Pandemonium broke out Monday at Oko-Oba, Agege area of Lagos State when hoodlums numbering over a hundred stormed the streets, protesting the killing of one of their colleagues by an irate mob for alleged robbery.

WHEN Ikechukwu Frances, a 25-year-old resident of Ajao Estate, Isolo, Lagos State, discovered that his Mercedes Benz GL 450 SUV, was stolen from the car wash where it was parked, he did not believe that he could recover it. In fact, he compared his fate to those whose vehicles were stolen and were never recovered.

WEDNESDAY, March 14, 2012 , may have come and gone but it has left on its trail, anguish, sorrow and vacuum in many families that may never be filled. And for the Nigeria Police, an organization saddled with the constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and property of the citizenry, it was a black Wednesday, as the first ever air mishap which claimed the life of a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG John Haruna and three other police officers occurred in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

…We are on his trail – Police
FOR Mrs. Doris Isibor, fate couldn’t have been more cruel. She lost her husband almost a decade and half ago when she needed him most to bring up their two daughters who were toddlers at the time. Not daunted by the sudden death of her hubby, the Esan, Edo State born widow kept faith in God and moved on in her stride. She toiled day and night to give them the best life could offer.

…arrest 10 notorious members
RESIDENTS of Ijaniki area of Lagos State, a campus conurbation housing the Adeniran Ogunsaya College of Education, AOCOED, are currently reeling in shock following the recent violent clashes between rival secret cult groups that have been terrorizing the area.

THE notoriety and undisciplined traits of some Nigerian Navy ratings were again brought to the fore, weekend, in Kirikiri town, Lagos, after another group unleashed terror on the community. The show of bravado came on the heels of a recent murderous act by another rating who allegedly kidnapped a three week-old baby and dumped same in the Lagos lagoon.

THE recent alleged murderous act by a naval rating who with his colleagues-in-crime kidnapped a three-week-old baby from its mother and reportedly threw it into the Lagos lagoon has caught the attention and sympathy of the Lagos State Government.

IT’S a common phenomenon for Lagos celebrities to be cheered by his admirers, especially Area boys, whenever they appear in any social circles. They would sing his praises in anticipation of a gift which in most cases, comes in the form of cash. The moment the personality drops the money, he is allowed free access to the occasion and in no time, the ‘boys’ would disappear to their enclaves to share the largesse.

ONE chance’, a well known dubious strategy used by criminals to dispossess unsuspecting passengers of their hard-earned money , have creeped into the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. These hoodlums always operates in commercial buses and taxis.

One chance’, a well known dubious strategy used by criminals to dispossess unsuspecting passengers, in commercial vehicles and taxis, of their hard-earned money and other valuables in Lagos, has creeped into the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In fact, the increase in the nefarious activities of these hoodlums is more noticeable in the suburbs of the city and it is assuming a frightening dimension.

POLICE detectives attached to the homicide department of the State Criminal Investigations Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos have begun investigation over the alleged involvement of a naval rating serving in one of the organization’s formations in Lagos, in the death of a three-week old baby.

THE age long face-off between factions of the outlawed Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, over control of a link bridge between Ajao Estate and Ejigbo flared up yesterday into a bloody clash with five persons reportedly hacked to death.

Immediately after the announcement of the appointment of Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, popularly called MD by friends and admirers recently, hell was let loose. Virulent attacks came from some quarters-some calling him a tribal jingoist, others a religious fanatic,etc. The bulk of protestations came from Jos axis where he served as a Police Commissioner during one of the deadly religious riots in the area.

…donates 20 operational vehicles, 200 bullet proof jackets, arms and ammunition
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, over the week, donated 20 equipped operational vehicles, 200 bullet proof jackets, arms and ammunition to the Benue State Police Command with a charge on the police to step up it’s fight against criminality in the state.

Upon the past antecedents of the militant group, there is panic in the oil industry, but “Captain” Mark Anthony, an ex-militant leader and spokesman of the disbanded Niger-Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, headed by the late “General” John Togo, in an interview with Vanguard said the Federal Government should be blamed for the regrouping of MEND after about two-year interregnum. He, however, said he knows the new “Commander” of MEND and spoke on how fresh war can be averted. Excerpts: