Imagine you studied at the prestigious University of Ife, graduated first-class in Computer Science with Economics in 1998, got hired immediately by Procter & Gamble Nigeria Limited with mouth-watering remunerations even while still a Youth Corps member, got employed again by Citizens International Bank Limited in less than two years, and in less than one year, was hired by Zenith Bank Plc.

PROF. FESTUS IYAYI, a former National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), until he was killed in a road crash on Tuesday, was Head of Department, Business Administration, University of Benin. In Iyayi’s last interview with Sunday Vanguard, he defended the university teachers strike. He insisted that ASUU members were prepared to stay at home for five years if the demands that led to the strike were not addressed.

Operatives of the Inspector General of Police,IGP, Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism Unit, have arrested six suspected vandals amongst whom is a 65- year-old man, Salami Amodu who sarcastically maintained that he thought it was holy water.

The police in Lagos State have arrested a 42-year-old electrician, Taiwo Bakare, who they alleged specialized in defiling and sexually harassing little girls at Igando area of the state. Crime Alert gathered that Bakare met his waterloo after he allegedly raped a 10-year-old primary school girl in his apartment at No. 45, Unity Street, Igando.

Gbeng X- Adebija is the Managing Director of Ashton & Layton, a management consultancy based in Nigeria with a growing list of clientswithin and outside Nigeria. As an alumnus of the University of Ilorin, University of London and the Lagos Business School.X- Adebija is also the recipient of numerous local and international awards including the prestigious Brand Excellence Award conferred by the World Brand Congress recently.

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.