Traders at Jankara market on Lagos Island, numbering 420, are accusing security agencies of denying them access to their shops, almost two weeks after an inferno that killed one, injured many and destroyed property worth billions of naira. The fire was reportedly sparked by firecrockers stocked in a warehouse. Since the incident, ,the market had been condoned off by law enforcement agents for security reasons. However, the traders lamented their denial of access to their wares.

His head is bigger than his body. Apart from his big head, almost all the bones are sticking out of his flesh. Baby Buba Shehu is not as healthy as every other child you see around . He is suffering from growth retardation. At age 2, he looks like a nine months old baby.

What do you think could have been responsible for this alleged forgery?
Greed is the driving force behind it, because there are attempts to negotiate my patrimony.
I did not bribe God to make me my father’s first son.
If someone emerges from that door and says he is my father’s son and DNA confirms it; and if the person says he was born on August 2 1956, I will remove my cap and bow for that person because I was born on August 3 1956. And I will not argue with the person because first son comes from God and in Igbo land the first son own the father’s Obi.

Transporters in Asaba have increased fares as people return to base after the Christmas and New Year holidays. An investigation by a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited Chukwudumebi and Efex motor parks on Friday in Asaba, revealed that the transporters are charging N3,000 from Asaba to Lagos instead of the usual N2,500.

No fewer than 95 child rape cases have been reported in five northern states. Gombe tops the states with 50 cases, according to the Child Protection Network (CPN). Kano follows with 22; Bauchi 11; Plateau 8 and Nasarawa 4.