Award winning alternative soul singer, Bez Idakula is ready to walk down the aisle any moment from now. The ‘Stupid Song’ crooner, last Wednesday got officially engaged to his long-standing girl friend, Bolatito Ladoja, the daughter of ex-Governor of Oyo state, Rasheed Ladoja who is a corporate banker with FCMB.

For consistently refusing to appear before the court to answer charges over his involvement in the massive looting of his state to the tune of N36 billion, a Federal High Court judge Fridfay ordered the arrest of former Jigawa governor, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki.

Arsene Wenger has no intention of leaving Arsenal before his current contract expires, he said on Friday and indicated he could yet stay with the club beyond 2014.

Linda Francis, founder and CEO of ‘Red Roses Event’ outfit, has her hands full. Apart from her records in Nollywood as an actress, she is showing great talents in guidance and couselling for younger ones who are passionate about reaching their potentials; as well as exhibiting professional dexterity in events management especially for couples. In this interview, she shares her reasons for targeting youths and married couples; her childhood and future plans.

Rev.David Ugolor is a Niger Delta activist and the Executive Director of the African Net work For Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ). In this interview with Saturday Vanguard, Ugolor who was arrested and detained over the murder of the Principal Private Secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde, condemned what he described as the attempt to use “Abuja magic” to destroy Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, saying that the move was an attempt to ridicule the Niger Delta struggle.

The Ondo Election Tribunal has today dismissed tha petitions by the Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN) and the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)against the victory of the Labour Party’s candidate, Dr Olusegun Mimiko at the October 2012 gubernatorial election in Ondo state. Details later.

Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno, Borno Elderstateman and the first minister of petroleum, has been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be terrorists soon after he performed his Friday congregational prayers at Mafoni ward of Maiduguri metropolis

Any plans by Sepp Blatter to cut the number of European places at future World Cups will be opposed by Britain’s FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results.

Makurdi – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday in Makurdi, destroyed substandard, fake and adulterated medicines and food valued at N400million. The Director General of NAFDCAD, Dr Paul Orhii, who led the destruction, vowed that the agency would continue to destroy harmful items in pursuant to its mandate […]

ABUJA — Alleged mastermind of the Christmas Day bomb blast that killed about 44 persons and wounded 75 others at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church at Madalla, Niger State, in 2011, Kabiru Umar, a.k.a Kabiru Sokoto, Thursrday, begged a Federal High Court in Abuja to release him on bail pending the determination of the charge against him.

ABUJA — Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, Thursday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to stop lamenting over the deteriorating security situation in the country, but to take appropriate steps to tackle the menace.

THERE is a particular local saying that when a child is crying and pointing in a particular direction, it is either the mother or father is there.

Zik decided never to ally with Awolowo after the carpet – crossing incident of 1951 in the Western House of Assembly at Ibadan, which prevented the NCNC from forming the government in spite of the fact that the NCNC was declared the winner of that election or as Achebe would put it “Chief Awolowo ‘stole ‘ the Government from him(ZIK) in broad daylight.” Job opportunity or who would take over from the departing British was never part of the issue at all. During the colonial era and immediately after, the Igbo relied on merit and competence for advancement and securing appointments in the public service .

FBN Holdings Plc said its profit after tax increased by 306 percent to N75.7 billion in its financial year ended 31st December 2012 from N18.6 billion recorded in 2011.