AUgust 23, 2012, was like every other day for the Age’s family, with the first signal of a better thing ahead commencing with Mr Suleiman Age’s announcement that he received an alert on his salary payment the precious day. In demonstration of his bubbling character, the staff of DLI section of University of Lagos, reportedly gave one of his wives the sum of N5000 to prepare a sumptuous meal . But unknown to every member of the family, the unexpected loomed ahead .

PLEASE do not kill me. I swear to God, I did not have carnal knowledge of her”. This was the passionate plea from a 30-year-old man last Thursday, at Dolphin Estate phase 2, in Adeniji Adele area of Lagos, as an angry mob descended on him, for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl.

A 32-year-old man is in trouble after allegedly stealing the holy book, Quran.

THE shout of thief thief thief! rent the air in the quiet neighbourhood of Ilogbo-Ilemba Street in the densely-populated Ajangbadi area of Ojo, Lagos, Monday. Time was 11p.m. At the same time, a youngman was seen running away. The man, who was later identified as Waheed Razaq, was discovered to be about to steal a power generating set.

The recent killing of Miss Cynthia Osokogu Udoka, the only daughter of a retired General, in Cosmilla Hotel, Lakeview Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Festac Town, Lagos, has brought to the fore the issue of security in our hotels.

THE Benue State Police Command has averted what would have resulted in a major bloodbath in Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state, following the arrest of 15 persons suspected to have been hired to cause commotion in the rescheduled ward congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party.

A 45-year-old man, Olalekan Salami, was arraigned, yesterday, before an Ikeja High Court for manslaughter. Salami, a commercial bus driver, was accused of crushing a 30-year-old woman to death on the Oshodi/Abeokuta Expressway, a fortnight ago.

The Benue State Police Command has averted what would have resulted in a major bloodbath in Okpokwu local government area of the state, following the arrest of 15 persons suspected to have been hired to cause commotion in the rescheduled ward congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party.

A 45 year old man, Olalekan Salami, was arraigned yesterday, before an Ikeja high court for manslaughter. Salami, who is a commercial bus driver was accused of crushing a 30-year-old woman to death along Oshodi/Abeokuta expressway, two weeks ago.

THE gruesome killing of Cynthia Osokogu, the only daughter of Maj.-Gen. Frank Osokogu, (rtd) by two undergraduates on July 22, 2012, in Festac Town, Lagos State, has highlighted the frightening danger behind befriending strangers on the social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, e.t.c.