These are not the best of times for Catholic priests in Imo State, especially those in the Archdiocese of Owerri.

These are not the best of times for Catholic priests in Imo State, especially those in the Archdiocese of Owerri. Investigations have since revealed that dare-devil armed hoodlums have carefully descended on Catholic rectories and mercilessly beat up the hapless and helpless priests. Most of the physically assaulted and wounded priests have been battling for survival in varying hospitals.

LAGOS — ACADEMIC activities will today resume in all the Federal and State Polytechnics nationwide following the suspension of the 81-day industrial action by the lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP.

The combined operatives of the Anti kidnapping squad and special Anti Robbery Squad of the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have nabbed a notorious armed robbery/ kidnap suspect who gave his name as one Stanley Smith Anukwu alias Ejima of Ndiagu Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state.

Shock and disbelief could best describe the expression on the face of Kingsley Ifeanyi, on discovering that his kidnap, two months ago, was masterminded by his bosom friend, Jimoh Olalere.

Residents of Tolu Community, in Ajegunle, Ajeromi -Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State have lamented the location of a septic discharge unit at Tolu Jetty and the location of an illegal dump site in their neighborhood, calling for urgent intervention to avert an epidemic.

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola on Sunday highlighted the importance of trees in the environment, saying that “from taking shade under trees to reveling in the aesthetics, daily we take from trees in several ways that we do not fully realize.”

The Chairman, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Comrade Ayodele Adewale, Sunday, disclosed that the council spends about N12 million annually in its efforts to combat the menace of climate change in Lagos State.

Bad news has its way of arriving not in soothing drips but as a brutal, in-your-face truth that leaves the rest of your day effectively over. A telephone call; a voice: “Have you heard …?”

I am ruined! Where do I start from? I lost my father and my husband in the collapsed building. Also, all our life earnings are gone with the disaster. Where do I start from?’’, Mrs Fatimo Alake said amidst tears as sympathisers gathered around her on Thursday.