THERE is tension in Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State, after fire razed part of the secretariat building of the council few hours after 10 councillors passed a vote of no confidence on the chairman, Mr Sam Oboh

Super Eagles look forward to another victory when they take on the Red Lions of Luxembourg at the Stade Josy Barthel today.

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has named a six-man team for the 2016 ITF World Junior Davis Cup and World Team Tennis Junior Championships holding June 3rd – 10th in Tunis, Tunisia.

PORT HARCOURT—Members of Greenlanders, a cult group, reportedly invaded Ibaa community, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Sunday, killing six people and injuring many others. Meanwhile, about four persons were reportedly shot dead in Odhuaje community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state by unknown gunmen yesterday. On the Ibaa community invasion, Vanguard learned that it was a reprisal attack against its rival cult group, The Icelanders.

Ado-Ekiti—Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti Statehas said the alleged plot by the Federal Government to prevent him from travelling abroad was inherently unconstitutional and dictatorial. Miffed at the development, Fayose said; “Under the federal system of government, State governors are not appendages of the President and as a leading opposition figure in Nigeria, he cannot be cowed by President Mohammadu Buhari and his agents.”

ABUJA—One year after he became the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has said he was still shocked at how former President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat in the March 28, 2015, presidential elections and handed over the reins of power to him. The President said it was such an incredible development that a man who had occupied various political offices as a deputy governor, governor, vice president and president could easily relinquish power to the opposition party, adding that Jonathan had by this gesture, distinguished himself as generous and gracious man.

Nigeria has lost N12.566 billion in one month due to petroleum products theft and vandalisation of the facilities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

Striking workers in Ekiti State have been urged to sheathe their sword and show understanding with Governor Ayodele Fayose as their colleagues in other states of the federation have done.

The Enugu State Government,Monday,assured 153 disengaged staff of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology,ESUT,of full payment of outstanding salaries and other entitlements, owed by the University.

The kidnappers forced the don, who had some health challenges to march with four other kidnap victims from Eku to Agbarho on foot, along an abandoned Federal Government railway line project to their hideaway located in the heart of Orhokpokpo –Agbarho forest from 10.00p.m. to 5.00a.m. under torture. The fragmentary railway track, which runs from Abraka-Agbarho through Eku, linking Warri to Ajaokuta in Kogi State, according to our findings, had become a safe conduit for kidnappers in the area to transport victims to their hidey-holes.