78-year-old man, Chief Adebowale Omotoso, National Life Vice President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, kidnapped from his residence, was rescued by Oyo State Police Command on Monday.

The recent invasion of Asa village, in the Oja Odan area of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State by assailants suspected to be Fulani herdsmen has sparked tension in the state.

It is a passion that is seemingly strange in the kind of business she works in. Bankers are more known for extracting kobo here and there to maximize profit and not for giving. Mrs. Chinwe Bode-Akinwande, a top executive with one of Nigeria’s big banks, certainly does not see herself as a converted Shylock, claiming to have drawn inspiration from her parents.

THREE illustrious sons of Ondo State came to the aid of the Nigeria Police following the high crime rate across the state.

The Federal Government had good intentions for granting Niger Delta militants amnesty. Thankfully, the move has effectively stopped the raging restiveness in the region. It also helped, considerably, in the socio-economic development of the area and involved the ex-militants in gainful employment.

For about three years, 24-year-old butcher, Ibrahim Jafarau, has been bedridden, no thanks to the bullets of a yet to be identified officer of the Benue State Police, who allegedly shot and injured his spinal cord in the Wadata area of Makurdi, the state capital.

This is a new Lagos as things are no longer what they used to be in the state. A good example is the queue culture taking place at bus stands as against what obtained in the past where commuters clash when boarding commercial buses.

Being the first working day of the week, 35-year-old Salisu Olalekan began the day with a lot of plans hoping he would be able to achieve them before the end of the week. He didn’t. He died in tragic circumstances.

Penultimate week, Sunday Vanguard published a story of auto parts dealer, Qassim Balogun, a father of two, who was down with heart disease that was threatening his life. Unfortunately, before the story was published, Balogun succumbed to the cold hands of death.

SIGNS of abject poverty in the society was evident on Thursday in Akure, Ondo State capital as miscreants exchanged blows over the sharing formular to be adopted for the 11 cows crushed to death by a luxurious bus.