A confident looking former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday in Switzerland gave a robust defence of his administration and stated why he would not comment on the current arms probe scandal allegedly involving his National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, and some top politicians in the country

A former university administrator, Professor Laide Abbas, has called for the immediate scrapping of the Nigeria Universities Commission, NUC, saying the Commission is killing creativity.

Alhaji Sagir Muhammad, who holds the title Waziri Ringim was the leader of defunct Arewa Peoples Congress, APC. Known as a front line General Ibrahim Babangida loyalist, Muhammad, who retired from the military as intelligence officer in the 1990’s, in this interview spoke on burning national issues.

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has advised the Federal Government to disabuse the minds of Nigerians that its crusade against corruption is not selective by re-opening the Halliburton and Siemens corruption scandals.

FORMER Commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Chief Bibopiri Ajube yesterday denied being hunted by security operatives for the bombing of pipelines in Delta State.

In the heat of the trepidation that enveloped Enugu State due to the discovery of three decomposed bodies and eight human skulls that were exhumed from a building site at Ugwuaji area of Enugu metropolis last Monday, theTricycle Riders’ Association, popularly known as “Keke Riders,” yesterday identified three of the victims in the suspected ritual killing at Ugwuaji as their members.

Evangelist Elliot Uko is the founder of Igbo Youths Movement, IYM, Deputy Secretary of the Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILT and leader of Soth-East Democratic Coalition, SEDC. In this chat with Vanguard, he disagrees with comments that the Igbo are not marginalized in Nigeria. He also backed total war against corruption and stressed that restructuring the country into fiscal federalism will ensure justice, equity, harmony and robust development

LEGAL Icon, Mr. Femi Falana, has described as baseless and laughable, the response of former Minister of Finance and Co-ordinator of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to his application to the Special Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC, to investigate allegations of crimes against humanity committed by serving and retired military officers and their civilian accomplices.

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has lambasted members of both arms of the National Assembly, accusing them of greed, impunity and corruption.

LAGOS—After about a month of relief from the traffic gridlock on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, petrol tankers, are back in full forc e, as motorists and other road users trapped in the gridlock yesterday, spent several hours in anguish.