By Bayo Wahab The Federal Government has commenced the screening process for candidates nominated for diplomatic roles in a bid to fill the vacant roles for its 76 embassies and 22 high commissions. A reliable source disclosed to Vanguard that two former south-eastern governors, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Okezie Ikpeazu, have been screened for the role….
By Chii Nonso Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is in Nigeria now. He was, yesterday, received by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement that Modi would be speaking with President Bola Tinubu on Sunday. The Indian leader was in Nigeria for a bilateral discussion with…
By Ruqayyatu Modibbo Umar I’m excited to share that I have recently qualified as a solicitor and notary public in Scotland while continuing my practice as a lawyer in Nigeria. This journey has been nothing short of fascinating, enlightening, and transformative! The Scottish legal system is distinct from Nigeria’s, as Scottish law is a hybrid…
The Presidency has finally spoken out on the recent seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets by a French court. The court’s decision was based on a botched deal between the Ogun State government and a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited. According to reports, the Chinese company had approached the court over a…
“The trending international news on the seizure of three Jets belonging to Nigeria’s Presidential fleet is yet another of many embarrassing things exposing our failed leadership and our attitude to the rule of law even in a democracy. It has also exposed multiple dimensions to our leadership failure and our insensitivity to the plight of…
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed shock over the assassination attempt on former US President and Republican Party candidate, Donald Trump. DAILY POST reports that two people died after gunshots were fired at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday – with the injured former president rushed off stage by security staff, according to the…
Singapore Executes Nigerian National for Drug TraffickingSingapore Executes Nigerian National for Drug Trafficking: Reports from local media outlets in Singapore revealed the execution of Chijioke Obioha, a 38-year-old Nigerian, who was found guilty of drug trafficking. The Straits Times stated that Mr. Obioha was hanged early Friday morning in Changi Prison alongside a Malaysian national…
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Cars near Westminster Abbey in London in 2019. Traffic drives on the left in England, as it does in roughly 30% of countries.Cars near Westminster Abbey in London in 2019. Traffic drives on the left in England, as it does in roughly 30% of countries. I drove out to Pennsylvania’s rural…
Unlimited Reserves of Cheap Labor: 292 Million “Internal Migrant Workers” – BY MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY IntroductionMost analysts and historians fail to understand that starting in the early 1980s, China had become a full fledged capitalist country. There are powerful US business interests including Big Pharma, major hi-tech companies, banking institutions which are firmly entrenched inside China….
Herbert Wigwe, the co-founder of Access Bank and the founder of Wigwe University, is dead. He was also the CEO of Access Holdings, the parent company of Access Bank. He died in a fatal helicopter crash in California, with five others on board. The chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a…
