Tuesday, November 5, 2013, was like any other day at the popular Alaba International Market, in Ojo area of Lagos State, as traders, artisans and even bankers went about their business like they’ve always done, without having an inkling of what the day has in stock for them. None of them anticipated that the day would end in a bloody note.

The proprietor of Explosive Academy Independent School, Abraka, Mr Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho has revealed that criminal gangs of various networks are currently recruiting children in all the street s across Delta State for various evil missions and urged the government to brace up to the task ahead by using pro-active measures to checkmate them.

When security operatives attached to the Bayelsa State crime-busting outfit, ‘Doo Akpo’ and other sympathisers rushed to the treacherous Okoso river bank last Saturday night to assist the victims of an ill-fated passenger bus, they discovered an unusual but touching spectacle amidst the horrific crash scene.

Last Wednesday was Ashura day, although there were views that it fell on last Tuesday going by the different calculations of when the new moon actually appeared. But Wednessday seemed to be widely accepted as the 10th day of Muharram. The Ashura day has important historical significance and some spiritual connotations. The Prophet advised that Muslims should fast on that day.

The basic and essential attribute of a Muslim marriage is faith which nurtures love and breeds persevearance. Since Islam is a way of life and not just a religion confined to daily worship, faith about the omniscient God, about how He direct our affairs becomes an integral part of a Muslim’s life. The frame of reference shared by the couple eases communication and sharing of values which is not possible in an interfaith marriage.

I must confess that I am a little bit taken aback by the reaction of the APC on this issue. I am not even little, but very taken aback because Asiwaju Tinubu comes from a political zone which has been in the forefront for the struggle for sovereign national conference. It is in fact, the template that they have established that most of us have been following on this issue. So, suddenly, to turn around volte face, straightaway that they are not going to accept the national dialogue, to me is not done in good faith.

For decades now, it has become the norm for major corporate organisations to assist communities in which they operate through the provision or upgrade of critical infrastructure that contributes to better living.

Foreign investors have been called upon to make Nigeria the destination of their choice on accounts of growing profile of the country as a strong emerging modern economy.

TWO days after the news of the death of one-time President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Festus Iyayi, filtered into town, rains of eulogies have continued pour in for the don, who died in an auto-crash that happened at about 11.00am, Tuesday, at Banda village, along the Lokoja-Abuja highway.

The Lekki axis of Lagos has over the years blossomed from a dirt stretch of forested swampy land into one of the most expensive real estate corridor in West Africa. The return on investment in the axis has over the years been phenomenal and almost incomparable to other areas of Lagos.