STRONG indications have emerged that the battle for the slot of the vice presidential candidate ahead of the 2015 presidential election may have begun from the North-west geo- political zone of the country that presently occupies the position.

Emotions were high, there was the anticipation that at least the era of the Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP, sitting at the driver’s seat and dishing out instructions at the National Assembly was about to come to an end at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday, following the gale of defections especially that rocked the House of Representatives.

Where she was kept would stir emotion even in a stone hearted being. What came to the mind of many was why any parent would banish their own child to such a despicable solitary confinement.
The grubby dungeon, located in front of her family apartment, was built with carton board and roofing sheets ostensibly to ward off the elements and gave it the semblance of a dwelling place.
The less than four feet high structure could be mistaken for cage for dog.

Two suspects were stoned to death in Sabo, Yaba area of Lagos State after being beaten by youths for allegedly robbing a resident. The suspects allegedly attacked a 79-year-old man, Pa Thomas Emmanuel, in his McNeil Road apartment around 3.30am on Monday.

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State is among the aggrieved governors of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP. At the height of his frustration with the party, he disappointed pundits who had expected him to join his five colleagues who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, last year. In this interview, Lamido gives reasons why he cannot join the opposition but warns that the exit of Bamanga Tukur from the PDP leadership does not in any way solve the problem that is generating tension in the party.

In this concluding part of the interview with the former legal adviser to the late head of state, General Sani Abacha, Prof. Awwal Yadudu, he says the late Chief MKO Abiola won the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election but defends his incarceration by Abacha on the grounds of his self-declaration as president. Yadudu also speaks on other issues in the polity.

On Friday, Vanguard reported that the National Executive Committee of the opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) directed its members in the National Assembly to block the passing of the appropriation bill and the confirmation hearings of the president’s new cabinet nominees and service appointments to the Nigerian High Command “until the federal government halts the escalating violence in Rivers State.”

Western hysteria about President Goodluck Jonathan’s signing of the Same Sex Prohibition Act 2013 could not have come as a surprise to watchers of the strong advocacy for recognition of the rights of homosexuals euphemistically called the gay community.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights have been on the front burner of public domain in the Caucasian world

Joy Isi Bewaji joyfully wears the hat of a publicist, media entrepreneur and author. She is an all round media personality with incredible presence on TV, radio, online and print. Driven by the desire to make a mark in whatever she does, Joy presently engages in celebrity PR with the sought after showbiz personalities like Joseph Benjamin, and Tonto Dike in her portfolio. In this interview with Kehinde Ajose, she opens up on how women can make their mark, the projects she is currently working on, and many more.

While kidnapping and armed robbery seem to have reduced in Edo State suspected child defilers are on the increase in the state. As a matter of fact, out of 60 suspected criminals paraded on Tuesday by the state police commissioner, Folunso Adebanjo, 16 were suspected child defilers.

My aunt regularly raises a particular point in prayer and the first time I heard it, I was intrigued. She prays to God in a dialogue form and during one of such prayers she asked for blessings and gave thanks that God is not man; if He was she didn’t believe her prayers would be heard, after all man does little else than judge his fellow man. Blessings would undoubtedly pass most of us over if men were God. We would be judged and weighed and mercy may not count for much at all. I totally agreed; it takes a highly elevated mind to get off the seat of judgement and let mercy prevail. Judgement is the bane of humanity and it is often based on emotions that are irrational and illogical; where it is sound; it still fails to deliver any satisfaction, since no man is perfect. When we judge one, we judge all.

What is the student-teacher ratio in state schools? Can the meal subsidy buy a decent meal for the children? We have already noted that the roads constructed by the state government are substandard, which means that, ultimately, the money spent in constructing them is wasted. To worsen matters, the poor quality of governance at the executive level is replicated in the Imo state House of Assembly.

Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, Iku Baba Yeye, on Wednesday, January 14, 2014, clocked 43 years on the throne of the Alaafin of Oyo. How time flies! Time has moved at such a fast pace that one of the Yoruba most revered traditional rulers, during an interaction with Sunday Vanguard, could not understand how the feat of two scores and three that he has been on the throne was achieved. He, however, was certain that, “It is God Almighty; not by my power or effort. I give glory to Him.”

Athletes and officials participating in the 24th edition of the Nigeria Universities Games (NUGA) will be pampered with the state-of-art of the facilities in the event that will run from February 12-22 in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

The Pope, by the Papal Bull of Demarcation, divided the medieval world between Spain and Portugal. The old Benin Empire was in the sphere that belonged to Portugal. In 1485, during the reign of Oba Esigie, the Portuguese visited Benin and marveled at her ancient political organization, native technology, arts and the sophistication of her ancient economic and social enterprise. This visit developed into mutual exchange of diplomatic deals between the old Benin Empire and Portugal in almost all aspects of human interactions.