For journalists, especially those of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Akure, February 1, 2014 will, for a long time to come, remain a sad day. That was the day a young promising reporter, Alex Akinwale, 35, his wife, Kehinde Rebecca, daughter, Pauline, 2, and maid were killed in an auto crash.

Closed-Circuit Television, CCTV, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point to point wireless links. CCTV is often used for surveillance in areas that may need monitoring such as banks, homes, casinos, airports, military installations and convenience stores.

It was an impressive day at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta on January 25 as over 2,000 aged people from the 20 local government areas of Ogun State took turns to offer prayers to the first family in the state as part of the activities to commemorate the 56th birthday of Governor Ibikunle Amosun.

Following a painstaking and diligent investigation, detectives from the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) of the Nigeria Police have solved the riddle surrounding the disappearance of Mr. Sylvester Emefiele, a staffer of the Transformation Office of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Where she was kept would stir emotion even in a stone hearted being. What came to the mind of many was why any parent would banish their own child to such a despicable solitary confinement.
The grubby dungeon, located in front of her family apartment, was built with carton board and roofing sheets ostensibly to ward off the elements and gave it the semblance of a dwelling place.
The less than four feet high structure could be mistaken for cage for dog.