The question on the lips of every one who visited the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Panti last week, on sighting one Blessing Eke, was, what could have warranted her snuffing life out of a baby who did not beg to come to the world?

For a greater part of last year, the crime in vogue was kidnapping of wealthy individuals for ransom. This came on the heels of armed militancy in the Niger Delta region of the country. Oil workers were kidnapped by the militants and were only released when huge sums of money were paid by their employers or relations.

A 35-year -old man, Sa’idu Mato who hails from Dauran village in Zurmi local government Area of Zamfara state, was found lifeless and hung on a tree in the early hours of Wednesday at More in Kware local government of Sokoto state.

The unfortunate thing about your plight is that the accident happened before the law came into effect. If not, it will not have been too much of a headache to you or anybody else.”

A TEXTBOOK on the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders has been launched to motivate medical students, resident doctors in paediatrics and family doctors on the art and science of dermatology.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has administered the oath of office on Princess Ekiuwa lnneh as the new Head of Service of the state urging her to contribute her quota to the advancement of the state Civil Service.

COALITION for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa has praised the arrest of former Chairman of the Edo State Task Force on Environment, Major Lawrence Loye (rtd) for unlawful demolition of houses in Benin City.

After his last solo exhibition titled Nigeria and Beyond which featured a historic political documentation of the heroes of Nigeria and other countries in the world in 2009, painter and the palette knife master , Oyerinde Olotu, who is one of those that believes that people’s future is usually guarded by its past is back with another solo exhibition tagged Cities, People and Countryside – Travels with an Artists Eye .

PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has threatened to join forces with other unions to ensure full implementation of the N18.000 new minimum.

Max Air, one of the official airlines licensed by National Hajj Commission for 2011 Hajj operations has deployed four Boeing aircraft for the exercise.

ALMAGALMATED Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, AUPCTRE, has blamed states for the wave of industrial unrest over the N18.000 new minimum wage in most states, lamenting that the industrial action is avoidable.

Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Edo State, has urged factional leaders in the crisis rocking the party over the issue of the deputy governorship ticket to sheathe their sword and allow for the amicable settlement of the issues.

NOK culture is a culture which provides evidence of the earliest ancient civilization of Nigeria. Nok culture is named after the city, Nok in the present Kaduna State where the first finds or objects or cultural artifacts were excavated by archaeologists in 1929.

DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has asked traditional rulers to be involved in monitoring of contractors handling government projects in their domain with a view to checking the excesses of contractors, who collect money and fail to execute the projects.

Rectors from 40 Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in the country attended the 123rd regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in Nigeria (COHEADS), held at Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, from 20th-23rd September, 2011.