Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, shed light on the state government’s decision to appeal in the Supreme Court, the Major Hamza Al Mustapha and Alhaji Lateef Shofolahan’s acquittal by the Appeal Court over the murder of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, saying the state places premium on human lives.

About 10 persons were feared dead, several others wounded while no fewer than 50 houses were reportedly burnt in when fighting broke out between Eggon and Alago ethnic groups in Obi local government area of Nasarawa State on Friday.

THE crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State deepened as the faction loyal to Governor Chibuike Amaechi went ahead to inaugurate it’s state secretariat at No. 38, Forces Avenue, Old GRA, Port-Harcourt.

Tributes, yesterday, poured in, in torrents, for former Governor Olusegun Agagu of Ondo State who passed on, on Friday.

The commercial city of Onitsha and indeed the whole of Anambra State was set agog yesterday as the gubernatorial candidate of Labour Party in the forthcoming election, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, flagged-off his campaign.

Professor Ben Nwabueze, the leader of the Patriots, dissects Nigeria in a keynote address at the National Summit on the Future of the country. Extracts:

Stage performance in theaters in the country for some time now have suffered a setback which gave room to the thrive of home videos and indigenous movies. Despite the efforts of the Theater masters like Hubert Ogunde and alike, not much has been done to revamp the industry which draws formidable crowd to National Theater and other Art centers as it was then.

Respected Nigeria football aficionado,Chief Adegboyega Onigbinde is hopeful that the outcome of FIFA’s query to Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi over alleged racial slur on Belgian-born coach Tom Saintfeit, will not affect the fortunes of the team in the 2014 World Cup qualification play-offs.

The first of six children, stylish Bunmi Adeboye is a 1995 Microbiology graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-Ife. She thereafter veered into the banking industry where she carved a niche for herself as a marketer with savvy until she voluntarily resigned 15 years later to channel her imaginative prowess into her first love- events decoration. This gave birth to Stylista, a flourishing events company already servicing the crème de la crème of the society in less than two years! A happily-married mother of two, Bunmi who turns forty on September this week had an encounter with Vista Woman in her office in Lagos. Enjoy!

“0803-307-2836 …You are quite right about the quality of private universities in Ghana and those in Nigeria and it’s no brainer to say there’s no comparison. Most of the ones in Ghana are not better than glorified secondary schools in terms of infrastructure and course contents. I should know, because I was in that country to inspect a few on behalf of my son…Mike Oteri.