MOST Nigerians probably never knew that there was the female wing of militants or freedom fighters, as some youths who delved into militancy in the Niger Delta region, preferred to be addressed. Veronica (not her real name) told Vanguard Metro, VM, during her graduation ceremony from the Centre for Creative Arts Education, CREATE run by popular Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo, that she was in charge of the armoury in one of the camps.

Northerners who are living in Oyegbemi and Aromire Streets, Ijora Badia area of Lagos state, where two suspected members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram were arrested last week, have stated moving out of the area in batches for fear of been caught in the sectarian quagmire.

Gully erosion is one of the ecological challenges affecting almost all the states in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. The problem is, however, most pronounced in Anambra and Imo states. For example, at Ezioko Nanka in Anambra State, the deep gully created by erosion measures more than 20 feet.

Mrs Dodo Esther,one of the less-privileged women in Ilaje-Bariga, a Lagos slum, had lived from hand to mouth for 28 years. She used to be a petty trader until she developed passion for midwifery which she learnt from her mother-in-law.

…She wants to kill all of us…
Residents of No. 10 Wegbo street, Onike, off Iwaya road, Yaba, Lagos, are begging for justice from all the appropriate authorities over the activities of one of their neighbours which they said is not only “very destructive and worrisome but causing them sleepless nights”.