Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will lead the country’s delegation to the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union starting on July 18 in Kigali, Rwanda. This was made known on Monday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. He said the occasion would afford Nigeria the opportunity to showcase the successes recorded by…
An appeal has been made to loyalists of President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, and those loyal to the first Vice President, Riek Machar, to allow peace to reign. Over the weekend, a clash broke out between supporters of the two leaders, leading to the death of over 200 persons. On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has warned that his administration will do everything to clampdown on criminals in the state. He disclosed that his government will continue its anti-cultism and anti-kidnapping war until all criminals are rooted out of the state. Wike, who spoke on Monday after he supervised the demolition of two hideouts…
A top music producer in Nigeria, Babatope Temidayo, otherwise known as Puffy Tee, has threatened to institute a legal action against musician, Oritsefemi, if the artiste fails to pay for services rendered to him. Puffy Tee, who produced Olu Maintain’s hit singer, Yahoozee, told Vanguard that he produced some songs on the Delta State-born singer…
About N70 billon was remitted into the Federation Account in the last one year by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. This information was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Special Assistant on Media to the chief executive of the commission, Yakubu Musa. The NCC further disclosed that, “This is in…
Sultry Nollywood actress, Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic, is 41 today, Tuesday, July 12, 2016 and she is not looking a bit of it. It might be difficult for some people to believe that the star actress is over 40, but her profile on Wikipedia confirms she is already 41. Rita is one of the most…
A report contained in the just-released 2015 Mediafacts disclosed that the Nigerian print media attracted a total of N23.7 billion revenue from advertising in 2015; representing a drop of N2.1 billion compared to N25.8 billion it recorded in 2014. Mediafacts is a key media resource for marketing professionals in West and Central Africa produced annually…
Organizers of the Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative have announced the extension of the deadline for submission of entries for the innovative award to Friday, July 22, 2016. This announcement is coming on the heels of appeals by secondary school teachers across the country for more time to enable them file their entries for…
The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that the state governor is planning to use the N9 billion he asked for to prosecute the July 30 rerun in Rivers. The opposition party in the state, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Davies Ikanya, therefore condemned what it called “unconscionable and…
It was a day of double honours for foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc as the Bank reaffirmed its position as a leading global brand. At the 2016 Euromoney Awards held in London on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the prestigious Tower of London, GTBank was recognised as the ‘Best Bank in…