Honourable Kolawole Gabriel Babatunde represents Akoko Southeast and Southwest in the House of Representatives. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, he says for peace to return to the House, the warring factions should shift ground. He also believes the current Boko Haram onslaught will fizzle out with time as President Muhammadu Buhari puts in place measures to confront it even as he says the president did not promise to perform magic to get rid of the terror group.

When Sunday Vanguard published that some emirs were piling pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint his alleged god-daughter, Hajia Amina Bala Zakari, as replacement for Attahiru Jega, the then outgoing Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, it sounded like a fairy tale.

“A problem shared is half solved”. This is a popular statement, but does it bring immediate solution?

The Itsekiris in Ikpba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State have denied any alleged marginalisation of the tribe by the state government saying they have benefited tremendously from projects executed by the state government.

Nigeria’s participation in the IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia has been dealt a blow by the Brazilian embassy in Lagos.

Nigerians on March 28 went to the poll to elect their representatives in the National Assembly. It was expected that the representatives will give good account of themselves and ensure that the dividends of democracy get down to the various constituencies in the country.

Frank Cohen is the President of SAP for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He was in Nigeria recently to evangelize potentials of SAP African Code Week aimed to train kids on software coding. According to him, SAP in the initiative will train 20,000 youths across eleven countries in Africa by the end of the programme

A housewife is seeking divorce on the grounds that her husband put her life in danger. Mrs. Amaka Otuonyeandinma told Ojo Customary Court Grade A that the husband, George, whom she had shown so much love was claiming she was a bad wife.

Nkerefi in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State was, Friday night, thrown into mourning as gunmen struck, killing the traditional ruler of Isienu Amofu, Igwe Peter Onuoha, and three others. The other victims were identified as Ejike Udeme Uzor, Evelyn Udeme Uzor and Daniel Ogbu.

The receipt and recognition of popular participation in governance, being elective or on the basis of appointment is the hallmark of true democracy and anything short of that could be best described as an attempt to dent the principle of natural justice in a democratic setting.

The people of South-East are worried – that the geo-political zone, which was the epicenter of destruction and massive killings during the civil war – will be at risk with the transfer of Boko Haram detainees to Ekwulobia Prison in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. That worry may not be much ado about nothing.

Kehinde Adegbite, popularly known as Mallam Yankee, is the Chairman, Bank Club, Abuja and CEO, Yankee Entertainment. Speaking with Vanguard’s Entertainment Editor, Ayo Onikoyi on the state of showbiz and nightlife in Abuja, Mallam Yankee opined that the seat of government was drawing very close to the zenith, especially with the growing awareness among the public who now watch out for attractive events to ease off their stress. Yankee said entertainment in Abuja was drawing close to equal that of Lagos or possibly take over from Lagos.

With an unalloyed and total commitment to serving his people spanning over decades through his highly esteem position of honour and responsibility without blemish, as well as maintaining high record of integrity, and untainted rectitude, the Delta State Governor Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, a trained medical Doctor and astute politician, no doubt, has demonstrated true spirit of leadership to the people of Delta State.

Suddenly, the possibility that we might be having probes conducted is already inducing many politicians and their associates from speaking from the two sides of their mouths at once. President Buhari, APC, announces that he will probe former government, PDP, and some people call it a witch-hunt. I partly agree if the probe instituted does not start from 1999. From that era, we have $13-16 billion spent on power supply improvement which failed to occur. The newly-elected Governor Wike, PDP, of Rivers State, announced he will probe former Governor Amechi, APC, and somebody calls it witch-hunt.

Last Wednesday, the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ campaigners visited President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. After watching the report on national television of how the team was personally received by President Buhari, what immediately went through my mind was the saying that everything that has a plus has its minus and vice versa.