This is certainly not the best of times for Mrs Ini Abasirim, the pregnant widow of the bus conductor who was allegedly killed by policemen attached to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, last Monday, along Oshodi-Apapa expressway , owing to the devastating effect of the tragedy on her.

THE Onirolu of Irolu-Remo, the agrarian community in Ikenne Local government Area of Ogun State, Oba Sikiru Ajibowu Adeilo Adeyiga, the Agbelesebiogun III, who was 76 years this year has revealed how he turned down advice to eliminate his co-contestants of the throne to pave way for his emergence as the Oba of the town 22 years ago.

Residents of Omi Olori Street and its environs in Ado Ekiti,Ekiti State capital have called on the governor of the state, Mr Ayo Fayose to expedite action on how to rehabilitate the dilapidated road which spand about 3.5 kilometres.

COMMERCIAL motorcycle is no doubt a faster means of transportation than vehicles especially in areas where gridlock is a common phenomenon. Due to their small sizes, they meander and find their ways where vehicles are stuck. As it is in other cities across the country, they seem to outnumber vehicles in Oyo State especially in Ibadan metropolis. They operate under the auspices of Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN).

JUST like several other suburbs in Lagos State, the Olateju Street, in Mushin area state, has become an unusual sight to behold own to the stench oozing from several propitiations (called Ebo in Yoruba language), that greets every visitor to the community.

Nigeria has a lot of ugly stories to tell about the escapades of armed robbers, kidnappers, baby factory operators, insurgents, child traffickers, assassins, arsonists and a host of other serious crimes perpetrated by criminals.

The situation is one that will leave any concerned Nigerian truly worried given its far-reaching implication.

The dismal state of Nigeria’s roads is a constant source of exasperation for the long-suffering population but a tongue-in-cheek campaign on social media is trying to shame the authorities into action.

—ANXIETY has heightened in more than 50 coastal communities of Bayelsa State over the soaring sea level and strange plants.

The perceived imbalance in the distribution of Federal Government’s incentives for agricultural development across Nigeria has been agitating the minds of stakeholders in the Niger Delta who feel the most shortchanged in the scheme of things.