Vanguard columnist, Chief Pini Jason Onyegbaduo, popularly known as Pini Jason, is dead. He died Saturday afternoon in a Lagos hospital after undergoing a surgical procedure a few days ago. He was 65.

The youths were in a celebration mood and all was set for the 2013 carnival that was billed for Saturday, April 27 in Ilata-Ota, Ogun State. Days before, the town wore a new look and the town was well lit up, courtesy of the youths who had used everything at their disposal to ensure a successful carnival.

Thirty-nine people died and 30 were injured in fierce fighting between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria’s Taraba state on Friday, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, police said.

FOR some months, tongues have been wagging in Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, over an allegation that a 400-level medical student hacked into the phone of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, who is also the Visitor to the institution, and sent a text message to the Vice Chancellor, Prof Eric Arubayi, to ensure that he obtains credits in pharmacology and pathology courses, which he failed.

More reactions have followed the result of the Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations released by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday.

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Umar Manko, has announced the arrest of a Police Inspector for allegedly killing a man with his official rifle

Unidentified gun suspected to be armed robbers killed three people Friday in the Adamawa State Capital

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has forwarded the name of Chairperson of the State’s Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof Modupe Adelabu,  to the State House of Assembly for consideration as the new deputy governor of the state. Governor Fayemi, in a letter dated May 3rd, 2013, and addressed to the Speaker of the […]

Barcelona were able to welcome back Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets to training on Saturday morning after they missed the 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in midweek, but Victor Valdes has been ruled out of Sunday’s match with Real Betis due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot.

KANO – At least 20 people were killed in violent clashes on Friday between Christian and Muslim mobs in Taraba state, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, an aid worker has said. “We have recovered 20 bodies from the violence so far,” the source, speaking on condition of anonymity on Saturday, said about the unrest in the town […]

LIVERPOOL – Everton manager David Moyes has insisted winning Sunday’s Merseyside derby away to Liverpool is about far more than personal pride. The Scot has been in charge at Goodison Park for 11 years but has still to oversee an away win at nearby Anfield, where Liverpool haven’t lost to their local rivals since 1999. Everton […]

The first-ever manned airplane that can fly by day or night on solar power alone landed in the dark at a major southwestern US airport, a live feed from the organizer’s website showed early Saturday.

State-run carrier Air India said Saturday it had suspended a pilot and two female flight attendants after a passenger jet’s autopilot system was accidentally switched off “due to distraction”.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole is committed to turning Edo State around for good, but not without a cost. With the electoral system, the recently conducted local government elections, Oshiomhole has to clean up the Augean stable of previous governments. He is like Moses in the Holy Bible.

Alex Ferguson could miss the start of next season as he is to undergo a hip operation, sources at Manchester United have confirmed.