South Africa recently held its Election without the storm of protest that usually trails elections in places like Nigeria. Mrs Papela a member of the South African electoral Commission told Saturday Vanguard in an interview recently what they do to electoral offenders. Enjoy it.

By Emma Amaize A man David Ukpokpo, was last weekend shot dead by a mobile policeman in the presence of his pregnant wife shortly after settling a dispute between a market woman and a resident at Effurun in Delta State. Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that there was a heated argument at the Effurun market on Saturday, […]

No fewer than 94 physically challenged students of Rivers State origin in various tertiary institutions across the country have been offered scholarship, following which the students were presented with a cheque of N500, 000 each.

Poised to enhance operational efficiency and boost activities in the management of Collective Investment Schemes in the nation’s capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is to abolish the annual supervision fees charged on all collective investment schemes while e-filling of monthly and quarterly returns are to be introduced.

By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora has begun the process to repatriate about 10,000 Nigerian teenage girls held captive by the sex-slave trade in Libya and Morocco. The 10,000 girls aged between 13 and 17 are said to be from the southern part of the country and mostly from Edo State. […]

The meeting between the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Egwu, again ended in deadlock as the parties maintained their hardline stance.

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday officially presented the Institute of Government and Public Policy incorporating the Awo Museum with a charge that everyone should devote time and efforts to encourage competitive and cooperative attitude among one another.

The NNPC  has  denied ever paying Niger Delta militants any money, while also noting that news reports from the House of Representatives indicating the country’s fuel stock and crude oil supply will dry out in 15 days was far from the truth.

By Innocent Anaba Lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday adjourned till October 22, 3009, further hearing in the alleged money laundering charge against former Enugu state Governor, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani. Meanwhile, a former Permanent Secretary in Enugu state, Sylvia Onwuebemeli, who is standing trial alongside Nnamani, has asked the court to strike-out her […]

By Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA— THE Senate has urged President Umaru Yar’Adua to quickly address the Niger Delta problem in the wake of the alarm raised by the Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Engineer Mohammed Barkindo that Nigeria has only two weeks reserve of crude oil for domestic consumption. The Senate […]