Eighteen of the 26 members of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly have passed a vote of no confidence on the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ignatius Edet, and his deputy, Hon. Okon Uwah, giving the leadership seven days ultimatum to resign or face impeachment.

Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, has said that in view of the high spate of armed banditry and kidnapping in the South-East, it had become necessary for the Federal Government to support the proposed amnesty for kidnappers by Abia State Governor.  PPA, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ben Onyechere in Umuahia it […]

AS the race for the chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party heightened yesterday, Vanguard gathered that one major contender for the post is former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim. It was learnt that he is being sponsored by those who were shortchanged at the convention where the present National Working Committee, NWC members emerged.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained Mr. Fidelis Anosike, his brothers- Noel, Charles and their company, Folio Communications Limited, from running, operating or carrying on business in the name of 1st October and Times Press Limited, pending the hearing and determination of an application for injunction by Daily Times Plc and DSV Limited.

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that imported goods henceforth should not be discharged at private jetties or midstream, warning that government will not condone the flouting of the directive.