VANGUARD Newspapers, in collaboration with the Centre for Black Arts and Civilization, CBAAC, UNICEF and the First Lady of Lagos State, Mrs. Abimbola Fashola, host a two-day Parenting Summit in commemoration of the 2011 International Day of the African Child.

The National Think Tank, a non-partisan, capacity building forum for thematic research, in collaboration with the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Strategy, is organizing a round table conference designed to chart an agenda for President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

The peace of Biogbolo, a Yenagoa suburb in Bayelsa State, was, yesterday, shattered when unknown gunmen invaded the area and shot dead ex-militant leader ‘Commander’ Ebi Albert and his driver.

THE Isoko Elite Group, yesterday,decried the refusal of the Delta State governor to support an Isoko for the position of deputy speaker of the state House of Assembly.

Armed robbers yesterday attacked the branch of a first generation bank in Misau Local Government area of Bauchi State shooting one policeman and three civilians, but no life was lost in the incident

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State played host to his Kano State counterpart, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso, with an assertion that the kind of partnership which the visit engenders should be forged across the 36 states of the federation.

Following the Super Eagles disappointing 2-2 draw with Ethiopia last weekend in Addis Ababa, former Nigeria Cycling Federation president, Rev. Moses Iloh has stated that Nigeria’s chance to qualify for the Nations Cup billed for Gabon/Guinea next year is very uncertain.

Prof. Omo Omoruyi, former Director General of the defunct Center for Democratic Studies (CDS), celebrated his 73 birthday, last weekend, in Benin City. The occasion turned emotional when he told the story of his battle with cancer in the past four years. In this interview,, the prof. of political science discloses how he would want to be buried.

Every midyear this ghost walks our land, silent but pregnant with potential speeches, hopeless-seeming yet imbued with hopeful expectations. Attired in white, he derides our dark-clad clime, darkened and bloodied by blood and graft, shaking his head once in a while, obviously pondering on what might have been had situations been different.

The cashless policy which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says begins in June 2012 but has now been brought forward to start in Lagos in December 2011 has been endorsed by the World Bank But while some financial experts insist that the new policy limiting withdrawals by individuals to N150,000 and corporate organisations to N1million per day

If your gen-set is off, it must have been turned off on account of overwork or because you can no longer afford the N170+ price of diesel – when you can find it. And if your wife is missing, have no fear. She has not abandoned the home. She is probably out there in search of elusive kerosene. Welcome to fresh air. We asked for it –including the NLC.

So far, so good. We’re saying the right things. From the highest in the land to the lowest, and with one voice, we’re all clamouring for a change in all areas of governance, and thus, in our lives.

The 1999 Constitution, on page 15, contains the blatant falsehood that “we, the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…do hereby make and give ourselves the following constitution.” It has many provisions that make Nigeria a distorted federation. For instance, it gives too much executive and legislative power and financial resources to the Federal Government. Again, the Presidential system it stipulates is very expensive to operate.

By the last count, Mr. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal had garnered more than enough votes to emerge the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Tambuwal had polled 252 of the 360 votes to beat the party’s favourite, Mulikat Akande-Adeola. Ms. Akande-Adeola had gone into the chambers of the House that morning with the firm backing of the PDP leadership which had zoned the Speaker’s job to the South-West in line with the party’s zoning policy.

Most men think they’re great in bed”, observed Jane, a marriage counsellor.

“But much as we love our men, a five minute quickie before lights out really doesn’t get the earth moving! It’s not that they lack enthusiasm. They’re just being typical male – always ready for action. The problem is their technique – most of them don’t have any. Foreplay is clumsy and hurried, and as for the sex, it’s always wham, barn, was that it?!