Panic in Yenagoa as gunmen kill electoral body’s boss

Panic in Yenagoa as gunmen kill electoral body’s boss

Executive Secretary of the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission, BYSIEC, Chief Simeon Akpeni, was, Friday night, gunned down at the Yenizue-Gene suburb of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, by armed men suspected to be assassins.
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Don joins APC presidential race

Don joins APC presidential race

A professor of business education at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Mr Mahmood Aliyu, has declared his intention to contest the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Messi penalty miss as Brazil beat Argentina

Messi penalty miss as Brazil beat Argentina

Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty as Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 in a fiercely contested “Superclasico” friendly in Beijing on Saturday.

Journeyman Diego Tardelli was the unlikely hero with his first two goals for Brazil as Messi fluffed his lines with a tame spot-kick at the Bird’s Nest stadium.

Keshi should listen to constructive criticisms-  Okosieme

Keshi should listen to constructive criticisms- Okosieme

Ex-international Ndubuisi Okosieme, on Saturday advised the Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, to listen and work on constructive criticisms from the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) and football enthusiasts.

No change in 2015 Africa Cup schedule over Ebola – CAF

No change in 2015 Africa Cup schedule over Ebola – CAF

There will be no change made to the schedule of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations African football’s governing body the African Football Confederation (CAF)announced on Saturday despite hosts Morocco calling for its postponement over the Ebola crisis.

Four injured in Abuja crash

Four injured in Abuja crash

Four persons are receiving treatment at the National Hospital, Abuja, after sustaining injuries in an auto accident involving a Peugeot 407 and two painted Abuja taxis.

How I slaughtered two teenage Tiv girls  —Suspect

How I slaughtered two teenage Tiv girls —Suspect

There was an outburst of anger and outrage in Benue State few days ago when news of the slaughter of two teenage girls by a 20-year-old Fulani herdsman at Zongo village, Mabala Council Ward in Makurdi, the state capital, filtered into town.

Sex in the city:  The shame of campus prostitution

Sex in the city: The shame of campus prostitution

Prostitution—It is the oldest profession in the world; from before Deliliah’s seductive ways with Samson in Bible times, to last night in a dark corner at Ojuelegba bus stop in Lagos.

Women, selling their bodies for money; some pushed into this nefarious profession out of poverty, some, out of sheer greed and some others, simply for the love of sex. In this piece, Saturday Vanguard explores the lives students in our tertiary institutions who now appear more remarkable in their runs for men and money than their primary purpose of acquiring quality education.