The usual cool breeze that heralds dawn was conspicuously absent at Ajegunle, a suburb in Lagos. But people in the neighbourhood must resume their daily hassling and bursting which are the hallmarks of city life.

A 63-year-old widow, Mrs. Janet Ogbonna, who was diagnosed of malignant cancer of the anus, four years ago, has sent an urgent SOS to the Federal Government and public spirited Nigerians to raise N5 million to enable her undergo surgical treatment in India.

It was a nightmare traveling on the ever-busy 10- km road leading to Alayi Ugwueke community in Bende LGA, Abia State. The road was practically impassable, slippery and moudy as motorists and other road users meandered through large portions of a crumbled highway, amidst shouting and arguments over passage.

He never believed he would come out alive from the hands of his captors who whisked him away from the comfort of his palace at mainland Ikarama in the old Yenagoa council area. But he was dumped far away in the mangrove swamp on the Atlantic fringe of Bayelsa State.

ANAMBRA State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bala Nasarawa must be having a relaxed mind, at least for now, as he has in his cell, the most wanted suspected kidnapping and armed robbery kingpin in Anambra State, 36 year -old Mr. Olisagbo Ifedike. For the few months he had been in charge of the state police command, Nasarawa had had his usual fair share of the proverbial Baptisimal fire from the men of the underworld in the state.

Parents of 13 month old Godswill Tom, are passionately appealing to the Abia State Governor, Dr. Theodore Orji to fulfill his promise to advance their son’s heart treatment abroad.

Bridget Azin Omang is just 30, a mother of two. She is a single parent whose plan for a good life saw her pass through the Cross River State College of Agriculture, Obubra, although she could not secure a job before the unforeseen happened.

Jos used to be home to Nigerians of different nationalities and foreigners alike because of the serene atmosphere. But that appears to be in the past now as they leave the capital of Plateau State in droves, and that is for those who are lucky to be alive!

INDICATIONS that all is not well in Ogoni emerged on August 2 when a faction of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, led by Dr Goodluck Diigbo declared autonomy for the people of oil-rich Ogoni in Rivers State.

The Monday attack on worshipers of Deeper Life Bible Church in Okene, Kogi state during a bible study service has left a sour taste in the mouths of survivals and citizens of the state.

When hundreds of beggars stormed the Lagos State Government Secretariat and the House of Assembly to protest what they called undue harassment and plans to ban their activities, one wonders what informed it.

Barely a week ago, pandemonium reigns supreme in Makoko, a suburb tucked in the heartland of Lagos Mainland as the government bulldozers opened their mouths like lions roaring for their preys to pull down the home of a people of many generations. And in a jiffy, no fewer than 200,000 people were rendered homeless, properties destroyed and stolen and a traditional ruler, Pastor Timothy Hunkpoyanwai was murdered in cold blood.

Plateau, the State once known for its serene and accommodating nature has been turned into a theatre of crises and bloodshed in recent years.

The drama that led to the death of Pastor Timothy Hunkpoyanwa, the second in command of the Mugbewe Egun community, Makoko will forever live in the minds of the families, relatives, friends and all the entire Makoko community.

A housewife, Mrs. Modupe Falola, stunned Agege Grade A Customary Court when she said that her husband, Mr. Falilu Falola, denied her sex for five years. The mother of one claimed that trouble started when her husband returned from church one day and told her that she was suffering from a generational curse which she had to pray fervently about for deliverance.