Ado-Ekiti—A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has said that the root cause of the problems confronting the nation is the quasi-federalism the country is operating at the moment. He advocated a return to regional government to make the country recover fully from its economic and socio-political woes.

Umuchinemere Pro-credit Micro Finance Bank (UPMFB) said it has disbursed N247.72 million micro credit fund to 796 active poor people in Enugu State in the first quarter of 2016. The bank also said that the amount disbursed in the period under review was below its planned budget for disbursement, while attributing it to high cost of living that affected virtually all business activities in the country.

Mourad Laachraoui, the brother of one of the Brussels suicide bombers, has won gold at the European Taekwondo Championships and is now set to compete for Belgium at the Olympic Games in Brazil. Older brother Najim, 24, was one of two suicide bombers who blew himself up at Brussels Airport on March 22.

THE Federal Government has banned wood and charcoal exportation, following exporters’ refusal to adhere to the directive of cut-one plant-two policy.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has offered a N5 million reward to anyone with information on the whereabouts of the Rev. Fr. John Adeyi, the kidnapped Vicar General of Otukpo Catholic Diocese.

The opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, has accused Governor Olusegun Mimiko of purported plans to impose one of his key political loyalists and brother-in-law as the Vice Chancellor of the State’ s University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa.

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Football’s world governing body, FIFA, has congratulated former Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo for his service to the beautiful game, ahead of Yobo’s testimonial game coming up on Friday, 27th May 2016 in Port Harcourt.

Reigning Commonwealth Games double sprint champion Bles-sing Okagbare Ighoteg-uonor Sunday at the Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat, Morocco overcame a slow start to place second in the 100m event at the first ever IAAF Diamond League meeting on African soil.

Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori is member representing Okpe constituency in Delta State House of Assembly. He is one of the strong voices in the House and has been able to influence some projects to his area in less than one year in the legislature.

The Obaro of Kabba in Kogi State, Oba Michael Olobayo has died, aged 71 years.

Announcing the demise of the first class traditional ruler in Kabba on Sunday, the Obadofin of Oweland, Chief Mike Yusuff, said he died on May 21.

There has been unease in Delta State Labour Party, LP, since serial governorship candidate, Chief Great Ogboru, said he might collapse the structure of the party in the state, on which platform he ran for governorship in 2015, to now move same to the All Progressives Party, APC. In this chat with Sunday Vanguard, the 2015 Delta APC governorship candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, affirms that Ogboru and a former state House of Assembly Speaker, Victor Ochei, will be admitted into the party in June, but that the move does not amount to a merger.

Temel Kotil strives to run an efficient airline company. He has been instrumental to the profitability of one of the world’s leading carriers. Turkish Airlines has remained on the cutting edge in the global aviation industry as seen its emergence as ‘’Best airline in Europe” for the fifth consecutive year, based on the rating of Skytrax, an acknowledged name associated with air travel excellence.

Photos of the National Headquarters of the PDP Sealed up at the Wadata Plaza, Wide Zone 5, Abuja. Photos by Abayomi Adeshida.

Jamie Vardy spared Harry Kane’s blushes with a late winner as England edged Turkey 2-1 in their first Euro 2016 warm-up match at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium on Sunday.