THE five suspected killers of a 20-year-old artisan identified simply as Shina at Cele-Nica along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos, have stated that they knew nothing about the murder of the deceased. The suspects: Christiana Akpan (31), a sex worker, Oluwasina Aregbo (34), a disc jockey (DJ), Tureeb Ganiyu (22), Kelly Onochie (23), and Bamidele Ajibade (41); who police alleged were arrested at the scene of the crime, rather gave different conflicting accounts of how they were arrested.

National Association Ijaw Female Students NAIFS, has described the appointment of Mrs. Ibim Seminitari as acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, as a blessing to the Ijaws in particular and the Niger Delta as a whole.

As the New Year begins the people of Bayelsa State are preparing to engage in a repeat of the most important political exercise that they engaged in last year.

Irked that over 150,000 children are born every year in Nigeria with symptomatic Sickle Cell Anaemia, the Sickle Cell Club of Lagos has called for research into various fronts especially on the immediate causes of severe pain crises in people living with the disorder. President of the Club, Mrs. Ayo Otaigbe who spoke during their annual celebration, said despite many medical advancements,SCD was still not well understood.

On the subject of the President’s media chat, some say they found his declarations “dictatorial. So, allow me to play devil’s advocate and ask: Is a good dictatorship better than a corrupt democracy?