Last week Monday, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State and his convoy foiled a robbery operation in the Obalende area of the state, recovering a locally-made gun and some suspected stolen items in the process.

CHAIRMAN of Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, Benjamin Ambe, has raised alarm over the invasion of the area by Fulani herdsmen who were displaced from Benue State, saying that the agrarian communities of the council were now gripped with fear as cattle numbering over 500 have taken over their land.

Ejigbo and Isolo areas of Lagos were recently thrown into pandemonium, following the invasion by stern looking policemen, later discovered to be from the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Adeniji Adele, Lagos.

In 1980, Mr Micheal Osagiede, a 54 year old man from Edo state traveled to the United States of America to seek
for greener pastures and returned for the first time in Nigeria in 2006 after spending 26 years in the US. However, his problem started when he met some friends in a bar in Benin City.

From the entrance to the ‘Regatta Village’ on the old Queen’s Drive in Ikoyi, the waterfront took a new dimension under the hot sun on Easter Sunday with the creeks around Lagos Island, Ikoyi, and Victoria Island submerged in different colours.

Ejigbo and Isolo areas of Lagos were recently thrown into pandemonium following the invasion by stern- looking policemen, later discovered to be from the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Adeniji Adele, Lagos.

Her intention was to finish her service last year, (2011), go back to her state and wait for what the future has in stock for her to unfold. Unlike most other corps members, especially from the Southern part of the country, Ine Edet Anwana, a corps member of Batch A 2011, said she was not in any way scared when she received her call-up letter that confirmed her posting to Niger State.

They were said to have gathered for a church vigil to mark the climax of Easter which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ and his victory over death. But they had instead met their untimely death in a rather bizarre tragedy when the building of St Robert Catholic Church, Adamgbe, in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State caved in, leaving no fewer than 22 persons dead, with 35 others in critical condition.

How often do you buy edible items on the road side especially around some popular markets like Agege, ketu, Ojota, Mushin and Iyana-Ipaja areas of Lagos State? You need to be careful as you might have unknowingly subscribe to expired or substandard products from some dump sites in the State especially Olusosun landfill in Oregun, Lagos.

…as touts take over passport office in Ikoyi.
Welcome sir, do you need passport?” “Do you need information?” “I can help you get it o.” These are some of the things you will hear as you get to the passport office in Ikoyi, Lagos. A visit to the Passport office is like a visit to the market where you are confronted by sellers who invite you to come and buy their wares.

The management of Shoprite supermarket, Enugu has donated gift vouchers worth N260,000.00 to the Therapeutic Day Care Centre (TDCC), Abakpa Nike, Enugu State . The school which caters for children with special needs such as mild learning disabilities; profound mental retardation; food allergies or terminal illness, etc. received the donation as part of Shoprites’ charity campaign.

It was actually a day for tears and mourning for the management of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi when one of its dedicated and hardworking staff was killed in a motor accident, just a few metres away from the polytechnic premises.

Agege Stadium, Ijaiye Ogba in Lagos was the venue of this year’s finale of the football competition in commemoration of the Eledumare Festival organised by Olokun Festival Foundation. The venue was filled to capacity as many talented youths used the opportunity to showcase their soccer skills.

WHEN residents of Amuwo-Odofin Newtown, Mile 2 Estate Lagos, discovered in 2009 that tractors had been mobilised for the reconstruction of the only major road that passes through their estate, they heaved a sigh of relief.

As part of efforts to cushion the effect of disaster in some parts of the country, the National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, says it has donated some relief materials to the Lagos State government.