The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, yesterday joined other Nigerians to mourn the late former Military Governor of old Kaduna State, Group Captain Usman Jibrin (rtd) who passed on recently in his home, Nasarawa State.

Lagos State chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has described as kindergarten, insincere, primitive and bad politics, the statement credited to the Lagos State Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Setonji Koshoedo, that Governor Babatunde Fashola is now complacent in running affairs of the state.

Uzo-Uwani leaders in Enugu State have appealed to Governor Sullivan Chime to include more communities in the 2011 rural electrification budget especially Nkpologu and Uvuru Communities, the gateway to the Local Government Area.

THE May/June 2011 West African Senior Secondary School certificate Examination result released by WAEC shows the grave state of our secondary education. According to Dr. Iyi Uwaedia, head of WAEC National Office, only 30.9% of the 1,540,250 candidates made five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.

Recently, students of the University of Calabar took to the streets in a violent manner that led to the destruction of property said to be worth more than N10 billion. Since the ugly incident, there have been contradicting reports over what led to the wanton destruction of property in the 34-year-old citadel of learning.

Events in northern Nigeria, particularly the prevailing security concerns in that region have occupied centre stage of public discourse in the last couple of years as fellow countrymen and women were pitched against one another trading blames. One good thing about the Nigerian phenomenon is that the citizens know how to blame the other for their woes and are fast to take the glory for each success.

The Lagos state Police command is presently enmeshed in irreconcilable controversy following the release from police custody of an alleged notorious armed robbery suspect. The suspect simply identified as Monday alias Blacky was reportedly arrested by a team of anti-robbery squad attached to Pedro Division led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO).

When King Nebuchadnezzar conquered Israel’s Southern Kingdom, Judah’s defeat became the final blow to the glory days of Isrealites’ history. Already, the northern kingdom had fallen to Assyria over a century earlier. The days of Saul, David and Solomon were long past.

It’s been ten years since the AlQaeda terrorist attack on the United States of America. The attack which was executed with an eye for maximum devastation took place on September 11, 2001, hence the reference to 9/11, the shorthand formula by which it is now generally known.

Mr Ikpomwonsa Edebiri, a member of Edo State Football Association, was kidnapped penultimate Friday, along the Warri Sapele Road, while on his way to Benin City to watch the semi-final match between Enyimba and Ocean Boys football clubs. He was picked up by armed men suspected to be kidnappers in a village between Warri and Sapele few days after the burial of his mother in Benin City. However, he was released the evening of the following day after a horrible experience in the hands of his captives. He shared his experience with Vanguard Metro.