Senator Musiliu Obanikoro’s vehement opposition to the outcome of the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP had set the plain for the party to enter the contest as a divided house. Yesterday the game was altered with a mending of fences that is bound to alarm the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

All is set for the celebration of this year’s edition of Iwude Ijesha Festival. The festival which promises to be an unforgettable experience of cultural display and excitement which started on December 17 and end on December 27, would feature several cultural activities.

Engr. Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, is the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the forthcoming election in Oyo State. In this interview, he reviews his chances and issues that will shape the election

Labour Party governorship candidate in Delta State, Chief Great Ogboru in this telephone interview with Vanguard debunks the insinuation of unfamiliarity put on him by the factional leadership of the party backed by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC asserting his rights and privileges in the party and why he moved into the opposition party.

Super Eagles defender, Taye Taiwo, has made an unusual declaration saying Coach Stephen Keshi is not fit to continue as the national team coach especially after his failure to qualify the country for the Africa Cup of Nations starting next month in Equatorial Guinea

As Christians in the country join the rest of the world today to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, at Christmas, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State and Senator Gbenga Ashafa have enjoined Nigerians to embrace the virtues of peaceful coexistence and refrain from fanning the embers of disunity.

AS the year 2014 creeps to an end, there are many events that have shaped the polity in the last 12 months, and it is a combination of the good, the bad and the ugly. The nation’s judiciary, like other the arms of government, recorded its ups and downs in the fading year. In our tradition, Vanguard Law & Human Rights, reviews these major events, some of which may still ripple in the coming year.

IT is no longer new that the Lagos State University, LASU has been in the news on issues bothering on the withdrawal of 19 Ph.D certificates from lecturers. Its Vice Chancellor, Professor John Obafunwa, while speaking with journalists, bares his mind on sundry issues as they affect the institution and how they have been managed

President Goodluck Jonathan; Senate President, Mr David Mark and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, have enjoined Nigerians to give peace a chance and pray for an end to the current security challenges confronting the nation.

A member of the Board of Trustees, BOT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Sonny Odogwu, has called on all national award honorees to join hands with President Goodluck Jonathan in his efforts to contain the scourge of terror in the North eastern part of the country.

WARRI—THE Delta State Police Command, have rescued a kidnap victim, recovered fire arms and one vehicle and tricycle in Delta State, days after foiling a bank robbery attempt in Agbor.

UMUAHIA—IN commemoration of this year’s Christmas and New Year, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has ordered the discharge and release of 14 prisoners convicted in Abia State, who are serving in Aba and Umuahia prisons.

Ahead of 2015 general elections, the Nigeria Air Force has begun overhauling of it’s logistics and manpower resources for the distribution of election materials across the country.

FOrmer President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has said that drop in price of crude oil in the international market was a blessing in disguise for Nigeria, as it will enable the country tap into other sectors what will make her self sufficient and reliance.

“I lost my husband in one of the attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen. I left the village for a while but now, I am back because this is the only place I know and call home”.That was how Mrs. Jummai Dachung, one of the 39 widows displaced from their communities in Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, recounted her plight to Vanguard Metro, VM.