Being the first working day of the week, 35-year-old Salisu Olalekan began the day with a lot of plans hoping he would be able to achieve them before the end of the week. He didn’t. He died in tragic circumstances.

Ayo Fadumiye, lead Pastor of The Light Sanctuary, leadership expert /coach and performance consultant, has emphasized the role of the youth in nation-building saying they are critical to the revival of any nation.

Penultimate week, Sunday Vanguard published a story of auto parts dealer, Qassim Balogun, a father of two, who was down with heart disease that was threatening his life. Unfortunately, before the story was published, Balogun succumbed to the cold hands of death.

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Saturday that the his administration would not rest on its oars until it stabilised power supply in the country.

Nigeria’s military on Saturday claimed to have retaken the town of Baga from Boko Haram, the scene of what is feared to have been the Islamist militants’ worst atrocity of the six-year insurgency.

The Special Adviser to Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on National Integration, Chief Ezedinma Chukwunonso, has appealed to Ibos not to leave the state before, during and after the forthcoming general elections.

An avalanche swept away “several people” Saturday in the Swiss Alps near the Italian border, local police said, adding that weather conditions were complicating the search.

A Boko Haram attack on a village in southeastern Niger followed by clashes with the army have killed at least 21 people, mostly from the Islamists’ ranks, Niger’s military said Saturday.

A civil society organisation, Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER), has applauded the recent gains recorded by the Nigerian Armed Forces against the Boko Haram.

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Saturday that the Federal Government would open more inland ports in the country for easy clearance of imports.