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.

Deputy Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr. Leyii Kwanee, has called on the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Dan Bature, to arrest those behind the alleged murder of a young man in Tabba community, Khana Local Government Area of the state.

Confusion yesterday trailed the resumption of schools in Bayelsa State, as some private schools were opened while the students schools were under lock and key.
Some of the private schools opened their gates as early as 7.45 a.m., for the returning students, many of whom were brought in by their parents.

Officials of the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies, SSAEC, are currently bickering over the management of the finances of the Union.

As information spread among Boko Haram insurgents of the death of their leader, Shekau, more of the terrorists, who believed their planned attack on Maiduguri would no longer be feasible, have continued to surrender to Nigerian soldiers.

In a landmark decision, a New York jury on Monday found the Jordan-based multinational Arab Bank liable on 24 counts of supporting terrorism by transferring funds to Hamas.