Super Eagles   striker, Orion Ighalo has said he prefers not to score against Zambia as long as Nigeria qualifies for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Saturday

Judiciary workers in Enugu State under the auspices of Judiciary Workers Union, JUSUN, have thrown their support behind the re-election of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, declaring that “come 2019, there is no vacancy in Lion Building, Enugu.”

ASABA—AHEAD of the Delta State Local Government elections slated for January 6,  2018, a chairmanship aspirant in Udu Local Government Area of the state, Chief Brown Jite, has promised to key into the SMART agenda of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, if elected the council chairman.

FC Ifeanyi Ubah goalkeeper and captain, Ikechukwu Ezenwa has vowed his readiness to prove himself again if given the nod to start in tomorrow’s decisive FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifying game with Zambia tomorrow at the Godswill Akpabio stadium, here in Uyo.

Uruguay were left waiting to confirm their 2018 World Cup qualification on Thursday after being held to a 0-0 by Venezuela.

Owerri—Imo State House of Assembly has called on managers of banking institutions in the state to quickly address the incessant long queues experienced by bank customers while trying to use the Automated Teller Machines, ATMs.

ABA— National President of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP,  Mr Yusuf Usman Dutse, has called for the adequate funding of state polytechnics to ensure staff welfare and production of quality graduates.

UMUAHIA—PRESIDENT-GENERAL of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, explained yesterday that  the agitation for the restoration of Biafra is not Igbo agenda, noting that the restructuring of the polity is and remains the position of Ndigbo in the ongoing debate about the future of the country.

A presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Charles Udeogaranya, yesterday, said Nigeria must be handled in a way and manner that the country will fulfil her destiny among the citizenry and in the comity of nations, adding that the destiny of Nigeria is bigger than that of any individual or sect.

Vanguard with some select journalists engaged the chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Barr. Abdullah Mukhtar Muhammad, in a chat in his Makkah office, on the entire hajj operations. From the preparation to airlifting of pilgrims as well as their welfare and return to the country with a peep into the expectations in 2018 hajj fare among other issues. Enjoy the excerpt.