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THESE are really not good times for the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Though the leadership tussle between its National Chairman, Chief Victor Umeh and Chief Maxi Okwu, is still at the Supreme Court, members heaved a sigh of relief when the Court of Appeal resolved the tango in favour of Umeh. However, as Umeh settled down to put the …

The Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Mr. Yomi Ogunnusi, has said if the All Progressives Congress can present a strong presidential candidate in next year’s election, it will defeat President Goodluck Jonathan who may seek re-election. Ogunnusi, who represents Ifako/Ijaye Federal Constituency at the lower chamber of the National Assembly said the APC would do …

ABUJA—FORMER Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Minister, Malam Nasir El-Rufai and immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd), Thursday, accused each other of sponsoring the deadly Boko Haram sect that has been terrorising many parts of northern Nigeria since 2011 with over 5000 people killed. El-Rufai kick-started the accusations on his Facebook page with a post that read: …

Former member of the National Assembly, Farouk Adamu Aliyu has described President Jonathan as a weak leader who is financing the activities of the Boko Haram sect. Aliyu asked President Obama’s assistance to arrest President Goodluck Jonathan as he is allegedly working with the dreaded sect to terrorize the country. In an interview with SaharaTV, the ex lawmaker said he …

The Federal Government today confirmed that the doctor who died in a hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, actually died of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD. Disclosing this to journalists in Abuja, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said the doctor contacted the disease after treating a patient who came in contact with Patrick Sawyer, the index case of …

President Goodluck Jonathan, Thurday, voiced his frustration over identity problem which made it impossible for his administration to compensate victims of the 2011 post-election violence in many parts of Northern Nigeria. He spoke at the launching of the nation’s electronic Identity Card, e-ID, in Abuja.  It was the first time the president would explain a vexed issue for which victims …

The governorship dreams of a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, appears to have hit a bump as the Peoples Democratic Party is demanding more information from him before deciding whether to grant him and two other aspirants waivers to take part in primaries scheduled for September 6 to pick the party’s candidate for …

A nine year-old girl in the US has killed her shooting instructor by accident while being shown how to use a high-powered submachine gun. The instructor was giving the girl a lesson at a shooting range in Arizona when the recoil from the automatic fire caused her to lose control of the Uzi. Charles Vacca, 39, was shot in the …

ABEOKUTA-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo held a closed-door meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan over the problems of insecurity occasioned by Boko Haram attacks among others. The meeting was reportedly held in Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday as the two leaders reportedly examined the level of insecurity in the country. Vanguard gathered that the visit was on the invitation of President …

PARIS (AFP) – IMF chief Christine Lagarde, one of the world’s most powerful women, announced Wednesday she had been charged with “negligence” over a multi-million-euro graft case relating to her time as French finance minister. The shock announcement came a day after she was grilled for more than 15 hours by a special court in Paris that probes ministerial misconduct, …