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Bianca’s husband and hero, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the same time 78 years ago, slapped a British teacher for ‘behaving badly’. Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and wife, Bianca The media is awash with a blend of serious  and comic analyses of Bianca Ojukwu’s violent encounter with former Governor Willie Obiano’s wife, Ebelechukwu, and what led to it in Awka, …

Abdullahi Adamu, the new national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was born in Keffi, Nasarawa State, on July 23, 1946. He attended Abdu Zanga Primary School, Keffi and completed it at the Laminga Senior Primary School in 1959. He moved to the Government Secondary School, Makurdi, Benue State between 1960 and 1962 and thereafter to the Government Technical College, …

Supporters of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, thronged the APC convention on Saturday where they openly campaigned for Mr Emefiele to be elected Nigeria’s next president. Mr Emefiele has not declared to run for the top office in 2023, but his refusal to distance himself from campaigns putting him out as an aspirant has led …

Nigeria’s U-20 girls, Falconets yesterday in Benin City earned a ticket to the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, after a comfortable 4-1 win over their counterparts from Senegal, for a 7-2 aggregate victory. First leg heroine, Flourish Sebastine was again the cynosure, scoring a brace, in the 8th and 19th minutes to denude the visitors of any hope of …

• President Harps On Party Unity• Warns Against Imposition Of Candidates, Money Politics• Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Taraba Delegates Barred From Exercise• Presidential Aspirants’ Supporters Turn Convention To Campaign Rally• Police Teargas Crowd As Thugs Attempt To Overwhelm Security Operatives After months of intense politicking and brick-batting among the party faithful, and uncertainties surrounding its national convention, the ruling All Progressives Congress …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bauchi gubernatorial aspirant, Al’amin Sani Muhammed has lambasted the leadership of the party over his dissatisfaction of the outcome of the just concluded APC National Convention. Al’amin made this known in a statement shared with Vanguard on Sunday where he urged the new leadership, irrespective of how they emerged, to unite …

*West African leaders reaffirm commitment to democracy, uphold sanctions on Mali, others There shall be no excuse for a prolonged transition back to democracy in countries affected by coups detat, including Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso, Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in a chat with newsmen at the end of an Extraordinary Summit …

Thousands of largely Russian protesters rallied against President Vladimir Putin in central Prague on Saturday, calling on him to stop the war in Ukraine. Around 5,000 people, according to the organisers, chanted “Russia without Putin”, “Freedom for Russia, peace for Ukraine” and “Putin is not Russia” as they marched through Prague’s historic centre. “The Czech Republic is home to 40,000 …

The University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Saturday ordered the flying of the institution’s flag at half-mast to mourn the death of the first female vice-chancellor in Nigeria, Prof. Grace Alele-Williams.ADVERTISING . Alele-Williams, who was appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Benin in 1985 died on Friday in Lagos at the age of 89 years. In a statement issued by the …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the passing of renowned mathematician and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Grace Alele-Williams. The governor, in a statement, described Prof. Alele-Williams as an Amazon, who tread where others dreaded, hailing her unmatched devotion to national development. According to him, “It is with a heavy heart that …