Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin needs no introduction. The President of Women Arise for Change Initiative and also of Campaign for Democracy, she is an activist who has unarguably made her mark within and outside Nigeria.
Vista Woman had a chat with her at an event organised recently by the International Federation of Women Lawyers- FIDA, in commemoration of the Day of the African Child which is marked yearly on June 16. There she bemoaned the sorry-state of Nigerian women and children, and also expressed her optimism over the possibility of a better life.

The Action Congress of Nigeria, CAN, gubernatorial candidate in the April general elections and the immediate past deputy governor of Kano State, Mr Tijjani Gwarzo, had a taste of life outside his former heavily secured Government House, weekend, when a gang of armed robbers attacked his residence in his country home, Gwarzo, 90km south of Kano.

Two people were feared dead in the aftermath of last Wednesday rainfall in Idimu in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. Also several people in Church Street, Bilesanmi Close and some adjoining streets have relocated as some of the houses are submerged by the attendant flood.

Nigeria’s Under-23 squad, Saturday, survived a first half scare from their Ghanaian counterparts in an All Africa Games first leg qualifier at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin to triumph 3-1 and brighten their chances of qualification.

BERLIN (AFP) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he expects the women’s World Cup, which starts on Sunday, to be a ‘milestone’ in the women’s game and has promised an increase in prize funds.

NEW YORK (AFP) – Gay New Yorkers basked in the glow Saturday of a landmark decision by the state senate to legalize gay marriage, a powerful victory for rights advocates in one of the most populous and influential American states.

ARLINGTON (AFP) – Dirk Nowitzki, the German playmaker who led the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA Finals victory, carried a basketball to the pitcher’s mound Friday for his ceremonial opening pitch at a baseball game.

EUGENE (AFP) – For Justin Gatlin, whose four-year drugs ban saw him plummet from sprinting’s pinnacle to athletics wilderness, booking a World Championships berth marks a new start.

BUENOS AIRES (AFP) – For another stunning season at Barcelona even by his own exalted standards Lionel Messi undoubtedly deserves the epithet of best player in the world.

This is an extensive story, the outcome of an investigation spanning two weeks into the activities of the dreaded Boko Haram sect. With pieces of information from reporters in four states where the sect has been suspected to wreak havoc, Sunday Vanguard brings you the never before told story of Boko Haram.

Kano State Government is planning to boost the production of fish, cassava and moringa to enhance food security in the State, Gov. Rab’iu Kwankwaso, has said.

The National Association of Irele Local Government Students (NAILGOS) has vowed to put an end to illegal ferrying of diesel in Irele Local Government Area.

Standard Bank has commended the CBN Governor for his decision to lift the one year restriction on the holding period of the Certificate of Capital Importation (CCI) in the fixed income market.

The Chief Judge of Anambra, Justice Paul Obidigwe, has discharged seven inmates and granted bail to 16 others during a visit to Awka prison on Friday.

A total of 474.14 million shares valued at N2.18 billion were traded in 5,219 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday.