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The military has employed the services of local fishermen and farmers in the search for the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls, the head of counter-insurgency operation in the North East (Operation Lafiya Dole), Maj. Gen. Rogers Nicholas, has said. Speaking at the inauguration of helipad, office complex and residential quarters for officers and airmen at the newly established 171 Nigerian Air Force Detachment in Monguno town by the National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno on Tuesday evening, Nicholas said over 200 hours have been spent by crafts combing the Theatre for the schoolgirls.

The crash of a German military Airbus Tiger helicopter in Mali  in July 2017 was caused by incorrect settings on the autopilot, Germany’s Spiegel Online reported. The helicopter crashed while flying a peacekeeping mission in the West African nation’s desert north, killing the two crew members. Spiegel Online said the Defence Ministry had informed the parliamentary defence committee about the new findings. It said the autopilot controlled the airplane’s elevator. It remained unclear who programmed the settings on the autopilot software, which were not found on any other Tiger helicopters. Spiegel Online cited a report from the Defence Ministry as saying the autopilot flew the helicopter sharply lower, leaving the pilots no chance to manually take the plane higher again. A parliamentary source confirmed the gist of the Spiegel report. An Airbus spokesman declined comment and referred all queries to German military authorities investigating the accident. A defence ministry spokesman c...

Jubilation as Ugwuanyi disburses N2.25bn to 450 autonomous communities for development projects of choice There was excitement in Enugu on Wednesday as Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi formally handed over N5 million cheque each to 118 autonomous communities that have so far fulfilled the requirements for the release of the fund, as the first tranche of the N10 million earmarked for every community in the state to execute development projects of their choice. The 118 autonomous communities that received their cheques, according to the Commissioner for Rural Development, Hon. Gab Onuzulike, were among the 450 communities approved by the Enugu State Executive Council (EXCO) that have opened accounts with designated banks. He added that the remaining communities will receive theirs as soon as they open bank accounts and send the details to the Ministry of Chieftaincy Matters/Rural Development. Gov. Ugwuanyi while presenting the cheques to the Traditional Rulers and the Presidents-General of Town Uni...

Former Barcelona striker Enrique Castro dies after heart attack. Former Barcelona striker Enrique Castro has died after he suffered a heart attack on Tuesday, February 27 Castro who was 68-years-old was a fan favourite as a striker for Barcelona, made a total of 178 appearances for Barcelona and scored over 70 goals. Castro played for the Catalan club between 1980 and 1984 was presented a golden badge by Barcelona president in 2016 for his loyalty and dedication to the club. He won five trophies in his time as a Barcelona Player as his death has brought out reactions from Barcelona supporters across the world. The official Twitter handle of FC Barcelona confirmed the death of Castro with a message on its official Twitter account which said, “Enrique Castro ‘Quini’ dies (1949-2018), a player and legend of our Club. The Camp Nou will never forget your legacy. RIP” Barcelona President, Josep Bartomeu reacted to the death of the clubs icon by posting a message on his official Twitter accou...

Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo State yesterday came down heavily on a Coalition of Human Rights and Good Governance organisations in the South East geopolitical zone for tagging him the worst governor ever produced in the entire region. The group, comprising 17 civil society organisations, passed the verdict in a paper presented in Onitsha, Anambra State, titled, “The best and the worst in south east Nigeria: A comprehensive review of good governance in the geopolitical zone dating to the Second Republic among other burning national issue.” The governor, through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, described the CSOs as faceless persons. Okorocha said he had no time to join issues with persons with no identity, adding that any attempt to reply them would lead to their shame. “We won’t reply faceless persons. When you publish what they said about us, we shall reply them as appropriately and I want to assure you they would bury their faces in shame in the end,” he said....

Five students of the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, in Yobe State, who narrowly escaped abduction by suspected Boko Haram terrorists, have returned to their school. The entire Dapchi community has been thrown into a sorrowful mood, following the invasion of the school by the insurgents which led to the closure of the institution (in the meantime) by the state government. However, hope seems to be returning to the community as some of the students reportedly held hostage managed to escape the terrorists’ enclave. In an exclusive interview with Channels Television, one of the students Sadiya Mohammed narrated her experience in Hausa language. Sadiya Mohammed wants her abducted friend and other Dapchi schoolgirls rescued She said: “Honestly, we are saddened with the abduction because we don’t really gain; sitting idle at home with the value of education in our modern world cannot be over-emphasised. “110 of us were abducted, including my best friend, Zahra Moh...

