NO fewer than 130 traditional rulers in Ondo state yesterday kicked against the composition of the state Council of Obas describing it as lopsided and non representative.

The Gospel Faith Mission International, GOFAMINT, on Saturday, dedicated nine assemblies in Region Eight, made up of Ilasamaja, Akowonjo,Abesan,Idimu, Amuwo and Egbe Districts.

When retired Senior Inspector Sylvanus Okon, 58, who hails from Akpabuyo in Cross River State, joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Recruit Constable in August 1978, he had the mind to serve his fatherland with all his might, love and strength. And so it was as he moved headlong into the job of serving his country with all his being. He was determined to flush out any ill in the society by whatever name no matter the personality involved. For those who knew Sylvanus during his active years in the Nigeria Police Force, he was an officer to behold.

Trouble started for both lovers when the receptionist at the hotel (name withheld) heard a loud cry from the room and rushed to know what the problem was when they saw the boy yelling in pain, holding his erected penis. Due to the fear that the victim might lose his life, they quickly rushed him to a nearby hospital where doctors and nurses started battling to see how they could bring the erected penis down. Saturday Vanguard gathered from a source that the boy was believed to be suffering from an overdose of sex-enhancement drugs administered on him by the woman.

However, for far too many people living in Africa, this is not the reality. Fake and substandard medicines are flooding our markets. In fact, it is estimated that up to one-third of medicines used in some parts of Africa are counterfeit and even more are of poor quality. In effect, this means many Africans have more than a 30 percent chance of getting medicines that are partially effective, completely ineffective, or downright harmful to their health. Growing up in Sierra Leone, I saw this reality all too often.

The military was very justified because looking at what was happening at that time, there were lots of crises all over the place, the situation in East, West and so on. Don’t forget that the first state of emergency ever declared in Nigeria was during democratic rule. I’m sure you know that there were lots of indiscipline in the democratic rule and civilians were going round saying to the military, do you want us to die before you do something? So the military did not just wake up and said give us power,

It would be recalled that in December 2015, NERC introduced the Multi-Year Tariff Order to come into effect on February 1, 2016. The tariffs are intended to be cost-reflective over a 10-year period. The new regime also removed fixed charges for all classes of electricity consumers in the country. Since the news broke on Monday, the fundamental question that industry watchers have been asking is whether the parliament has the constitutional or statutory power to direct the suspension of implementation of an order made by a statutory agency.

“On Saturday, February 13, 2016, some scavengers reported to one of the Aba units coordinators of IPOB that they saw some dead bodies in a borrow pit located along Aba Port Harcourt Road. The Borrow Pit was recently converted to a refuse dump by the Government of Abia State. On receiving the report on Saturday morning, the IPOB members moved to the area where they saw 13 dead bodies battered and shrank with decimating chemical substances. The 13 murdered citizens must have included those taken away alive by soldiers who were battered with gunshots. They were laid face down with their eyes tied and covered.

As Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State strives tirelessly to advance development in the state in spite of the current nation’s economic challenges, which have drastically dwindled the state’s revenue to an all-time low, it is imperative to review the in-depth of the present predicament to be able to appreciate the governor’s painstaking efforts towards good governance.

WITHIN one of the highbrow estates between Amuwo Odofin and Okota is a large expanse of land with just one modest structure with the inscription “Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Catholic Church.” Apart from the front of the building, every other part of the expansive compound is swampy, making one to wonder how parishioners cope in such an environment.

Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj has promised to do a song with his former Mo’Hits Records partner, Michael Collins Ajereh, better known as Don Jazzy.

With a place in the quarter-final of the FA Cup at stake today,

Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 apprehended Bayo Folayemi, 27, alleged to be a member of hoodlums terrorizing truck and lorry drivers along Apapa Expressway. The suspect, who lives under the bridge in Mile 2 area, was arrested after his partner, now at large, removed a wallet from their victim’s pocket.

Lagos lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Rickey Tarfa, yesterday, denied allegation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that he bribed a Federal High Court, Lagos, judge to the tune of N225,000, saying that the money was for the judge’s father-in-law’s burial.

TO forestall a peaceful relationship between themselves and their host communities, Fulani herdsmen and host communities in Ethiope West council area of the state, have signed into a peace pact.