Relief has come the way of some Enugu State indigenes who were displaced in the North Eastern part of the country by Boko Haram terrorist activities as a notable philanthropist, Chief Willy Ezugwu, recently intervened to assuage their plight.

LAFIA — Not less than 40 people have been feared killed in a fresh fight between the Alago and Eggon people of Nasarawa State, yesterday, while over 50 houses were also set ablaze. The fight took place at Tudun Adabu in Obi local government area of the state.

NATIONAL Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegu, yesterday, lambasted the former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi over his comments that he (Oyegun) was imposed on the party, saying that Ikimi was arrogating “to himself an influence he does not have both in Edo State and Nigeria as a whole.”

ADO-EKITI — At least five persons died while nine others sustained various degree of injuries in Ado Ekiti during an auto crash involving a vehicle conveying students of Ekiti State University, EKSU, Ado-Ekiti.

TWENTY THREE years after its creation, Governor Theodore Orji yesterday said that Abia State remained a major work in progress in terms of development.
According to him, there are still enormous work to be done and many new hurdles to cross in the concerted effort to develop the state.

THE Borno State Police Command yesterday banned indiscriminate hoisting of political parties’ flags at public places other than parties’ offices and secretariats in the state.

WE are reminded of “Aggregate Seven” – an uncle of ours whose nick-name emanated from the fact that he had an aggregate of seven wives, none of whom was original. Uncle used his position as a Customary Court President to acquire second-hand wives.

Following Federal Governing postponement of primary and secondary schools resumption date nationwide due to the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has modified the 2014 Batch B orientation camp beginning Monday, September 1.

“The true university these days is a collection of Books.” Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881. (VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p258).
And on the same page of VBQ, C.P. Snow added: “I don’t believe that a man ought to be the Head of a university if he gets detested by all the students and most of the staff.”

National President, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, chairman of CAN in South West, Archbishop Magnus Atilade, National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Dr. Felix Omobude and other gospel ministers have expressed shock at the demise of the founder of the Christ Gospel Apostolic Church, CGAC, Rev. Samuel Sadela who died at the age of 114 years on Sunday.

BEGINNING from the 2014 Batch ‘C’ set to be deployed November, corps members will now get their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Call-up letter online, after registering on the NYSC website.

The devastating torrential rain that swept across Imo State in the past four days has not only destroyed several properties, but also claimed its first casualty in Owerri.

The recently elected APC National Vice- Chairman for the North-East, Mr Danladi Lawal is very confident that his party will defeat the ruling PDP at the governorship by-election scheduled for October 11. In this interview, he gives reasons why the APC would win the election.

The newly elected president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chris Giwa yesterday assumed office as the boss of the nation’s football.

IBADAN—AT least, 10 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, including a fuji musician, Fuji musician, Rashidi Ayinde, were injured yesterday when supporters of two legislators in the Oyo State House of Assembly clashed at Ojoo area of Ibadan.