The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has since 2011 established for itself; certain constant canons of behaviour which Nigerians need to appreciate whenever they seek to participate in an election in the country. One of them is that no matter the election; be it nationwide or in only one state or indeed in just a single constituency, election personnel and materials must arrive late for the event. The present INEC opened its tenure with it in April 2011 when it postponed the National Assembly elections because of late arrival of materials. Since then, that principle of lateness “due logistics reasons” has become part and parcel of INEC just the same way, our airlines run permanently delayed flights “due operational reasons”.

It is no doubt that there is need for a dialogue on the way forward for Nigeria but, as much as the idea of conference is widely accepted, some Nigerians don’t believe in the arrangement. In these interviews with renown lawyer and activist, Prof Itse Sagay, SAN, and Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, opinions differ on the whole arrangement and essence of the dialogue. Sagay speaks first.

The sun uncharacteristically rose early in Calabar on Tuesday 12th of November 2013 even as there was a torrential down pour the previous night. The early sunrise kept the temperature in the city warm and sultry that morning. The simmering weather was enough to deter anyone accustomed to the comfort of a cool and soothing environment out of the streets, but not so for Mrs Obioma Imoke, wife of Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor.

Ignorance can be powerful, very powerful, especially when it is borne out of sincerity. Ignorance is a state of “not knowing” – not knowing that what you believed you knew so well is known in breach. The move to pursue this belief sometimes leads to fanaticism. Fanaticism itself is described as a “wild and often dangerous enthusiasm, especially in politics or religion”.

A calamitous mistake by Southampton goalkeeper Artur Boruc set Arsenal en route to a 2-0 victory that sent the Premier League leaders four points clear on Saturday.

Do people shape society or does society shape people? This is the question of the century and my answer is as follows. The sheer power of vision, creativity and strength that the human mind harbours and is capable of harnessing is truly remarkable. If properly channeled and developed it does not only have the potential of shaping sociey but it can also change it and alter destinies.

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, National Executive Committee weekend met in Kano. The secret meeting Vanguard gathered lasted from Friday night to the Saturday morning.

IGUOMON situated along the Benin- Agbor- Asaba highway is one of the communities in Uhunmwonde local government area of Edo State. The community enjoyed peaceful co-existence with its Ikhuenbo, Amufi and Ikhueniro neighbours until 1985 when Ikhuenbo community allegedly trespassed into its land following a road construction.

A housewife, Caroline Omoseebi, testified before an Alakuko Customary Court that her husband, Ayemisan, wanted to use her for money ritual. According to her, the husband took her pants to a herbalist in pursuit of the money ritual and also joined a secret cult. Caroline said they got married 44 years ago, and have seven grown up children. She said they lived in harmony until some years ago when their relationship went sour.

Mr. Folorunso Egbedokun,a policeman, told an Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court that he saw a bag full of fetish substances in the wardrobe of his wife, Mrs. Risikat Egbedokun, who did not give him peace of mind. ”One day, I went into her wardrobe and I saw a bag full of fetish substances. When I asked her who owned them, she begged me not to tell anybody”, the husband said.

Mr. Samson Adekunle, 60, says his marriage of 43 years crashed following his wife’s complaint of his poor attitude to sex that prompted her moving out of his house.

A housewife, Tayo Afolabi, yesterday,  urged an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court to dissolve her six-year-old marriage to Folorunso, for alleged battery.

A partially deaf woman, Mrs. Toyin Ola, told an Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court that his husband, Mr. Lanre Ola, made life difficult for her.The 35-year-old hairdresser said constant beating she received from her hubby made her deaf. “We lived together for five years without a child consequent upon which Lanre abandoned me in his house.

CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer, Professor Itse Sagay (SAN) has said that institutional failure of the state to bring murderers to justice has given rise to impunity.

Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa has approved the appointment of Prof. Abdullahi  Ribadu as the Vice-Chancellor of the newly established Jigawa State University, Kafin Hausa.