Following the surge in illegal activities in the Solid Minerals sector, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Musa Sada, has condemned the continued smuggling of mineral resources out of the country.

Nigerians will be compelled to pay a sudden 48 percent price increase for liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas, as a 12.5 kilogramme of the product has risen to N4,000, up from N2,700 previously.

Vehicles were expected to move with little or no hindrances on Lagos roads. But experienced drivers will tell you that late night driving is becoming extremely dangerous in this megacity. Why? Many roads in Lagos have again been taken over by stray animals. The animals range from pets like cats and dogs to domesticated ones like goats, chicken and rams.

A property consultant and Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Cosmas Ozoemenam, has faulted the procedure for registering Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and tax policy of Anambra State Government, saying it was capable of scaring investors away from the state.

SOME road users in Lagos have appealed to the state government to construct the Abule Eko road in Igbopa, Ijede Local Council Development Area, cut off by erosion.
The residents, in separate interviews, told the News Agency of Nigeria, that the road was a major link route that deserved government attention

OVER 75 undergraduates of Abia State origin in tertiary institutions in the country have so far benefited from the scholarship scheme of Chief Emeka Wogu, the Minister of Labour and Productivity.

THE crisis brewing in Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo Central senatorial district has taken a new turn with the leadership of the party saying that it recognises zoning, adding that whoever wants to contest against the arrangement was free to test his popularity.

AN Abraka Magistrate’s Court in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, has remanded an 18- year-old in prison for allegedly raping and robbing a female resident of a private hostel in Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka.

Despite an order by a Jos High Court which last Friday restored the Chris Giwa led faction as the executive committee of the troubled Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the group was no where near the secretariat of the football house.

A CALL has gone to the chapter Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bomadi Local Government Area, Mr. Pius Labs, to contest for the Delta State House of Assembly seat to represent Bomadi Constituency in the state legislature.

September 29, will be exactly one year Mcphilips Nwachukwu, former Arts Editor of Vanguard died after a protracted illness. His widow, Tina, has decided to immortalise her late husband, whom she describes as her closest friend, brother and husband by organizing a memorial lecture in his honour.

LAGOS State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, yesterday, urged Nigerian women to campaign vigorously for the establishment of a State Police in the country as a means of ensuring their protection and that of their children against abuse. He said women issues in crime management has been subordinated by the challenges of insecurity in the country.

Kogi State Government in collaboration with the United Nation Development Programme, UNDP, has committed N120 million for youth training in the state.

AN unemployed graduate, Mr. Omoyibo Emmaunuel, has dragged the Federal University of Petroleum Resource, Effurun, FUPRE, before a Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, over alleged non-publication of the results of an interview conducted by the institution for employment seekers.

All public and private schools in Bauchi State, yesterday resumed as directed by the Federal Government, with parents and guardians expressing great concern over non-availability of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, testing kits as promised by the state government.