Trying to visit any of the communities in the Ipaja/Ayobo Local Council Development Area LCDA, in Lagos State presently can be likened to the proverbial camel striving to pass through the tiny hole of a needle. Those who have dared, usually found it a near impossible task, often ending as a traumatic experience. Apart from the man-hours lost on the road, a recent journey to this area turned out to be a complete nightmare made worse by the fact that it rained heavily on that day.

THREE Policemen lost their lives in an auto crash, Wednesday, along Taaba Road by Beeri Junction in Ogoni area of Rivers State.

The Niger Delta Development Commission says it is taking urgent steps to find solution to incidents of flooding facing Soku, one of the oil rich coastal communities in Rivers State.

Mr Roland Ewubare is the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC. He spoke in this interview on the mandate of the commission, need for amendments to the law establishing the commission to make it more proactive in achieving its mandate.
On the need for those in power to do their best, he said, “it is common sense for us to go back to the basics and understand that the only way we can be at peace, reduce conflicts, live in a meaningful and orderly society is for those in positions of responsibility to do their work, because they build roads, build hospitals and so on which keep the society and will ensure we have the Nigeria of our dream.”

National team coach-in-waiting, Samson Siasia has revealed his plans for the team, insisting that the Eagles would be built around the home-based players. His primary target is to raise the standard.