Archive for the Category ‘Bus Stop Parliament’

Osuofia: Rage against kidnappers

Osuofia: Rage against kidnappers

THE recent kidnap of popular actor and humour merchant, Nkem Owoh aka Osuofia came to many bus-stop parliamentarians as a rude shock and they have have been giving vent to their feelings over the development.

A day with the braggart

A day with the braggart

People were sweating profusely with some growing restless in this Agege-bound bus this hot and humid Lagos evening. Traffic was moving at a snail speed with various vehicles emitting dangerous smoke and horns hooting, all these intensifying the heat and the discomfort of road users.

Ghana celebrates, Nigeria sulks

Ghana celebrates, Nigeria sulks

By Mike Ebonugwo
IT is celebration galore in Ghana presently following the history-making victory of that country’s junior team, the Black Satellites, at the recently concluded Under-20 World Cup in Egypt.
Ghanaians and indeed all Africans have every reason to celebrate the Black Satellites feat because this is the first time an African team was emerging victorious [...]

War of words over fare

War of words over fare

By Mike Ebonugwo
In Lagos, the fares charged by commercial vehicle operators are often a source of friction and quarrel between them and their passengers.

Divided tongues over militants

Divided tongues over militants

By Mike Ebonugwo
OL-BOY, did you see the kind of weapons that these Niger Delta militants have been surrendering?” queried a parliamentarian, Pius Udeh, at Ikeja in a worried tone. “When I first saw the thing in the newspapers, I thought it was exaggeration until I also saw the thing on television.
Since they started responding to [...]

Bayo Ohu: What parliamentarians said

Bayo Ohu: What parliamentarians said

Bus-stop parliamentarians are as incensed about the recent murder of The Guardian newspapers journalist, Mr Bayo Ohu, as majority of the larger population. In fact, most parliamentarians could not help but express outrage over the sad development during an impromptu gathering at the Isolo Bus-stop in Lagos.

‘Strange’ woman in a bus

‘Strange’ woman in a bus

By Mike Ebonugwo
The commercial bus left the popular Oshodi Bus-stop heading for Mile Two. It was initially an uneventful journey until  the conductor started demanding the mandatory fares from the passengers. Most of the passengers promptly paid the agreed fare except a woman with a little baby girl.
Although the conductor had loudly announced that the [...]

Golden Eaglets and age cheat wahala

Golden Eaglets and age cheat wahala

Football-loving bus-stop parliamentarians are worried over the uncertainty surrounding the players to represent Nigeria in the forthcoming Under-17 World Cup which the country is hosting in October.

Rage of robbers

Rage of robbers

By Mike Ebonugwo

No one could have expected what happened. In the first place most of the motorists and passengers in commuter buses were preoccupied with thoughts of how to get out of the slow-moving, bumper-to-bumper traffic between Ago Junction in Okota and Pako in Oke-Afa.
The situation was worsened by some impatient motorists who chose to [...]

Between amnesty and justice

Between amnesty and justice

If they are truly neglected, will there be anything like oil facilities there? Instead of them to take advantage of these facilities to better their lives they are busy blowing up everything. To prove that they don’t even know what they are doing they even came to Lagos to blow up the Atlas Cove.

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