Tragedy struck in Ayegunle Ekiti, in Ijero Local Government area of Ekiti State as a family lost five children within 48 hours after reportedly eating food made from cassava flour, while the wife and a nephew are still in critical condition in the hospital.

By Tony Edike ENUGU—AN Enugu State High Court sitting in Enugu-Ezike, yesterday, ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Ogbonna Onovo, to produce a police officer, Inspector Victor Ugwu, who is standing trial before the court for allegedly killing a student, Mr. Chukwuebuka Omeje, last June. Young men and women who are members of the deceased’s Block […]

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.