Failure of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, to honour a hearing notice served on him by the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, frustrated the arraignment of Dr. Mohammed Yunus, a lecturer at Kogi State University and two other alleged sponsors of a Boko Haram cell situated at Igala land in Kogi State.

Legendary Ghanaian coach Emmanuel Kwesi Afranie insists the hype that has characterized today’s semi-final showdown between the Black Stars and Ghana will amount to nothing and tips his native country to scale the hurdle.

Deputy National Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC , Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, who was detained by the Department of State Services, DSS, last Monday was released yesterday morning.
This was disclosed, yesterday, by Mr. Muyiwa Adekeye, Media Assistant to El-Rufai, while speaking to Vanguard in a telephone interview.

The crisis rocking the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State has taken a new twist as the management of the institution, including its Rector, Dr. Ineyi Ekpebu, have been summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Director-General and Chief Executive of the National Teachers’ Institute, NTI, Kaduna, Dr Aminu Ladan Sharehu, has pledged his organisation’s determination to sustain the Strengthening Mathematics and Science Education, SMASE, project.

A visibly weighed down Dr Sunday could not respond when VM asked for his own side of the story. Pressed further, he retorted” I am dizzy and do not need to be disturbed on this issue.”
Meanwhile, the matter has been charged to the Magistrate Court 2, Ikeja. When the case came up for hearing last Friday, Sunday was granted bail with two responsible sureties who must be working and who have evidence of tax clearance Each to the sureties who must have verifiable addresses, was required to deposit N50,000.

West African giants Ghana and Nigeria will revive their rivalry today in the semi-final of the 2014 African Nations Championship. But this showdown will be without high-profile foreign-based players and rather restricted to players in the domestic leagues as the tournament rules dictates.

An upbeat Local Black Stars Coach, Maxwell Konadu last night said that Nigeria have come to the end of their fairytale run at the African Nations Championship holding in South Africa.

ABIA State government has lashed out at the former governor of the state, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, over his attack on it, describing his action as irresponsible.

The death toll arising from the two separate attacks on a Church in Chakawa village, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State and Kawuri village in Konduga, in Borno State has now risen to 138.