Saturday, April 18 was a day of lamentation in Warri, Delta State. On that fateful day, a fire which started at night had destroyed property and trading wares worth millions of Naira at Ogbe-Ijoh Market. It was an incident that left several victims and community leaders attributing the frequent destructive infernos at the busy market to acts of sabotage.

TWO months after the anti-vandals squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, was attacked by some suspected pipeline vandals in Oke-Oko, a border town in Ikorodu, the Lagos State Command of the Corps has come out to say that the law enforcement agents were overwhelmed by the sophisticated weapons employed by the vandals, adding that three of its men were still missing.

The Association of Assets Custodians of Nigeria, AACN, has said that it is set to hold its fourth annual investor conference in London. The conference which is billed to hold on 7th of May has the theme, Nigeria: Navigating changes, extracting opportunities. Speaking to journalists in Lagos, AACN President, Mrs. Kemi Adewole, said that the purpose of the event is to provide expert insight on Nigeria’s current market trends, and an opportunity for significant interaction among the various Nigeria capital market operators and investors.

ALADI Sule lies critically ill at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Kogi State. Her body is wrapped in bandage, from the head to the chest. Part of her back and her right leg are socked in foil. One of her eyes has been “eaten” by acid and her right ear is rolled into a small ball. Aladi’s critical situation is no thanks to an alleged angry ex-lover who was said to have promised to destroy her beauty and fulfilled his promise.

A N10 million skill acquisition and rehabilitation centre being constructed at Amagunze in Nkanu Local Government Area of Enugu State, by Hope Onyemaechi for the rehabilitation and training of destitute and other less-privileged ones in the society is now nearing completion.