This is the sad, touching story of a young girl who simply identified herself as Ruffia. According to the girl who could barely communicate audibly, she was born a normal child

Anyone who knew Mrs Theresa Onuorah before now would be surprised at the drastic changes in her looks and financial status. She is presently a pathetic shadow of her former bubbling self.

The much-touted efforts by the Lagos State Government at making the waterways safe for transportation might come to nought if the prevailing cold war between some private boat operators and officials of the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, is not nipped in the bud.

The sleepy Jakande estate, under Ejigbo Local Development Council Area, Lagos, was recently thrown into panic following reports of robbery attacks both during the day and at night.

Wonders, they say, shall never end. This saying aptly applies to the tale of the missing corpse of one Mr. Waheed Saka at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital as told by the Executive Director of Social and Economic Rights Center, SERAC, Dr. Felix Morka.

Palpable fear now rules Olojoba Close, Gana area of Sapele in Delta State after the political violence that erupted there on April 4, 2011

Residents of Sango-Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State have called on government to construct drainage in the various communities, especially at Ilo, Agarawu and NITEL areas.

These are neglected Nigerians because they are considered irrelevant in the national scheme of things. Nobody remembers them until when they are mostly needed. Even when they come knocking at the doors of Nigerians in search of assistance, they are either ignored or reluctantly given alms.

THE menace of the fanatical religious group known as Boko Haram is seriously taking its tolls on newly deployed police officers on a one year community policing to Bauchi and Borno states as the officers now wear NYSC uniform around town to avoid attacks from members of the sect.

It was indeed an odd hour. The expectation by the suspects was that they had perfected their strategies to smuggle human parts from Kebbi State through Minna to Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory at about 3am last Monday. Unfortunately for them, nemesis caught up with them.