IT was during the peace mediation organised by erstwhile Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori in respect of the 2005/2006 Ijaw/Itsekiri conflict in the creeks and Warri, that Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, then the SSG publicly disclosed his intention to vie for the governorship position of the state after denials and suppressions of rumour mill leaks.

Let me explain the aforesaid by briefly returning to section 145 of the Nigerian Constitution. Provisions were made outlining what should be done if the president becomes incapacitated or otherwise unable to fulfill presidential duties for an extended period of time.

By Olu  Oma-Williams WHEN the Vanguard media parley abruptly adjourned because of inhospitable bomblast by “MEND” at the venue in Warri (Tuesday March 16, 2010), participants returned home threatened and dejected. Today, I congratulate the efforts of the organisers and all out there, and urge them not to be cowed but continue in their zest […]

EVEN the Bible is unmistaken about it. Should the foundation be faulty, the house- obviously cannot stand. For genuine observers of events at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), whatever is playing out now, especially as it concerns its leadership was long in coming

Country Manager, Microsoft Anglophone West Africa The Web is a very different place compared to its humble beginnings in 1989. Over the last 20 years, the Internet has become accessible on everything from a computer to a wristwatch and the amount of information, entertainment and multimedia available online has taken on staggering proportions.

IN March 1998, Archbishop Benson Idahosa, the flambouyant founder of
Church of God Mission International Incorporated died and left his wife,
Margaret Idahosa and four children behind.

The so-called Universal Basic Education (UBE) has not made any meaningful impact on the social and economic upliftment of the pupils and students. Rather the public funds in addition to that from donor agencies have been flowing into the private bank accounts of top officials and political appointees in the Federal Ministry of Education and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).

The real winners are Anambra State and Nigeria. The honest among us will confess to the premonition that February 6 would initiate a season of bloodbath. It didn’t happen. The event passed off peacefully for which some credit must also go to Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

Eyo is unarguably the biggest cultural festival in Lagos . To say that Lagosians relish the annual festival is to say the obvious. But this week, bigger cultural festival is currently holding in Lagos . The festival is taking on international dimension and so the focus of cultural minded people around the world which presently be shifted to Lagos as it hosts the Black Heritage Festival.

IKEJI Arondizuogu had always been, for its people, a very invigorating annual festival. So thrilling was it that neighbouring towns and villages had looked forward to it as the occasion for mending fences and sharing fun with their Arondizuogu friends and associates. The mere mention of Ikeji conjured a spirit of oneness and unity in a very special way.

AS the 2011 election year draws near, political forces are beginning to realign positions and strategies in a bid of not only clinching their dream political positions, but also to continue to asserting their relevance before the voting electorate, and in all the political configurations.

THE people of Edo State now see that their taxes are working for them as the entire state has become a big construction site and everybody is happy, except the critics who never see anything good from their opponents for political reasons.

THE recent dismal performance of our students nationwide in the NECO exams results is a climax of the continued decay in our educational system in this country. We have all the human and material resources to do better, but leadership failure remains the bane of growth and development in our education sector.

A new Executive Council of the Federation, EXCOF, may be reconstituted this week following last week’s Senate screening and approval of the nominees sent by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan.

I WILL begin this piece by telling a simple story. The dramatis personae, is a self- acclaimed principal actress (not in Nollywood). She doubles as a traditional ruler’s wife. By all human standards, she is a comfortable woman. She is in a well paid job. She has children who are holding their own in varying fields of endeavour. What I will stoutly resist is disclosing her name.