Two-time governor of old Bendel state and former Chairman of the defunct National Sports Commission, NSC Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia turns 84 years old today.

There is tension in Omoku Town, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State following the murder of a member of a vigilante group in the area by unknown gunmen.

Four Commissioners Head of Service, Mr Rufus Godwin and the Special Adviser on Lands, suspended barely a month ago by Governor Nyesom Wike have been recalled. A statement announcing their suspension on August 31 had said it was for three months.

THE Edo state Government has admonished Governor Nyesom Nwike of Rivers State to channel his energy in the payment of the backlog of salaries owed to Rivers workers rather than lavish the slim resources on the governorship candidate of the PDP in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

I told you the U.S. presidential elections are not over, folks. With 51 days to go, it’s a thriller in Yankee land. Just when it appeared Hillary Clinton had floored Trump, he roared back like Smoking Joe Frazier, bobbing, weaving and hitting Clinton pretty hard. As of Thursday, Trump had overtaken Hillary in three key battleground states – Ohio, Florida and Nevada.

Shooting Stars coach Gbenga Ogunbote has said officials are still begging the players, who embarked on a pay strike this week, to agree to travel for today’s NPFL clash at Warri Wolves.

National Chairman of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, Sir Simeon Abanulor, yesterday said the Association had no plan to embark on strike as reported in some dailies.

The management of the Federal Road safety Corps, FRSC, has approved a major redeployment of its personnel, which affected 32 senior officers comprising two Deputy Corps Marshals, seven Assistant Corps Marshals, 13 Corps Commanders and 10 Deputy Corps Commanders.

World football governing body, FIFA, has appointed Egyptian Ghead Grisha as referee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between the Chipolopolo and Super Eagles in Ndola on Sunday, October, 9 2016.

In a unanimous decision, Nigeria’s governors on Friday backed measures being adopted by President Muhammadu Buhari to bail the economy out of recession and give Nigerians a new lease of life. The governor’s decision came a day after a crucial retreat for ministers and top government officials steering the economy and a number of suggestions coming out of the parley.

As the enforcement of speed limiter on commercial vehicles begins on October 1, 2016, barely two weeks from today, Saturday Vanguard takes a look at the profiles of the 16 companies selected by the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, to provide the services to Nigerians.

CONCERNED about Vanguard’s special report on the proposed introduction of Speed Limiter Device by the Federal Government, the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has said that the decision to introduce the device was not informed by monetary reasons. It said the move became necessary given that over 50 percent of road crashes in Nigeria, were caused by over speeding which will be reduced by the enforcement of the device in the country come October 1, 2016.

The decision of the Bayelsa State Police Command to arraign fifty-eight suspected cultists at the State High Court on two count charges of conspiracy and membership of a cult group in the state yesterday almost sparked off protest.

As the days keep ticking away before the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier between Chipolopolo and Eagles in Ndola on October 9, acting Zambian coach has admitted that the the opening match with the 2013 champions will be a daunting one.

FORMER Minister of Health and Social Services, Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi yesterday recalled how the wife of the founder of Punch Nigeria Limited, Mrs Florence Jadesola Aboderin facilitated the success of the housing scheme of the first civilian governor in Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande in the 80’s.