AT 9.09 a.m,yesterday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC declared the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, candidate and the incumbent governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, as winner of Saturday’s governorship election, having scored majority lawful votes of 97,833.

Ahead of the 2011 general election, the new Rivers Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mr. Austin Okojie, has said the state may get over six new constituencies if the constituency delineation exercise by the commission sails through.

Youths from the Niger Delta region, under the aegis of Niger Delta Youth Movement, NDYM, yesterday, threw their weight behind the Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, over what they described as her sincere stand on the state of the nation.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA—MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero is set to reverse the policy of his predecessor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai by bringing back to the streets of Abuja, commercial motor cycles popularly called ‘Okada’. The Minister who spoke through the Secretary, Transport Secretariat of the FCTA, Segun Awolowo […]

By Dayo Benson, Tony Edike, Vincent Ujumadu & James Ezema AWKA—DEFEATED Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in last Saturday’s election in Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC of orchestrating the rigging of the election in favour of Governor Peter Obi of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. On […]

ACTION Congress, AC, Governorship candidate in Anambra State, Dr. Chris Ngige has described last Saturday’s election, which Governor Peter Obi emerged as winner as a sham and called for its outright cancellation.

AN indigene of Okpare-Olomu in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Onoriode Efekemo, has commended the state government for the provision of street lights in some parts of the community.

ETETE com-munity in Ovia South- West Local Government of Edo State has denied its involvement in the murder of the Enogie of Ugolo community, HRH Solomon Udobor.

A group, the Egbema Political Collective Agenda, EPCA, has condemned the threat to attack Chevron’s installation in Olero flow station in Delta State.

DELTA State Board of Internal Revenue has concluded plans to begin a massive clamp-down on tax defaulters in the state.

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has congratulated the Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, on his victory at the gubernatorial election held in the state last Saturday.

At exactly 9.09 am today, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC declared the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA candidate and the incumbent governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi as the winner of Saturday governorship election having scored majority lawful votes of 97,833.

By JIDe Ajani, Dayo Benson, Tony Edike, Vincent Ujumadu Anayo Okoli, Charles Kumolu &  Emma Ovuakporie Vice President Goodluck Jonathan and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu, averted what could have turned into a major crisis with grave consequences for Saturday’s governorship election  in  Anambra State.  Sunday Vanguard can […]

*2 held for aiding, abetting the murder By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin-THE beheading of an area court judge in Kwara State by an aggrieved man after the dissolution of his  marriage to his wife by the court has drawn the ire of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ilorin Branch which condemned the murder. According to the […]

BY Michael eboh Professor Pat Utomi has faulted the actions of the Central Bank of  Nigeria (CBN) on BankPHB, disclosing that the situation in the bank was not as grave as the CBN painted it. Speaking during the Centre for Values and Leadership’s (CVL) Seventh Annual lecture, with the theme, ‘African Rising’ and launch of […]