Many Nigerians are of the opinion that the Post University Tertiary Matriculation Examination, (Post-UTME) has come to stay.

Preliminary report on the Dana plane that crashed on 3rd June 2012 at Iju-Ishaga, Lagos released yesterday by the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, said that the Captain tried starting the failed two engines mid-air when the engines packed up and after several failed attempt ‘’the Capt informed the Flight Officer, FO, “we just lost everything, we lost an engine. I lost both engines”.

AN obstacle clear limitation plan would specify the maximum heights of objects around airport. A survey of the airports based on the pre-established plan identify buildings, communications masts and other objects that may come up due to urban development and natural phenomenona.

IN 2006, after the Sosoliso air crash in Port Harcourt which claimed the lives of 61 secondary school children on holidays from Abuja, the Obasanjo government appointed high powered Air Vice Marshal Paul Dike (rtd) inquiry. Many of the task force’s recommendations were implemented and brought temporary sanity to our air space. It virtually stopped the almost regular air disasters until the horrible Dana Air crash of June 3.

The first part of this special report was published yesterday.
PUPILS, church sacked: Vanguard gathered that pupils of the community’s primary school sacked from their classrooms by ocean surge, long ago, are using the town hall as makeshift classroom. The former location of the primary school is now an ocean.

OGHEYE threatened by sea incursion: OGHEGHE, a riverside oil community in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State used to be a burstling neighborhood, some years ago, with a large population of Itsekiris and Ilajes from Ondo State, engaged principally in fishing business, but in the present day, it is a silhouette of itself.

This is a review of sorts of Alhaji Tanko Yakasai’s autobiography, a second part, due for launch on Tuesday. It is interesting, engaging and revealing.

Some of members of the House of Representatives have expressed displeasure over the embarrassing dimension the bribery scandal involving the former Chairman of the House’s Adhoc Committee on Petroleum Subsidy Regime Farouk Lawan assumed last Tuesday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, arguably the nation’s most prominent and most recognizable agency in the fight against wanton graft and economic crimes sure has its hands full.

Nigeria has one of the fastest growing population not only in Africa, but also in the world, with an average growth rate of over 3%.

When the last Wednesday downpour began, residents in Lagos and Ogun states were gripped in palpable fear. The almost 24-hour rain which recorded in its wake colossal lose of properties, submerged communities and displaced persons. Saturday Vanguard team reports that vestiges of its aftermath populate the affected areas like sand dunes in the Sahara desert.

Imported petroleum products are distributed through a combination of vessel discharges, pipeline throughputs to depots and truck movements to (filling) stations

Is Nigeria getting more crowded? Perhaps, President Jonathan feels the growing population is a challenge that must be checked.

In this concluding part, the “generalissimo” announces intention to find solution to the Boko Haram menace.

THE revision of the eligibility criteria for oil marketing and trading companies in the PSF guidelines by PPPRA amended the requirement for the proof of ownership of storage facilities with a minimum storage capacity of 5,000MT for the particular product to include a valid throughput agreement of storage facility with a minimum storage capacity of 5,000MT for the particular product.