Worried by desperate move by some politicians to edge out his ‘godson’ from office, former Defence Minister, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, may have begun serious moves to save Governor Danbaba Suntai’s job.

We need a lingua franca that would bind us together as a nation and people. But, the more we clamour for indigenous languages, the more our differences continue to stare us in the face. Presently, we are not speaking as one nation because of our diversities both in the language and culture. But, I want to categorically point out that, we need a national language that would enable us stay together as a nation and people.

POLICE in Ondo state have arrested two armed robbery suspects who raided a filling station in Ondo town in the state capital.
However, three other members of the gang escaped with a loot totalling N250, 000.

RIVERS State government has said it doubted claim by the State Police Command that the deployment of Governor Chibuike Amaechi’s Escort Commander was in compliance with a directive from the Inspector General of Police.

Nigeria and South Africa are among 16 nations hunting seven play-off places this weekend when the African World Cup qualifying group reach a climax. Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Congo-Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Gabon, Libya, Malawi, Senegal, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia complete the line-up of hopefuls.

The entire country —or almost the whole country— has been startled by the sudden decision— well, at least, it seemed unexpected —of a sizeable chunk of the pecking order of the Peoples Democratic Party to break away and form another—if not a different — political group.

CRISIS rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seems to be taking a different dimension following the allegation that some Senators who have identified with the Alhaji Kawu Baraje have commenced consultations and lobby to unseat the Senate president, David Mark.

Belgian Tom Saintfiet position as Malawi national football team coach is untenable following his side’s 0-2 loss to Nigeria at UJ Usuene Stadium in Calabar in a 2014 World Cup qualifying game on Saturday.

MOVED by the crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday led other elders of the party on trouble shooting mission and met with the leaders of the party and aggrieved governors, geared towards nipping in the bud, the problem, with a vow to resolve and bring peace to the party.

Barrister Nkechi Chukwueke Onyedim, is a young woman with many colours; a former governorship candidate under ANPP, Lagos, legal practitioner, public analyst, politician, business woman and National Co-ordinator, Child-Mother Welfare Development Centre. She is among the few women in the society that believes a woman can achieve more than men if they would possess a strong will despite environmental, religious and cultural challenges. In this chart with Saturday Vanguard Business, she encourages Nigerian women to come out and fight for their fair share even she advises government to do more on women empowerment.