By Godfrey Bivbere When Lt. Commander Tanko Ibrahim finished preparing for work that fateful morning and bid his  family goodbye as he drove out of his Close B, House 9, Navy Town Ojo residence, little did he know what danger awaited him. He had decided to visit some of the boys working for him around […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young THE Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Sports Complex, Bode Thomas, Surulere, Lagos, has since last week been a beehive of activities as thousands of pensioners, disengaged and serving staff of troubled Nigeria Telecommunication (NITEL) Plc, endure the eagle-eye scrutiny of officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), […]

By Bose Adebayo Possibly in a matter of months, the new over-head bridge being constructed by the Lagos State government at Cele Bus-stop along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway will be completed. Work from every indication is progressing at a rapid pace which suggests an early completion of the project. Part of this indication is the sacking […]

By Bose Adebayo WHEN the Buses Rapid Response (BRT) was launched on March 17, 2008,  government officials said it was meant to ease transportation problem in Lagos State. So, the coming of the bus service scheme was immediately hailed as a blessing to most Lagosians since the buses were expected  to carry a maximum of […]

By Bose Adebayo It is barely six months that illegal structures and shanties were demolished at Oshodi while a special monitoring team made up of military officials was equally launched in February.

By Albert Akpor WHEN the heavy bombardment began all within hearing radius cowered in fear or scampered to safety. The deafening, earth-shaking sound immediately conjured in their mind the image of a place suddenly being invaded by an enemy force armed with the most advanced weapons of mass destruction.

By Evelyn Usman Nosamu Street, in the densely populated Ajegunle area of Lagos, is one of the strategically located commercial streets around the area, as it directly faces the popular Alayabiagba market and other business districts in the area.  However, in spite this commercial edge over other streets, residents of the area are currently gripped […]

By Bose Adebayo A commercial bus took off from Oshodi heading for Tollgate. On getting to Ikeja, it was stopped by met a team of police men who demanded for the usual N100 settlement, from the driver who promptly paid. This was repeated when the bus approached Abule-Egba as the driver once again parted with […]

By Albert Akpor FOR long Oshodi, a sprawling market and major bus-stop, revelled in its notoriety as an urban commercial jungle where confusion reigned supreme; a no-man’s land where bedlam was the order of the day courtesy of traders and commercial vehicle operators who turned the place into a war zone of survival. Then last […]

“That partnership has allowed Lagos State taxi drivers association and other independent operators to join the Lagos taxi business. This partnership has brought about 1,255 cabs and by immediate consequence, has brought about 1,255 direct jobs.” He did not stop there.

By Bose Adebayo IF  their resigned expression is anything to go by, words alone cannot describe their ordeal these past two days. Indeed most of them were shocked speechless by this unexpected travail.

THOUGH normal operational and administrative activities are still going on both outside and within the respective stations, it is quite clear that all is not well with the men and officers of the nation’s Federal Fire Service.