Killing over alleged blasphemy rocks Sokoto
Tension has gripped parts of Sokoto metropolis following the stabbing of controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Musa Ayuba Lukuwa, shortly after he conducted the Jumu’at prayer at his mosque in the Mabera area of the metropolis.
Abducted schoolgirls: Who’s to blame? (1)
Why are we playing politics with this abduc-tion issue?” asked Dave, a commuter in the Mile-2-bound vehicle.
Onitsha prison as a relaxation centre
THIS may sound far-fetched but all considered, possible. In time to come, the poor, hungry and less-privileged segment of the society who are not criminally-minded, particularly those residing within the metropolitan city of Onitsha, Anambra State may volunteer to serve various jail terms in the Onitsha prison yard.
Posters everywhere as Lagos environment deteriorates
No fewer than 7.3 million illegal posters are pasted in Lagos state annually for various reasons.
Lagosians shun cremation law, continue physical burying
WHEN Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), was signing the Cremation Law of Lagos State almost a year ago, he said “cremation is a way to go, given the mega-city status of Lagos”
Residents bemoan 14-yr-old abandoned Ajegunle link road
WITH the rains here again,residents of Ajegunle have continued to lament the horrible state of the road which links the ghetto community to the ever-busy Oshodi/Apapa expressway.
