If Alfa Lateef Amusa, a popular Islamic cleric in the Ijaye area of Abeokuta had known that the Egungun masquerade’s threat would lead to his death, he would have avoided them A minor altercation between the deceased and the masked but armed masquerades who had blocked the road that fateful Sunday, led to the death of Lateef. He was killed when one of the masquerades popularly called ‘Leyin Aponle,’ allegedly shot him at close range.

In a bid to foster peace and unity among the youths of Okori community in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, a renowned philanthropist and the Paramount Ruler of Okori, Eleme, Rivers State, Chief Appolus Chu, recently initiated a football competition in the community. The competition which is also aimed at discovering hidden talents, saw the winners carting away the sum of one million Naira.

IN some of the areas affected by last year’s flood disaster, the state governments practically abandoned the internally displaced persons, IDPs, to their fate, soon after they returned from the emergency relief camps, as it is most things Nigerian.

It has been said at various times and in different places that this is not the best of times for Imo people, residents and others passing through the state. People have since learnt not to sleep with their two eyes closed, at least for now. This issue of insecurity has remained on the lips of most people and may remain so for some time to come, especially as crime is yet to abate.

The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, has warned Nigerians against the dangers associated with pipeline vandalism.

THE recent outbreak of crisis between the people of Adadama Community in Abi Local government area of Cross River State and Ndiagu Amagu Community in Ikwo LGA of Ebonyi State over unclear issues relating to land acquisition and usage, weekend, took another dimension as eight persons were reportedly abducted while 45 houses belonging to Amegu community were allegedly destroyed by hoodlums from Adadama community.

Few days ago the Minority Whip of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange narrowly escaped death when his residence was attacked at the middle of the night by yet to be identified men who set ablaze his two cars that were parked at the porch of his house.

RESIDENTS and traders of Oko-Baba, Ebute Metta area of Lagos State have urged the state government to design a ‘Master Plan’ for the area instead of relocating them to Timber village, in Ikorodu Local Government Area of the state.

Residents of Mushin, a thickly populated Lagos neighbourhood, have raised an alarm over incessant robbery attacks in the area. They have therefore called on the government to come to their aid.

FOR residents of Wunti-dada, a surburb of Bauchi metropolis, January 20, 2013 will not be forgetten in a hurry. This was the day they woke up to discover the lifeless body of a middle- aged man who is suspected to have taken his own life by hanging on a tree.