He said that no matter how well catered for they were, they could never feel at home and called on the Federal Government to withdraw troops of the Joint Task Force from Ijaw communities in the areas and to pave the way for the speedy return of the displaced persons.

By Taye Obateru JOS — The order of the Plateau State Local Government Election Appeal Tribunal stopping the use of private lawyers to defend petitions arising from the last council election in the state is generating ripples in legal and political circles. Vanguard learnt that the tribunal, chaired by Justice Yargata Nimpar had ruled that […]

Abakaliki—The Association of Resident Doctors in the Ebonyi State Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, weekend, suspended their strike action. The suspension of the 11-weeks-old strike, is coming one week after nurses and other health workers in the hospital suspended the strike on June 24. Dr Ifeanyi Umoke, the President, Resident Doctors Association, said that the strike was […]

Speaking further, Umudi encouraged the youths to shun restiveness, violence, militancy, hostage taking and every other criminative acts and embrace dialogue in handling their issues, adding that the group should serve as a medium for rendering positive information on how to achieve total peace in the state in relation to the numerous programmes of the state government to positively touch the lives of the youths in the state.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Imo State Police Command has in a renewed offensive against criminals and crime in the state, arrested one Augustine Ogbonna, a 300-level law student of Anambra State University, Igbariam Campus,  native of Nkwelle in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra state, for armed robbery. Confirming this to Vanguard, the Police Public […]