For those who died when a church building under construction in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, collapsed, they woke up on Wednesday, just like any other day but little did they know that the day would be their last and a painful one for others to remember.

The Ntan Obu Ukpe in Eniong, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State was on Wednesday May 23, nearly annihilated by the Ikpanya community of Ibiono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State over the struggle for a piece of land that is rich in mineral deposits and alluvial products.

The inherent hazard faced by travellers plying the troubled East-West road which straddled the oil rich states of the Niger Delta again played out itself last week Monday night when a Mitsubishi Gallant car collided with another vehicle, a Honda car on the bridge and plunged into the Okoso river.

A member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Dele Oloruntoba, has assured Ekpedo community in Akoko-Edo Constituency in the state of his determination to bring infrastructure development to the agrarian community.

…as community cries for govt’s intervention
The Ogbogba-Iga Otukpa Primary School reminds one of what probably obtained during the stone age or better still the colonial era when formal education was more of a luxury. The primary school is situated at Otukpa in Ogbadibo Local Government Area and less than 20 minutes drive from the Otukpa country home of the Benue State Deputy Governor, Chief Steven Lawani.