Spanish Club, Real Madrid has sacked its coach Manuel Pellegrini after an unsuccessful season, losing the league, La Liga to arch rival, Bacelona and crashing out of the Champions League.

MANY Nigerians who watched the Eagles battle to a scoreless draw against Saudi Arabia in a friendly in Austria have expressed disgust at the poor play of the team while many others have outrightly written off the chances of the team in getting to the semi-final target set by the Nigeria Football Association. A few others, however, said that it’s too early to write-off the team.

SPEAKER of Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Martin Okonta, has faulted perceived misrepresentations in the media over the on going legal battle at the Supreme Court between him and Mr Philip Kingsley, on the rightful candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Ika South Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly.

By Gbenga Olarinoye OSOGBO—Justice Alli Garba-led Osun State Retrial Election Petitions Tribunal has fixed tomorrow for judgment in the petition filed by Action Congress, AC, gubernatorial candidate, Engr Rauf Aregbesola against the 14 April 2007 victory of Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The tribunal was constituted in 2009 following the Court […]

By Taye Obateru Jos —  Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to contest next year’s presidential election, saying merit should take precedence over zoning in the politics of the country. He stated this yesterday while receiving a delegation of Mupun people from Pankshin Local Government Area who paid him a […]

Ikyobo Village in Ushongo local government area of Benue state was a gory site on Wednesday morning when a broken branch of a large tree fell and instantly crushed some 8 persons to death while scores sustained injuries.

By Taye Obateru Jos — The Chidren’s Day celebration commemorated worldwide every May 27 has been cancelled in Jos North and Jos South local government areas of Plateau State for security reasons. This, Vanguard learnt, may not be unconnected with the renewed outbreak of violence in the capital last Sunday which resulted in the death […]

EVEN before the committee set up by the Federal Government to review the salary of federal civil servants complete its assignment, the Senate, yesterday, approved a 100 per cent salary increase for workers of the National Assembly, to be implemented over eight years.

By Dayo Benson YOLA—Amidst controversy surrounding return of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Adamawa State, Senator Jibril Aminu has stated that the former Vice President, has fulfilled all constitutional requirements that would enable him return to the party in line with the party’s constitution. Senator Aminu who has […]

The Presidency and House of Representatives Committee on Aviation are now on collision course over the N63.8 billion second runway contract for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.