FROM Friday, the Lagos State government will start imposing heavy sanctions on owners of masts that are either sub-standard or not captured in its database.

What I would say is that it has got to the point where Boko Haram is killing people because Boko Haram is now proving a point that it can kill and get away with it. It has gone beyond religion, politics and ideology. It is a belief: ‘I can kill people and I can get away with it and let me show you I can do it.’ That is what it is now. It is a showman thing. I know most people won’t think of that because they always believe it is religious or political.

The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Mr. Mohammed Idabawa, has served in different states at various capacities in the force. He was the AC Operations in Anambra State and moved to the position of Deputy Commissioner of Police in 2005. He led the operations that uncovered the Okija shrine in Anambra State in 2005.

She woke up with a bad start that Monday morning, ready to confront whosoever it was that made the sound. It was just 6:45 am when many people were still in bed. The loud sound woke her; she headed for the gate to warn the local vigilante group maintaining security on her street to be alert. According to her, it was still very early to display any madness.

Culture, they say, is a way of life and that is why people go extra miles to preserve it. But in the case of Nigeria, it is a different ball game as many had abandoned theirs in preference to foreign culture in the name of modernisation.