Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has issued a query laden with an ultimatum to Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, in some southern states of Nigeria. This is not unconnected with the failed attempt by some individuals at the Commission, who misled its Chairman, to create additional 30,000 Polling Units, PUs, which were then shared in a most bizarre manner, giving the North over 21,000 and allocating a little over 8,000 to the entire South of Nigeria. A copy of the query, in the possession of Sunday Vanguard, is seething with rage. Issued on November 11, 2014 – the day the Commission bowed to national pressure on the lopsided allocation of the PUs – it was signed by Jega himself.

It is not always easy for people, especially those at the helm of affairs like president, governors, senators, ministers, commissioners and many others to discuss their private lives particularly their families.

Armed with awful memories of growing up in Nigeria as an orphan despite being a princess, Genevieve Ikenchuckwu, second child of the late Obi of Agbor Kingdom, Obi Ikenchukwu I, has decided to return home. Genevieve, who has since 1999 found succour in the UK, is coming back to Nigeria solely to rescue vulnerable orphans and victims of abuse on the platform of the Obi Ikenchukwu Foundation which she is floating in memory of the late Obi and his queen, Grace.

It was never imagined that two schools could be targeted by bombers within two days in Niger State , but it happened.

The first was a tertiary institution – Federal College of Education, Kontagora – while the other was Maryam Babangida Science College named after a former first lady, Maryam Babangida, by the government of Dr. Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu. Two bombers were involved. That of the Federal College of Education, Kontagora was perpetrated by a female and the mission was accomplished but with low casualty while that of Minna by a male was aborted.

Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Rahman Mimiko, has received commendations for what has been described as his timely and strategic intervention in running governance since his inception into office since February 24, 2009.