ONE of the most salient things to notice in most streets in Lagos is the banner advertising the street carnivals coming up during this Yuletide season. Most of the carnival are held between the last week of December and first week of January.

All has not been well with Mr and Mrs Ariajiegbe Anthony, indigenes of Ewatto, in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State, following the mysterious disappearance of their seven-year-old daughter, Christable. The girl, according to the parents, went missing on November 25 when she walked to a maternity home in the community while playing, but which authorities are denying the claim while the police in the area have refused to listen to their plea to carry out investigation.

TWO friends, Seun Agagu and Gbenga Adedipe, are cooling their feet at the Ondo State Police Command headquarters for allegedly stealing a goat to celebrate the birthday party of one of them.

PORT HARCOURT: Idama, in AkukuToru local government area of Rivers state is a major oil producing community in the Niger Delta. It is a host community to Chevron and an impact community to Shell. Sadly inspite of the huge oil resource generated from the community the area can hardly boast of appreciable government presence.

As usual, fun seekers converged at a drinking joint which also served as viewing centre in Umusigide Obollo Etiti community in Udenu Local government area of Enugu state, last Sunday, cheering and throwing banters, without the slightest inkling that danger lurked ahead.