By Olasunkanmi Akoni THIS could be celebration time to some individuals in Ikorodu as they are the lucky beneficiaries of a poverty alleviation gesture by the Lagos State government. As part of efforts to check youth involvement in crimes and other undesirable engagements which has been attributed to poverty resulting from lack of opportunities to […]

By Bose Adebayo A septuagenarian was lying ill in her one-room apartment and refused any attempt by her daughter to take her to hospital for treatment. She said her personal doctor would soon come to give her the necessary treatment at home. She was still speaking when a woman arrived with a basket on her […]

By Fredrick Okopie The birth of a new baby usually evokes joy in the proud parents who sometimes roll out the drums to  celebrate the happy event, especially if the baby is coming after a long wait by the couple following their wedding. Among some families, the celebration may entail them barricading an entire street, […]

By Kingsley Adegboye An erstwhile serene suburb, tucked between Arakan Barracks  in Apapa and former Malu Road in the outskirts of Ajegunle  in Lagos is the centre of a fresh controversy following the  recent demolition of this pre-colonial rail line community. Settlers say they inherited the location from  their progenitors who were originally cattle herdsmen […]

APART from serving as a popular bus terminus, Yaba has also come to be famous as a market destination for fairly used clothes and shoes.