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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, …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN on Tuesday met with leaders of commercial motorcycle riders associations and Community Development Committees in the State over the implementation of the State Traffic law as it affect operators of motorbikes, maintaining that the law is a good policy which the State will not reverse. The Governor who spoke at the Banquet Hall …

GAZA CITY — Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday reached a long-term cease-fire after seven weeks of fighting, according to officials on both sides, halting the longest, bloodiest battle either side has experienced in years — but without resolving many of the bigger issues underlying the conflict. “Israel has once again accepted an Egyptian proposal for …

The Federal Government has directed that all private and public primary and secondary schools should remain closed till 13th October, 2014 as a preventive measure against the spread of Ebola Virus Disease. The preventive measures are decisions reached in a meeting the Minister of Education held with State Commissioners of Education in Abuja on tuesday. This measure was announced by …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho.                              As part of the massive sensitization campaign in Nigeria to prevent the spread of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease the Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has held a meeting with market women in the state on precautionary measures …

The Enugu State House of Assembly has removed the state’s Deputy Governor, Sunday Onyebuchi, from office. The Assembly voted Tuesday morning to sack Mr. Onyebuchi from office. Details of the impeachment session is still sketchy but the deputy governor’s removal is believed to have been masterminded by Governor Sullivan Chime. The Assembly accused Mr. Onyebuchi  of operating a commercial poultry at …