This is certainly not the best of times for Benue farmers in Agatu, Guma, Gwer west and Makurdi local government areas of the state given the sustained and unrestricted attacks on communities in these areas by Fulani herdsmen.

The South-West zone of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has enjoined Nigerians to take the 2013 weather forecast seriously by shunning acts that could exacerbate the risks of the predicted heavy down pour, especially in the identified communities in the country.

Residents of five villages in Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State got the shock of their lives at the weekend when a wind storm struck and destroyed 110 houses. Presently the residents are still counting their losses, especially in the villages that were completely razed by the raging storm.

THE Commander, Nigeria Navy Service, NNS Delta, Warri Naval Base, Commodore Mohammed Garba was bubbly, last weekend, as he verbalised on the several battles between his men and oil thieves in Delta State in the last few months.

IT was cheers and dancing in Onitsha on Monday as no fewer than 500 operators of Keke NAPEP in the commercial city were treated to free maintenance of their Keke tricycle by officials of Wisdom Auto Technical (Nig) Ltd, dealers and suppliers of Indian –made Keke 205 model.

In case the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola or his aides, are reading this piece, their attention is urgently needed at Community Secondary School, Bayeku in Ikorodu area of the State. Reason? The school is an academic embarrassment.

Lagos, Nigeria, has a Bus Rapid Transit system, is constructing improved rail, beautifying its highways, rebuilding the port and developing the waterfront. Yet it has a reputation for crime and mayhem which seems hard to shake. Just how menacing is it?

For 45 years old Augustine Odogwu, an indigene of Delta State, life has taken an ugly twist as his lucrative business of many years has come crashing after he was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA, for being in possession of 108 kilogrammes of weeds suspected to be Cannabis Savita(Indian Hemp).

It began as a minor face-off which soon turned violent, leaving four people, including a policeman, severely injured. The fracas which occurred on Friday April 12, 2013 involved some policemen attached to Ijede Division and some sand dealers in Agura area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.

…Community sues govt over stance
THE Lagos state government has outlawed the ultra modern Makoko Floating School barely seven months after the construction started. The school that is expected to address perennial flooding that truncate access to education by children of the community may never be allowed to operate after-all.

Thousands of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, electric poles across the Lagos metropolis are defective and could collapse at the slightest wind thrust.

LAGOS – LAGBUS Assets Management Ltd.– Operator of LAGBUS intra-city buses in Lagos State, has ordered its members of staff to start screening passengers and luggage to enhance security.

Freedom Foundation, a non-governmental organisation with a mandate of pioneering social reformation on drug addicted victims and commercial sex workers across the nation, has expressed hope of establishing at least 1000 ladies by next year.

Culture is a strong instrument for peace, development and national unity. One can see a number of ways in which culture plays an important role in development. First, the culture industry is a dynamic and prosperous sector of the economy that provides fabulous avenues for development through growth and employment.

TO be born with disability is quite challenging. Being born whole and having to suffer sudden disability for no fault of yours at a tender age could be cruel, far more challenging and regrettable.