Time does not really matter at Mile 12 market, easily one of the most cosmopolitan and biggest markets in Lagos.Whether it is 2 a.m, 4 p.m or 11 p.m ,it is business as always.

For its sheer size, complexity and historical significance, the Benin Moat should be attracting the kind of global attention, if not more, attracted today by the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids of Egypt.

Palpable fear now rules Uyo metropolis of Akwa Ibom State, after the political violence that erupted Tuesday, claiming no fewer than 50 lives. Consequently, there was virtually no work in all the offices in the Idongesit Nkanga State Secretariat of Akwa Ibom State as workers stayed away from work for fear of falling victim to a resurgence of violence

Lagos State Government, yesterday, said the fallout of the recent strike by the National Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, was the major cause of the current heavy traffic, being experienced along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, in addition to the poor state of the road at the axis.

THE past two days (Monday and Tuesday) have been literal hell for motorists, commuters and other road users plying the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, no thanks to the gridlock which has become prevalent on the usually traffic-busy highway.