THE Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, is considering three options on how to make Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan to act in acting capacity as ailing President Umaru Yar’ Adua’s absence enters 58 days.

NO fewer than 1,600 combat ready policemen and an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Mr Felix Ogbaudu, have been deployed to Edo State by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct the House of Assembly re-run election in Etsako Central local government council scheduled for tomorrow.

THERE is no shortage of suggestions about the problems with Nigeria, and even Nigerians. One major ingredient that has been lacking in the Nigerian situation is leadership – the type that would provide purposeful direction for Nigerians. A shortage of such leadership exists where it matters most, the presidency. When the President returns, he would […]

Today, I call for caution. I’m guided by experience.
Take this: After Phillip Troussier toiled to qualify us for the France ’98 World Cup, the authorities said he had no World Cup experience and therefore not a world class coach.

VICE President GoodluckJonathan has threatened to arrest any ethnic, political, religious or opinion leader in Plateau State and nationwide if the recent mayhem in the State spreads to other parts of the country.

FOLLOWING the controversy surrounding the handing over to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan in a constitutional manner by President Umaru Yar’Adua, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, urged Yar’Adua to tread the path of honour by carrying out what was expected of him. He however did not state what was expected .

Yet again, Nigeria is being highlighted in international media outlets for negative reasons. While we were struggling to cope with the humiliating global coverage of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s attempted suicide bombing in America and endless embarrassing news items about President Yar’Adua’s prolonged absence in Saudi Arabia, religious riots erupted in Jos and are further damaging the country’s image.

BINI monarch, Oba Erediauwa, has appealed to the Federal Government to restore the soldiers withdrawn from the Joint Task Force in the state immediately after this Saturday’s House of Assembly re-run election in Etsako Central local government area of the state.

A TANK rumbled through the troubled city of Jos, yesterday, as soldiers escorted a truck loaded with bodies to a mass grave after four days of inter-religious clashes left some 300 dead.

…says FEC confers powers on Jonathan By Emmanuel Aziken & Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA—The Federal Executive Council will not betray President Umaru Yar‘Adua by provoking constitutional clauses to remove him from office on health grounds, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed told Senators yesterday. Ahmed who appeared before the Senate, however, […]

The Nigeria Football Federation will prefer that the Presidential Task Force stays away from them in Angola where they are prosecuting the on-going Africa Cup of Nations.

By Peter Duru MAKURDI — The Benue State command of the Nigeria Police Force has apprehen-ded no fewer than 17 suspected cultists at the bank of River Benue. The alleged suspects were said to have been arrested at  2a.m. Tuesday, in the middle of an initiation  for new entrants into the group. Vanguard gathered that […]

Zambia derailed highrollers Gabon 2-1 on Thursday to qualify for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has emerged the best governor in Central Bank of Nigeria’s Micro-finance award.

Africa’s football legend, Abedi Pele Ayew, has tipped Nigeria to qualify for the semi final of the 27th African Cup of Nations ahead of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroun.