Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday decried the failure of oil multinationals operating in developing countries to effectively address issues of environmental degradation, particularly oil spills and pollution, compared to what the BP was forced to pay for cleaning up a recent spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Eagles Manager, Lars Lagerback, is not bothered by sour grapes hauled at him by one of his players after their exit in the World Cup but insisted that Osaze Odemwingie was not better than any other player in Eagles.

AT a time that Nigerians are still gritting their teeth over the dismal performance of the Eagles in South Africa in the on-going World Cup, Sports Vanguard can reveal that the players celebrated their ouster with champagne in Durban.

Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama says he does not expect to stay in Israel after a superlative World Cup performance that saw him win two Man of the Match awards.

Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has given reasons why the popular Watt Market in Calabar South Local Government Area and Ika-Ika Oqua Market in Calabar Municipal council are to be relocated.

AHEAD of the threat by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan to shake up his cabinet, members of the Delta State chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, have began to lobby for the consideration of their members for appointment.

SEVEN of the 10 opposition lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly who have been boycotting legislative proceedings in the past two months in protest of the impeachment of the former Speaker, Taofiq Abdusalam have resumed following threat to declare their seats vacant by the new leadership of the Assembly.

WORKERS of Delta State Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, yesterday made good their threat to begin an definite industrial action to force government to adopt and implement the Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure, CONTEDISS.

Authorities of Ekiti State police command has arrested a police officer who tortured a female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Miss Abigial Ige on Monday.