Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, in-charge of Zone 2, Onikan, comprising Lagos and Ogun states Police Commands, Mr Mamman Tsafe yesterday, disclosed that a total of 65, 318 suspects were arrested for various offences by the commands in year 2013.

Comrade Debo Adeniran, a renowned human rights activist and the convener of Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) bares his mind on the need for urban renewal in the state.

The Nation newspaper published some pretty frightening stuff on the state of the nation last week. Quoting BGL, a Lagos based firm of consultants, the paper stated that only about 5% of the country’s population consumes over 40% of the country’s resources while the rest of us – a whopping 95%- contend with merely 60% of the resources. And this is on salaries and emoluments alone.

As part of its 10th anniversary reward system for African journalists who have covered its activities in the past nine years, organsiers of the prestigious African Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, has instituted media recognition awards with $10,000 as prize money.

THE over 1.7 million voters in Anambra State will today line up to elect local government officials, the first since the expiration of the elected council officials in the state in 2002.

Former Super Eagles striker and presently assistant coach, Daniel Amokachi believes the team to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will surpass previous Nigerian performances at the World Cup.

Matthew Iduoriyekemwen is the former Edo state representative in the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Iduoriyekemwen who also is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state spoke to Saturday Vanguard last Monday, regretting that the efforts of President Goodluck Jonathan in moving the nation forward is not being recognised. The Benin- born politician who was one of the governorship aspirants of the PDP in Edo state in 2012, described the seeming opposition against the 2015 presidential ambition of Jonathan as unfair and declared that the President’s achievements will guarantee him second term in office. Excerpts:

Super Eagles were very hopeful of making the African Nations Championship another victory outing for Nigeria as the squad left the country on Tuesday for South Africa.

Several times in the New Year, I have been asked what the best secret of good health is. On each occasion, I didn’t have to ponder for long. One of the best kept health secrets I know is trust. Another well kept secret is disobedience. If you want to be healthy and remain in good health, you must trust your instincts to disobey your desires to indulge in too much of everything, especially food.

Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday, struck out a suit filed by Chief Debe Ojukwu over alleged breach of his fundamental human rights by his siblings.