24 hours after he accused the Nigerian Army of blame in the events leading to the slaughter of about 500 indigenes of three villages in Jos South Local government area of Plateau State, Governor Jonah Jang Wednesday paid impromptu visits to the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike and the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo.

IN any true democratic society, the constitution is the supreme law of the land that must be obeyed by all authorities and persons. There has also not been any situation where a true democratic society allowed two presidents or heads of state to direct the affairs of a country at the same time.

By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI — The Borno State government has unfolded a two-year infrastructure development plan for six council areas. The council areas bordering Niger, Chad and Cameroun in Borno State include Mobbar, Kala/Balge, Dikwa, Ngala, Abadam and Gwoza, 135 kilometres South of Maiduguri, the state capital. Vanguard also learnt that with the exception of […]

By Victor Otigbu ASABA—Anioma indigenes of Delta State, have concluded that the Anioma nation needed an apex umbrella body, which will champion the affairs of the Anioma people. They met recently in Asaba and deliberated on several issues on Anioma affairs. At the well attended consultative meeting, chaired by Chief Philip Asiodu, it was agreed […]

By Umar Yusuf YOLA —  Three members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly elected on  the platform of Action Congress, AC,  have dumped the party and pitched tent with the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. The members believed to be among the top AC  stalwarts in the state are, Ahmed Sajo Gella from Mubi South, […]

By Demola Akinyemi ILORIN — Decades of acute water scarcity for residents in Ilorin and its metropolis will gradually come to an end as the N6.5 billion contract awarded to ensure the repairs and replacement of  old pipes and construction of more dams is 99 per cent completed Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Abdulmumin Katibi […]

Following recent disturbances at Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State, authorities of the institution have expelled 10 students found to be culpable.

Secretaries of State Scholarship Boards have been urged to be ICT acquiescent and create awareness among their candidates, aimed at making them to take full advantage of the newly introduced schemes by the Federal Government.

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—Retired senior police officers,  whose pensions were allegedly erroneously slashed by the National Pension Commission, PENCOM,  have petitioned the Police Service Commission to intervene in the matter. Spokesman for the group numbering about 100, Mr Elaigwu Agbogo, who yesterday addressed newsmen, said in addition to slashing their monthly pensions, PENCOM did not […]

Secondary school teachers in Benue State under the auspices of Academic Staff Union of Secondary School Teachers, ASUSST, have commenced an indefinite strike, demanding a 27 per cent salary increment.