Photos: Final evacuation flight brings 308 Nigerians home from South Africa
The Federal Government on Wednesday concluded its evacuation of Nigerians affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa, with the arrival of the final repatriation flight carrying 308 returnees.
When Mormon hands helped to keep Lagos clean
If you have visited the Ikeja General Hospital lately, you would have noticed a blocked drainage that could only have been a breeding place for mosquitoes
NURTW, commuters relive anguish on bad roads
***As Fashola flags off Bus Franchise Scheme for Iyana-Ipaja-Maryland By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowopejo For long they bore their suffering in silence, as they daily contended with most of the bad roads across the Lagos metropolis which had become increasingly dangerous and unsafe over the years. But now they no longer think that silence […]
Zebra crossings of danger
By Lamidi Bamidele ONEÂ of the common features of the road construction and rehabilitation efforts of the present Lagos State government is the introduction of road signs, including zebra crossings to aid the flow of both vehicular and human traffics.
For 40 street girls, hope cometh at last
They are 40 in number, all girls, and recruited from varying backgrounds and they include orphans, street girls and exploited females from various places.
Badagry-Lagos, it’s one hell of a trip
By Fredrick Okopie ITÂ was a journey that was estimated to last 30 minutes, all things being equal. But as far as travelling from the ancient town of Badagry to the bus terminal at Mile 2 is concerned things can never be equal in that context. That is why no one raises an eyebrow these […]
Oshodi: The return of chaos?
By Bose Adebayo If you have an appointment and would want to be punctual in keeping it, then it is important you give Oshodi a wide berth no matter what short-cut option it offers you. Reason? The area is fast returning to its better forgotten notoriety as an enclave of confusion in Lagos. The free […]
Clearing 15 years of infrastructural mess
By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowopejo Governor Babatunde Fashola of    Lagos recently marked his 800th day in the saddle of leadership and affirmed that the responsibility of his administration and the present generation is simply to provide the platform and environment that will unleash the power and potential of the Lagos, especially the Nigerian youth. […]
From Dubai with a big dream
THEY went and could not help but marvel at what they saw; so impressed were they that they felt it would not be a bad idea to replicate same at home . The team of Lagos State Government officials which travelled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) and Singapore have since returned to the country after their two-week sojourn and now seem to be in a hurry to bring their experience to bear in transforming Lagos into another Dubai in terms of infrastructural development.
Fashola’s 800-day fun for youths
By Kingsley Adegboye & Olasunkanmi Akoni CALL it their day of glory, you probably will not be wrong. Afterall it is not everyday one gets to share the limelight with the chief executive of your state, the governor himself. As so while the ceremony lasted, the lucky kids were full of smiles. And who wouldn’t […]
Hell on earth on a Sunday…As residents count their losses in fire disaster
By Fredrick Okopie For Christians, Sunday is a holy day of obligation, a day set aside for special worship of God based on Biblical injunction. As a result Sundays always find Christians of different denonminations converging in their respective places of worship to perform this sacred obligation. But beyond worshipping God, Sunday has also come […]
