It was indeed a day of joy and celebrations for no fewer than 650 widows, orphans, less- privileged persons and jobless youths in Benue State who were the direct beneficiaries and graduates of the Sev-Av Foundation Crafts and Skills Acquisition Centres in Gboko and Vandeikya local government areas of the state.

OBUBRA in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State is a serene community to live in. It is predominantly an agrarian setting with yam as a major produce of the farmers. Besides yam, cassava, plantain, bananas are also produced in marketable capacity.

The people of Ikyobo village in Ushongo local government area of Benue State are still counting their losses and mourning their dead following the mysterious crashing of a large tree branch at the centre of village market square which claimed the lives of no fewer than eight persons while scores sustained varying degrees of injury.

The increasing influx of Chinese products into the Nigerian market is giving sleepless nights to many concerned Nigerians.Given that agencies like the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Standards Organisation of Nigeria ( SON) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC ), mann the borders to regulate the influx of banned and sub-standard goods, many are at a loss as to how these fake goods find their way into the country. Some have concluded that the institutions are largely ineffective in the discharge of their statutory responsibilities. Following the crippling effect of this trend on the economy, the Federal Government is set to tackle the problem headlong. Would this measure follow the way of other failed initiatives? Charles Kumolu asks.

We were kept in the bush and the rains were beating us.
Our captors remained with us. They blind folded us and when the want to lead us to a new location, we will hold each others hands. If you fall, that is your business.

Lagos State which was once regarded as one of the dirtiest cities in the world, in recent times is now one of the internationally acknowledged cleanest cities, evidenced by the professional, efficient and sustainable waste management and disposal services being provided by the LAWMA agency in the state.

Controversy has continued to trail the announcement by the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Transportation (MOT) late last month, on its plans to embark on an aggressive enforcement of all traffic laws regarding the operations of commercial motorcyclists popularly called Okoda in the metropolis as the association of Okada riders has taken the state government to court on the matter seeking proper interpretation of the law.

IMAGINE how safe life would be in Lagos if commercial bus drivers stop drinking ogogoro and segbe(locally distilled gin drinks). And imagine how safe the roads would be if drivers were educated enough to attend mandatory driving schools.

When this reporter got an invitation to attend an event in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, she did not envisage any problem given the fact that she is familiar with the ancient city.

It’s no longer news that there are millions of unemployed graduates, mainly the youths, in Nigeria who are walking aimlessly in search of whatever means of livelihood. Nigeria probably has the highest number of unemployed graduates in the world, which has contributed to social ills like youth restiveness in the Niger Delta and armed robbery