It was a whimsical dismissal of the invitation! The leadership of Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, had sent words to Governor Magartakda Wamako of Sokoto State to appear before it. The governor, seeking counsel from well-informed stakeholders in the anti-corruption war in the country, was advised to ignore the invitation. The governor acted in like manner based on the counsel.Nothing has happened! And, nothing may happen! The information at the disposal of Sunday Vanguard is as unbelievable as it is ridiculous. But the pieces of information are true, very true.

It was a desperate move! Matthew Okikiolakan Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo, former President and Commander-in-Chief, knows an opportunity when he sees one. Just smarting from the well-rounded criticism that greeted his misplaced enthusiasm on the issue of zoning, a matter which saw his party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, kissing the dust of disapproval brought about by members of the House of Representatives, Obasanjo, indeed, sat back to re-assess the basis of his sense of statesmanship and importance. This, especially at a time when he appeared to be burning bridges of national relevance in a nation of competing interests.

Following the unending blood-letting in Plateau State which heightened in the last two weeks resulting in the killings of women, children and men, climaxed by last Sunday evening’s twin blasts at the junction to West of Mines, President Goodluck Jonathan had directed Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Marshal Oluseyi Petirin, to take charge of security in the state.

August 28, 2011 is a date that will hardly be forgotten by Elder Tes Sorae, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state. Elder Sorae who also is the chairman of Tomline Engineering Company, went to church in company of his first wife, Bridget, two female house helps, a driver and two police orderlies.

For many years now, there have increasing cases of Nigerians’ illegal migration to Europe via the desert as victims of human trafficking and sex slavery.

As America rekindles the spirit of Americanism and the resurrection of a spirit that was almost killed 10 years ago today, Nigeria’s version of such which is the Jos crisis rekindles nothing but nightmare.

This is a story of the global onslaught against terrorist activities in the last 10 years. It is the story of how the United States of America and Nigeria are contending with the deadly acts of terrorists. Are these two countries succeeding? What lessons can be learnt from the American approach, as today marks the 10th anniversary of the bringing down of the Twin Towers, the World Trade Centre buildings in New York City.

It was a beautiful Tuesday, said Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York. It was actually a day for the primaries preparatory to picking a candidate for that office and Guiliani lapped it up. “It was a beautiful day, the sky was blue”, he said in an interview broadcast on National Geographic channel last week. But that was the day the world changed.

Boko Haram has, no doubt, demonstrated its capacity to inflict pain on the people of some northern states.The innocent citizens of Maiduguri, Borno State, have been the worst hit. Here are a few of the group’s recent exploits in the destruction of lives and property, as well as a long list of earlier incidents.

What would have been a fitting and befitting retirement for Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu, is unfortunately, becoming pantomime. After 44 years in the legal service, leaving behind a crisis-ridden judiciary at a time when the building blocks of democracy are still being put in place, as the Chief Justice, may not reflect the true essence of Katsina-Alu. However, confronted with contemporary realities, as late as his insistence to swear-in 30 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, 48 hours ago, only presents Katsina-Alu as an individual who is set in his own way.