I am told that Ovuodoroye translates roughly to mean ‘everyman with his own greatness’ in Urhobo language. If that is so, then Olorogun Felix Ibru who passed on last week certainly lived up to his name. Ovuodoroye is the native and middle name in Olorogun Felix O. Ibru.

Samuel Nwankwo, 40, is a Lagos based business man with office at the popular Alaba International market, Ojo area. He is into furniture and interior decoration and lives at Bode Thomas in Surulere. Last Friday, he went to a popular hotel around his residence to unwind. Unfortunately, after the night out around 2am, he jumped into his car to go home but it developed a fault. He then decided to trek home, a distance of two poles, leaving his car in the hotel. As soon as he entered his street, he was accosted by four gun-totting men dressed in mufti. They emerged from a silver-coloured bus. They asked after his identity and he surrendered his card. He went further to point at his residence, explaining that he was coming from the nearby hotel where his car broke down. But his explanations fell on deaf ears as the men not only harassed, cajoled but also intimidated him after which he was bundled into the bus. What happened next is better experienced than imagined. He narrated his heart-rending encounter thus

MEMBERS of the Benue State caucus in the House of Representatives, yesterday, slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for downplaying what they described as genocide against the Agatu people of the state.

Sequel to the success recorded by his epic movie, “Invasion 1897”, which broke new grounds at the international scene last year, Lancelot Imasuen has landed another big deal as he signs a multi-million naira production contract with a leading online TV platform, Nollytv. This is coming, as the Nigeria Police has commissioned the celebrated film director to produce a TV series, “Beyond Your Sight”, to up its ante.

While much has been said about the quality of parenting Ese had with a mother who runs and bukateria and a father out of job, prior to her alleged abduction, I want to focus more on what they did after, though the two are interwoven and adds up to the total bizarre picture that is now working us all up into a frenzy. According to Ese’s mother, the unfortunate incident took place late night, 12th August, 2015 when the then 13 year old girl refused to return from a visit to a sick friend. While no one has identified the veracity of the story told by Ese to her parents, if indeed there was a sick friend or if it was only an excuse to get the exit, it still bothers me that a little child of Ese’s age could be let loose to go visiting a friend all by herself, unless it was on the same street. At what time of the day? After school hours when she ought to be busy with her home work or helping out in the shop?