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The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that the south-west has the second highest number of stunted children in Nigeria. UNICEF Communication Officer, Blessing Ejiofor, speaking at a meeting on child nutrition in Ogun state attributed the high number of stunted children in the region to acute malnutrition. She revealed that 19.4% of children in South West are stunted, which is only second to what is obtained in the North. She said; “However, 19.4 per cent of children in South-West Nigeria are stunted. This figure is worse than the figure for the South-East and the south-south but better than the North as we would see during the presentations. This calls for more work by everyone –government and all of us. “As agenda setters, we must do more to keep child nutrition conversations on the priority list of those that can act to reverse this ugly trend. “UNICEF believes that journalists can help set the agenda for action against all forms of child malnutrition, be it se...

John Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the outcome of the meeting of the party’s national caucus had shamed the prophets of doom who predicted his removal from office. He said this when he briefed state house correspondents after the APC national caucus meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Monday night. Describing the outcome of the meeting as “beautiful and pleasant”, Oyegun accused the media of manufacturing and exaggerating issues within the party. “In fact, I want to ask the media where did they dig them out (of) because we just had a pleasant meeting and all what I have been reading in the media none of it (happened), all the prophecies of doom none of it even came near for mention,’’ he said. Oyegun also dismissed the assertion that the caucus discussed his exit date as party chairman, describing it as mere media speculation. He said: “It is the media we should ask where do t...

A gathering of pro-democracy and civil rights groups in the five states of the South-East geopolitical zone under the auspices of Southeast Based Coalition of Human Rights & Good Governance Organizations, SBCHROs, has published the result of its fieldwork which returned Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state as the Worst Serving Governor in the South-East. The exhaustive project also singled out the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the most unpopular and unfriendly federal government among the people of the South-East, as it named the Nigerian army and its 82 Division in Enugu as the most atrocious security organization in the South-East. These results were recently released during a press briefing in Onitsha, Anambra state attended by: Emeka Umeagbalasi, Dr. MaryRose Umeh, and Barr Jacinta Ezinwanne for Intersociety; Aloysius Emeka Attah, Chairman, CLO, Southeast Zone; Peter Onyegiri of Centre for Human Rights & Peace Advocacy; Michael Ifeabunuke, representing Hu...

•18 persons arrested as death toll rises to 12 •Police recover petrol bombs, other dangerous items •Senate cautions religious, political leaders against hate speech By Henry Umoru & Ben Agande KADUNA—No fewer than 1,000 shops and several vehicles were torched in the violent clash that occurred between Christian and Muslim youths in Kaduna on Monday over girls, as the death toll rose to 12 yesterday. When Vanguard visited the scene yesterday, the large scale destruction that trailed the clash which engulfed Kasuwan Magani town in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state was benumbing. Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Austin Iwar, who disclosed the new death toll yesterday, said 18 people had also been arrested. Addressing journalists after a fact-finding and assessment visit to the area, the Police Commissioner vowed that no stone would be left unturned in unravelling the immediate and remote causes of the crisis. The Police Commissioner, in company of the General Officer Comma...

It's an exciting prospect starting a business, but it's not easy task. Saying it's very demanding is an understatement, and mind you, business does not necessarily means the selling of goods, but also services. What does owning a business (being an entrepreneur) requires? It requires discipline, motivation, patience, critical thinking and above all, capital. As a matter of fact, if you ain't disciplined, you can't be a successful entrepreneur. Now, being an entrepreneur starts with critical thinking, environmental scanning and basic knowledge of what it entails. You just don't wake up one morning and say, "I wanna start a business," without proper plans. Before proceeding, I'd like to give an idea of what "Entrepreneurship" and "Business" means. WHAT IS BUSINESS? Business is a person's occupation, work or trade. It's also a commercial, industrial or professional activity. WHAT IS ENTREPRENEURSHIP? Entrepreneurship is the...