I also believe that those who committed electoral crimes, those who were involved in killings should be made to face justice so that what happened in Akwa Ibom and maybe, Rivers will never happen again in Nigeria. How do you compensate the people of Akwa Ibom State who were not allowed to freely vote for who should be their governor? You cannot compensate them, it is a crime against humanity especially if the perpetrators of that crime are allowed to benefit from the crime.

Buhari is now the Head Honcho and his party, APC, is ruling the roost federally. But all of the key Niger Delta states remain firmly under PDP control.

WARRI—NEWSPAPER vendors in Delta State have pledged their commitment to place Vanguard newspapers as number one in the competition among newspapers sold in the state, describing the newspaper as a pride to them and readers.

It was while at the ESUTH hospital that his attraction was drawn to the plight of 21 indigent persons who had been treated but held back because of their inability to pay their bills. The governor promptly made arrangements for the settlement of the bills, an action that drew praise from many other patients and those who knew of his action.

I have virgins even in my home. My own daughter got married as a virgin at 29. There are many virgins in this country but they are shy to come out because their wayward friends mock at them. They call them fools because they want to spoil their lives before marriage and there is nothing more interesting and good one would be proud of than keeping one’s virginity. In fact, God loves it because I heard the voice several times, urging me to go and encourage virgins and I will not stop it till my demise.

BARELY 48 hours after the regent of Akungba Akoko in Ondo State, Princess Toyin Omosowon, was kidnapped with her aides, their abductors have demanded for a N20 million ransom.

The Federal Government, yesterday, promised to tackle corruption in Nigeria’s extractive industry and also ensure the speedy passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, after a careful review.

“He is inheriting a workforce of about 30,000 workers and a wage bill of N2.8 billion. Kaduna State now gets just about N3 billion from the Federation account. Now, he has no choice than to give more jobs by ways of a new cabinet, aides, new Heads of agencies, new LGAs chairmen and their aides and so on, all from those who work for him. And they are in their hundreds and most of them educated. That is the dilemma the man is facing now”

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in N’djamena, Chad, urged member-countries of the Lake Chad Commission to intensify the operations of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF established to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency.

THE ongoing prison visitation by the Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Peter Umeadi, has led to a startling revelation that many prison inmates have no records.

As many Nigerians were still savouring the historic victory of General Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential polls, oil marketers in the country began to grumble over alleged unpaid subsidy claims. Like a joke, it began but within few weeks their threats began to materialize.

THE family of late Chibuike Edeh, a former staff of Protea Hotel, Benin, Edo State, who died on March 14, 2015 while in the custody of the Nigeria Police Force, Area Command Benin, is demanding a compensation of N500 million each from the Police and Edo State Hospitals Management Board for alleged negligence and unlawful killing of the deceased.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, has cancelled all the last minute recruitment into the state civil service as well as the appointment of six first class chiefs by his predecessor, Gabriel Suswam.

Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, has described the death of Chief Matthew Dina Ganagana, a.k.a Madiga of Enekoregha Town, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State as the end of an era in Niger Delta in general and Ijaw land in particular.

OHANAEZE Youth Council, the youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned the listing by Amnesty International, of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, among those who allegedly committed extra-judicial killings in the fight against Boko Haram.