The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC vowed yesterday not to go back to Rivers State for the conclusion of the State and National Assembly election re-run held on March 19 saying it was not in a hurry to again risk the lives of its personnel, stakeholders and other partners.

Parents of two female undergraduates of Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, who mysteriously disappeared from school on February 6, 2016, without trace have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the police authorities to help locate the whereabout of their daughters and ensure their safe return.

Vanguard entertainment reporters, in this unusual edition pass their judgments on the debut effort of an upcoming musical act, Jolomi Amuka, known as Anonymous.

AHEAD of the April 23 local government elections in Ondo state, seventeen political parties have signified their intention to participate in the election.

THE National Youth Service Corps has assured that the family of Corps member, Okonta Dumebi Samuel, who was killed by unknown gunmen in Rivers State, would not be abandoned.

Rt. Hon. Raphael Muojeke, a legal luminary and first republic parliamentarian is dead. He died at the age of 92. He hailed from Adazi-Enu community in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra state.

Since 1985, polio eradication has been Rotary’s flagship project, with members donating time and money to help immunise more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. Rotary’s chief role is fundraising, advocacy, raising awareness and mobilizing volunteers. Dr. Tunji Funsho, the Rotary National PolioPlus Chair of Nigeria, wrote the accompanying piece, following the Ministerial Conference on Immunization in Africa hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

17-year-old Roda Timothy, was full of expectations when she left her home state in Plateau for Lagos, last year. She had hoped to secure employment, earn a decent living and be in a position to help her family back home.

THREE groups under the aegis of Arewa Youth Alliance (AYA), Concerned Human Rights (CHR) and Vote for Service Initiative (VSI) have urged President Mohammadu Buhari not to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State following last week’s re-run election in the state that was characterized by violence.

PROF. hike Anibeze has been elected the National President of the Society of Experimental and Clinical Anatomists of Nigeria, SECAN. He was elected at the Annual General Meeting, AGM, of the National body of Anatomists, held recently in Abraka, Delta State.