Examining the issues in the current zoning palaver of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, fresh pieces of information emerging suggest that a cataclysmic political reconfiguration of immense proportions may be shaping up. This has to do with the probability that should Hon. Aminu Tambuwal from the North West geo-political zone succeed in his quest to become Speaker of the House, zoning would have been effectively killed. But the consequences would be such that in a country where there is a very massive appetite for patronage, his speakership would create friction in the polity. This report presents the behind- the-scene intrigues at play

Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday, explained the building demolished by the state government which sparked off outry was constructed without legal backing and that it constituted security risk.

Lady of Songs, Christy Essien-Igbokwe, has chided members of the immediate past Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly for asking her to pay back an unspecified amount of money to the state government following her contract to supply printing machines to the state newspaper corporation about 12 years ago, saying that the former legislators were living in ‘’a fools paradise”.

A person who seeks to be guided must reach out to God to receive guidance. Predestination is real, but it has to be discovered in order to be actualized. Just as precious jewels are not found on the surface of the earth, so it is with divine guidance. Divine guidance is what gives direction to life. You cannot get your bearings right without it. The person that needs to access divine guidance has what to do to be led. Let us look at some of them:

Lamentation song, pure and simple. The meeting was called to examine the failure of the North to stop President Goodluck Jonathan. But for a better part of the over two hours spent at the meeting, it was all about lamentation, about what ought to have been done but which was not done, things not meant to be done but which were done.

Chief (Mrs.) Bjorg Lawal-Solarin is the current National President of Soroptimist International of Nigeria, a non-governmental service organisation comprising professional women. In a recent encounter, she shared with Vista Woman her plans for the organisation which is affiliated to the Soroptimist International of Great Britain & Ireland, and also highlighted how beneficial the organisation has been to the Nigerian society.

With the large number of supporters and well wishers that followed as he made his way to the lounge of Hotel Benizier, Asaba for a date with some political associates, it was evident that Dr. Ifeanayi Okowa is, no doubt, a man of the people. Among many compelling facts was his humane upbringing that gave him a charitable heart and an enviable stance in the heart of his people.

Governor Muhammad Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso made what some have described as history in a dramatic hand over of power from his foremost political foe, Ibrahim Shekarau.
It was the same Kwankwaso who, in 2003, handed over power to Shekarau after he stunned the bookmakers to emerge as the second governor of Kano State in this Fourth Republic.
That it was Shekarau who, last Sunday, had to hand over to Kwankwaso only goes further to confirm the vibrancy of Kano politics.
In this chat, the lion of Kano politics – as some would like to describe Kwankwaso -gives some insight into what to expect from his new administration.
Kwankwaso spoke tough.

David Anyaele’s story is better imagined than experienced. As a youth, he traveled in search of the golden fleece but ended up with rebels who amputated his hands. His pleas to spare his life and take possession of his valuable materials yielded no result. David writhed in pains as his hands were amputated and, today, he is left to suffer his fate alone.

An ardent follower of activities of the legislature at State level in Nigeria would not find it difficult to establish the true character of its members. Events since the return of democracy in 1999 have shown that a typical member of a State House of Assembly operates essentially as a dubious person. In this article, we shall concentrate on three areas. The first is the legislator as a Tout.