By George Onah Port Harcourt— A mobile policeman and a female staff of one of the major telecommunications companies were shot dead yesterday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The killings bring to seven the number of policemen killed within six days in three separate robberies in the city. Witnesses told Vanguard that at “about 8.20 […]

By Isiaka Oyibo LOKOJA — STAFF of the Kogi State-owned Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, yesterday gave a startling revelation of how several patients on admission at the hospital died under alleged mysterious circumstances during the tenure of the former Chief Medical Director, CMD, Professor John Onumiyan. Governor Ibrahim Idris had announced on Wednesday the removal of […]

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—THE protracted legal battle over who is the duly elected Chairman of Egor Local Government Area of Edo State was laid to rest last Monday by the Supreme Court, as the 5-man panel of judges unanimously declared Mr Crosby Eribo the duly elected chairman of the council. It would be recalled that […]

Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of two movie practitioners, Erharuyi Ogbeide and Eghosa Idehen, by unknown gunmen in Benin City, on Tuesday. The governor in a condolence message, yesterday, addressed to Mr Teddie Akao on behalf of the Congress of Edo Movie Practitioners, said:   “I learnt with […]

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—EIGHT    persons have been killed in the past four days in different parts of Benin City in a renewed war among rival cult groups in the state. Two Benin-based local actors, Mr Eghauyi Ogheide, a.k.a Ukeke, and Eghosa Idehen, also known as Erejiro, were also shot dead Tuesday by suspected assassins. The […]

The new Acting Vice Chancellor of Evan Enwerem University, Owerri, EEUO, Professor Ezechukwunyere Nwebo, has warned that sale of handouts and books by lecturers to students has been banned.

Professor Okey Ibeanu, who teaches political science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, was a resource person to the Niger Delta Technical Committee headed by the leader of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, Mr. Ledum Mitee. He recently spoke to Vanguard in a telephone interview.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—After taking a hard look at the nation’s precarious political situation, maverick Oguta-born politician, Senator Arthur Nzeribe, has said that  “the military should strike if they think the environment is ripe for that.” Nzeribe, who made his position known, while addressing newsmen  in Owerri, also said that the nation’s relation with the […]

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN — OVER 7,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  in Igueben, Akoko-Edo and Owan West local government  areas of  Edo State, including business mogul, Chief Domingo Obende and the state Assistant Organising Secretary of PDP, Mr. Gallant Paul, have dumped the party for the Action Congress, AC. Obende suspended —PDP…. […]

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Newswatch Communications Ltd, publishers of Newswatch magazine, Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed, has joined the race for the governorship seat in Kogi State.