The 36 state governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have decided to commence modalities for the implementation of the N18,000 new minimum wage “without further delay.”

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed his interest in Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero and also hopes to sign Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri by the end of July

The Delta State Government, yesterday issued a 21-day ultimatum to those trading on major streets in the State to vacate and relocate to the main markets in their areas or face the wraths of government.

US President Barack Obama pressed polarized lawmakers Saturday to avert what he called economic “Armageddon” by quickly forging a deal to prevent an early August debt default by the world’s richest country.

ABOUT six staff of a multinational Oil Company reportedly escaped death by a hairs breath on Thursday when a chartered aircraft they boarded skidded off the runway at the Port Harcourt international airport, Omagwa.

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday flagged off the Year 2011 Tree planting campaign day in the State with a charge to everyone that it is not enough to plant a tree but to preserve existing ones and protect them from those who may wish to cut them down for any reason.

Larry Williams is a bigname in Nigeria’s entertainment industry. A familiar screen face for many movie lovers, a good performance poet, journalist, the multi- faceted artiste is a recipient of the Member of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, MFR. Sadly, he has literally disappeared from the Lagos culture scene where he was ever present. But Saturday Vanguard team runs into him and he opens up to McPhilips Nwachukwu, Vanguard Arts Editor & Prisica Sam-Duru.

THE two labour centres in the country, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, yesterday said the three days warning strike over non-implementation of N18.000 minimum wage by all levels of governments still subsists and the strike would be total.

There is anger in the land, especially as it concerns security agencies, including the Nigeria Police and the Armed Forces, following the decision of the federal government to go ahead with the trial of seven police officers accused of killing Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf in 2009.

MEMBERS of the Na tional Assembly from Borno state yesterday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to grant the alleged terrorist group Boko Haram an unconditional amnesty to quell the menace of the sect in the state.

IN apparent disap proval of the bickering and bitterness that once existed between him and his former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, while in office, former President Olusegun Obsanjo yesterday charged both elected and other political office holders to always respect the office of the president of the country.

Mrs. Josephine Effah-Chukwuma is the Founder and President of Project Alert on Violence Against Women. In this encounter, she answers questions on matters of domestic violence, calling on government to put more effort in tackling the issue.

Another bomb explosion suspected to have been planted by members of the Islamic Sect yesterday morning has injured 7 policemen in their patrol vehicle at the Bulumkutu /Pompomari round- about in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has debunked rumours that it requesting the sum of N1, 500 from corps members before they could benefit from the newly approved corps members’ allowances by the Federal Government.

The appointment of Arch.Mike Onolenmenmen as the Minister representing Edo state may have come and gone, but the appointment which is supposed to be a blessing to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, may turn out to be a disaster for the party as the rampaging Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the state, led by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has concluded plans to receive the avalanche of aggrieved PDP members into the ACN.