Plateau State Governor, Mr. Jonah Jang, has appointed three judges to fill vacancies in the state judiciary and replace those sacked on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council. Jang had on March 5 sacked Justice Thomas Naron, who was indicted by NJC over his handling of the controversial Osun State governorship election petition…

A network of Islamic organizations led by Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has urged the Federal Government to look beyond declaration of state of emergency in tackling the security challenges facing the country. It said holistic measure at resolving some other grey areas regarding the socio-economic segments of Nigerian public life was more imperative.

The former prime minister plans to challenge President Kagame and the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front. Read more …

JETHRO IBILEKE/OgidiProf. Chinua Achebe, the late Nigerian literary icon was buried this afternoon at his country home in Ogidi, headquarters of Idemili North local government area of Anambra state in a blaze of glory.Leading hundreds of dignitaries from all over the world to bid Achebe final goodbye was President…

Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday said seven of the suspected killers of the former Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Chinwike Asadu, have been arrested and arraigned before a competent court in Enugu. He also said that the seven suspects arrested in connection with the murder have …

Former Head of State and Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progresive Change (CPC) in the last general elections, Muhammadu Buhari, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office for…

By Henry Umoru ABUJA- AHEAD of debates on the declaration of State of Emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states by President Goodluck Jonathan today,  senators from the north under the aegis, Northern Senators Forum  were yesterday locked in a marathon meeting. Vanguard gathered that the meeting which started at 8.55pm yesterday took

Investment of the 1 billion dollar Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) will start in June, Mr Uche Orji, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), has sid.Orji, who disclosed his at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, said the board of directors, inaugurated seven months ago, had approved the investment allocation formula for…

Rescue workers raced against time and darkness Monday night looking for survivors after a powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City, leveling homes and leaving at least 51 people dead. At least 20 of the dead were children, including at least seven from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, which lay directly in the path of the monster storm’…

The statement reads” “President Obama and the First Lady look forward to traveling to Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania from June 26 – July 3