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Ambode apprehends ‘One Way’ offenders

Ambode apprehends ‘One Way’ offenders

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday, irked by the flagrant abuse of the Lagos State Traffic Laws, came down hard on some recalcitrant motorists who drove against traffic along the Muritala Mohammed Airport Road, Ikeja.

Travelers storm Nkpor for Peace Mass cheap fare

Travelers storm Nkpor for Peace Mass cheap fare

Having spent heavily on transportation and foodstuffs during the Christmas season, many travelers from the South East have stormed Peace Mass Transit at Nkpor for cheap and new vehicles back to their destinations.

When bus stop tears Ekiti communities apart

When bus stop tears Ekiti communities apart

ADO-EKITI — SAVE for the quick intervention of security agencies, the violent crisis that engulfed Igbemo and Orun in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, would have consumed the communities and send most of the inhabitants to internally displaced people’s camp.

Land dispute: Youths desert Anambra community, houses destroyed

Land dispute: Youths desert Anambra community, houses destroyed

THE sleepy town of Igbariam in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State has become a ghost community as youths of the area have run to neighbouring villages for fear of mass arrests by security operatives, who invaded the area following land dispute.

2019: Akwa Ibom raises alarm  over police anti-terrorism unit

2019: Akwa Ibom raises alarm over police anti-terrorism unit

The Akwa Ibom State government has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the Nigeria Police to send anti-terrorism unit to the state few weeks to the 2019 elections, saying that it was a politically motivated. A statement from the state Commissioner of Information, Charles Udoh, advised the Federal Government to send such units to the North East part of the country where insurgency was ravaging parts of the country.

14yrs after, Abule-Egba residents celebrate another Yuletide in anguish

14yrs after, Abule-Egba residents celebrate another Yuletide in anguish

LAST Wednesday was the 14th anniversary of a pipeline explosion that rocked Abule-Egba community in Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos State, killing hundreds of residents. The disaster is still fresh in the memory some of the victims who constantly pray against such incidents in the area.  However, they have been thrown into anguish again as another explosion hit the densely populated community on December 19, leaving many in sorrow, tears and blood.

BADAGRY-EXPRESSWAY: A gateway of pain, anguish

BADAGRY-EXPRESSWAY: A gateway of pain, anguish

THE Lagos-Badagry Expressway is usually described as a “Gateway to Nigeria’ because it is a major access into the country from neighbouring states in the West coast of Africa. In the last two decades, plying this all important route, in its terrible state, had become associated with anguish and pain for road users, including visitors from neighbouring countries.