Incidents of killing, robbery, rape, maiming and kidnapping by the cattle herdsmen have inflicted pains on most farmers, even as farm produce have been drastically affected. Farmers, leaving in fear, have scampered to safety in desperate bids to avoid being hacked down by the rampaging herdsmen.

The Lagos State House of Assembly has denied fighting Governor Akinwunmi Ambode with the setting up of an adhoc committee to screen the proposed members of the cabinet.

Activities at the office of the Eko Distribution Company, Apapa were yesterday paralyzed by residents of Ijora-badia/Amukoko, protesting against hike in electricity tariff and estimated billings of consumers.

I own a green passport. In the days around Independence, this I was told, was a great privilege. A story was told to me—and I can vouch for its authenticity—by a man who was a student in England at the time of our Independence. He was to travel to a couple of European countries for some projects and a UK passport would have meant a visa free, and therefore a hassle free travel. But he declined.

The living are ever disappointed in themselves and thus crave for a return to the past. This appears escapist but it has become normal. That is why we hear statements like “the good old days.” In his play, to commemorate Nigerian independence, A Dance of the Forest, Soyinka makes the living to formally ask for the presence of all creatures at a celebration identified as “The Gathering of the Tribes.”

Hilda Dokubo is one of the top actresses who ruled the screen in the early 90s and 2000. She disappeared from the screen for some years and now, she’s back to reclaim her rightful place in the nation’s movie industry.

Following new tactics and strategies employed by criminals and other hoodlums including kidnappers, the Nigerian Army has banned the wearing of unauthorized Army uniforms, accoutrement and kits by ex-students of Nigerian Military School Zaria, in civil institutions.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday arrested a South Africa based Nigerian, Mr. Ayoola Ayodeji Adebayo, with 3.920 kilogrammes of methanphetamine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

Dennis Akagha is the first Nigerian to have opened up after surviving the dreaded Ebola virus in Nigeria.

Jane Mbagwu has emerged winner of the maiden edition of the Pearllook Beauty Contest 2015; she beat 17 other aspiring beauty queens at a keenly contested event, held penultimate Sunday September 12, at the Havillah events center, Victoria Island.