The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR; Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its downstream subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, PPMC, yesterday assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity will thin out in the next couple of days.

THE people of Oka-Akoko in Akoko South West council area of Ondo State, recently trooped out in their hundreds in appreciation to a German-American Catholic faithful, Mrs. Johannah Schleichelt who donated her life savings to build a modern medical centre for them to meet their health challenges. Commissioning of the 25 bed hospital at Iworin, Oka Akoko named Sancta Maria Catholic Medical Centre was part of the week long activities to mark the “Bishop’s Week.”

The senior women national team, the Super Falcons may no longer be the first team to adorn the new national kits from new sponsors, Nike when they take on their Malian counterparts in the 2016 Olympic Games qualifier slated for this weekend in Abuja.

An official of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Adeogun Olajide, and a civilian, Adams Michael, were yesterday arraigned for allegedly importing 2.692 kilogrammes of cocaine

OSOGBO – Major roads and streets in Osogbo, the Osun State capital are in bad condition, following what residents have described as neglect by the state government in the maintenance of the roads. This usually forces motorists to have hectic time driving on the roads. As the rains are here again, the roads have become worsen, leaving motorists groaning on a daily basis. Vanguard gathered that the maintenance of the roads was abandoned by the state government due to paucity of fund made available from the federation account.

Three suspected kidnappers have been killed at Nnewi, Anambra State, by a crack team of anti-kidnapping squad from Imo State police command, which had been trailing the hoodlums for a while.

You know Coded Tunes is a group of creative artistes. It’s a very good opportunity for people to see us together. We have been able to make a great impact in the Nigerian music industry, so when we say we’re celebrating our reunion, you should know it’s something worth celebrating. When I look back at when we started, we had nothing. But look at where we are today. We are all successful in our music careers.

It was not a surprise that in spite of the crushing defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party in the recent presidential election that the embattled party held its own in Bayelsa State where it once again asserted its dominance in the politics of the state by clinching the three senatorial seats, the five House of Representatives seats as well as maintaining its control of the state House of Assembly.

UNlike women, a greater percentage of men detests the family planning. To many of them, family planning is like a suicide mission which may terminate the life of any man that tries it. As Vanguard went round Ibadan city to seek the opinion of married couples on why some homes don’t subscribe to family planning, various reasons were given. They specifically complained about a particular method called vasectomy which means male sterilization. It is a procedure performed on a man that will permanently keep him from being able to get a woman pregnant.

JUst as things have fallen apart for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the centre, the Oyo State chapter where the party had wielded so much influence since 1999 until 2011 when it was overthrown by the broom wielding All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Badly hit by the 2011 defeat of the party, by the incumbent governor, Abiola Ajimobi, the PDP tried to gather its remnants together and fought spiritedly in the just concluded April 11 governorship election. Its fall this time around is more devastating. It came a distant fourth trailing the APC, Accord Party (AP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

THE World Health Organization, WHO, will, tomorrow, declare Liberia free of the Ebola virus, even as the global health body said total number of deaths from the Ebola epidemic has exceeded 11,000 with more than 26,500 people being infected.

Adefunmilayo Tejuosho is the only female of about eight members-elect to the Lagos State House of Assembly, LSHA vying to become speaker. Currently spending her fourth term as member representing Mushin Constituency 1 in this interview she gives reasons why her aspiration should bear fruit

The Federal Government, yesterday, directed the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, to commence the privatisation of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, and other railway facilities across the country.

OUTGOING governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, has vowed not to interfere with the administration of his successor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, dismissing insinuations in this regard.

The Bauchi State chapter of Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has given Governor Isa Yuguda six-day ultimatum to settle all unpaid salaries or face indefinite strike.