A state of uneasy calm has enveloped Gombe state arising from the killing of the Minority Leader of the State House of Assembly and others. Security situation in Gombe state has taken a down turn. Palpable fear has now gripped the state especially Gombe, the state capital.

“ Life has been unfair to me”. This was the statement that greeted this reporter as he approached 19-year-old Chidi Okolie, who is currently going through psychological trauma following an act of gang-rape on him, Monday, in Badagry area of Lagos.

Adesegun Ajibola, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Principal Partner, Bola Ajibola & Co, bares his mind on demolitions and state of housing in Lagos State. He also touched on why Lagos State Tenancy Law seems not to have a bite.

Tears flowed freely in the Wadata area of Makurdi town which is notoriously renown for its high rate of violent crime among youths when a yet to be identified sugarcane seller allegedly stabbed to death 19 year old Umar Abdulrahaman, his customer after a minor argument.

The devastating fire disasters in many parts of the country in the last couple of weeks have left though a few people dead but several homes were destroyed and hundreds of people displaced. Just as many Nigerians were still savouring the thrills of the festive period, others have been counting their loses as a result of different infernoes in some parts of the country. Fire fighters have never had a busy time combating the incidents in some states. In Lagos State alone, Fire and Safety Service said it battled no fewer than 33 fire outbreaks across the state between the last one week.