FOR residents of Isheri, Warewa, Mile 12 and other communities on the beds of the Ogun River in Ogun and Lagos states, these are certainly not the best of times. Some have lost their homes, some their shops and means of livelihood they have laboured for all their lives.

It was indeed a sobering moment, one that evoked tears from those present. In fact, many could not hold back their feeling as evidenced by the wet handkerchiefs with which they intermittently dabbed at their teary eyes. The casket which contained the remains of the late Vanguard Chief Sub-Editor, Adedayo Aminu, was just about then being lowered into the cemented grave.

To bring the tricycles to Nigerians, a private firm, Autobahn Techniques Ltd got the mandate to supply them to NAPEP, which then distributed to the public through its state offices. Autobahn forged synergies with Piaggio for the engines and other parts, Total Nigeria which formulated the lubricant for it, and Dunlop, which made the tyres.

Many of them had have been forced to flee their homes while those who thought they could brave the situation are now gripped by fear. Indeed the flood has been unrelenting in its surge as it continues to wreak havoc on those communities abutting the River Ogun.

THE last hasn’t been heard yet about the Independence Day terrorist attack that took the lives of many Nigerians some hundreds of metres away from the Eagles Square, venue of the celebrations.

Uzoubi, Umuna, is best described as a community in the valley but presently houses some of the major landmarks associated with Orlu local council area. Apart from being thickly populated, this troubled community boasts of the magnificent and soul-uplifting Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church, the Orie Ugwu and Orlu International Markets, as well as Evan Enwerem University Teaching Hospital.

Most residents of Trinity Housing Estate off Ago-Palace Way, Okota initially thought they had found their promise land, their haven of peace. For them it was supposed to be a place refuge after years of sustained ordeal in the hands of Shylock landlords.

Like the Biblical woman with the issue of blood, Ms Nsifon Edet Peters, a 21-year-old widow stormed the Uyo township stadium, venue of the South-South Solidarity Rally for President Goodluck Jonathan/Sambo on September 13, convened by South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, charged Nigerians to stop mourning the past and look at the challenges ahead of the country as she celebrates 50 years of nationhood.

For Koya Arowosegbe, life will never be the same again, owing to the loss of his right hand during an attack by his landlady’s son at their Agboro, Iyana-Ipaja abode, last Thursday.