WHAT could have turned to a major tragedy at Kirikiri area of Lagos State was averted, weekend, as a tanker transporting 33 thousand litres of petroleum product suspect to be kerosene, collapsed and spilled it contents on a major street linking other parts of the area.

Emotions ran very high at the Yelwa cemetery in Bauchi State as five members of the Living Faith Church who were victims of Last Sunday’s bomb blast were finally laid to rest. It was a time for sober reflection, weeping and wailing by families and friends of the victims of the blast.

Barely two days to his 55th birthday, Mr Amaju Daniel Awani held on to his beautiful wife, Oseri Georgina Awani, as they walked happily towards the boarding point of the Dana Airlines at the Abuja airport, obviously looking forward to reconnecting with the commercial ambiance of Lagos after spending the weekend in Abuja.

ILE-EPO Market in Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Government of Lagos State, is usually a beehive of activities due to its popularity. With the possible exception of the Mile 12 Market, a major food hub in Lagos, Ile-Epo Market is perhaps the most popular destination for those wishing to purchase farm produce and food items.

“We are really helpless. I almost lost my life trying to rescue my canoe and fishing nets one early morning when a large section of the land caved into the river,” lamented Lucky Opuana, chairman, Anibeze Community Development Committee, an Isoko community in the Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State which is also the home town of renowned historian, Prof Obaro Ikime.