. No one who believes in Nigeria and the Nigerian project ought to keep quiet. If...

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has signed the 2017 budget into law. A national budget is a country’s projected income and expenditure profile for a particular period. In the case of the nation’s 2017 budget, it became law by mid-year, which was quite late. But Nigerian governments have always been late in everything except when they...

A seemingly harmless drama is playing out in Rivers State. For those who enjoy very good melodrama and the raw talents of actors who go outside their scripts to titillate their audience, the petty lines [...] The post Rivers’ narrative of bottom power appeared first

Few weeks after staging Rumbles, the first boxing and entertainment event in Nigeria which featured four time heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield, foremost entertainment firm, ACI Entertainment and Evander Holyfield’s Realdeal Entertainment have entered into a partnership to stage the first boxing reality show in Nigeria Among other things, the boxing reality show will seek to...

According to her, the Fulanis have natural expansionist tendencies and, therefore, could use the Bayelsa Palm Estate area to execute such plan. She accused the governor of donating the future of the Ijaw people to the Fulani people, who she said have shown that they could not be entrusted with anything. The post Herdsmen’s new threat: Stop anti-grazing law or there

Yes, it is a stated medical fact that as we clock 50, some of our body functions begin to diminish, but the way we live, and what we consume thereafter, could either mitigate or accelerate the decline, barring any chronic illnesses.  So if you are above 50, please spare five minutes to read this. What...

Ugochukwu Ibezim (real name concealed) is a marketing executive in Lagos. One morning he decided to take his blood pressure reading with a home use digital meter. The figure he got shocked him: 141/85. Having previously heard a normal reading should be about 110/70 to 120/80, he decided to remain calm about it. The next...

It is important that more attention should be paid to the customer service that you render your clients, ensuring that indeed you maintain service quality, in a bid to meeting their dynamic needs. This for me is key in projecting the perfect image both personally and professionally. The post Do you render Good Customer Service? appeared first on Vanguard

By Gilbert Ekezie Chief Executive Officer of AKO Group of Companies Limited, Mr Obiora Atuchukwu has said that Pykure herbal capsule, an Indian Ayurvedic medicine for all stages of piles, fistula and fissures is effective due to its natural quality and compositions. He said the medicine is not only effective, but has no side effects...

THE chairman, Starkey Hearing Foundation, Dr. Heather Jensen, has said that approximately 8.5 million Nigerians, representing five per cent of the population, have some form of hearing defects, calling for more hearing health epidemiological studies

THE abducted students of the Lagos State Model College may not be released until a huge amount of ransom is paid, a police source has claimed, noting that the state government, rather than the parents

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Saturday congratulated Muslim faithful on the completion of a month-long Ramadan fast, while urging Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of tolerance, peace, patriotism and love for one