When the former 20 local government areas in Lagos State were broken into development areas under the tenure of former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, many Lagosians sighed with relief thinking this would aid or encourage rapid development.

By Lamidi Bamidele Recently, there was a lot of outcry over the deplorable state of the Apapa-Oshodi expressway that leads to  the major seaports in Apapa and Tin-Can Island. The outcry heightened  especially during the peak of the current rainy season when several sections of the road collapsed on account of flooding, consequently creating traffic […]

In the past, the health sector in Cross River State frequently features in the news for the wrong reasons due to the alarmingly high maternal and infant mortality rates recorded every year.But the good news presently is that the State government has decided to take  the bull by the horns in stemming  the unfortunate trend. […]

Telling the story of Sheriff, she said: “One of the children who was reunited with his family – Sherif, left home in 2004 in search of his mother who he thought his father was keeping away from him. His quest took him from his home in Badagry where the father is a tailor to Seme, Oshodi, Obalende, Ojuelegba and finally to Kuramo Beach where he was discovered by the Haven”.

Indeed, unlike previous demolition exercises in Lagos, it was relatively peaceful when the bulldozers stormed the affected areas in Orile bordering the road. Although some of the victims claimed there was a previous notice served them by the state government but they were shocked that the demolition was extended beyond the areas earlier specified.