IT was cheers and dancing in Onitsha on Monday as no fewer than 500 operators of Keke NAPEP in the commercial city were treated to free maintenance of their Keke tricycle by officials of Wisdom Auto Technical (Nig) Ltd, dealers and suppliers of Indian –made Keke 205 model.

In case the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola or his aides, are reading this piece, their attention is urgently needed at Community Secondary School, Bayeku in Ikorodu area of the State. Reason? The school is an academic embarrassment.

Lagos, Nigeria, has a Bus Rapid Transit system, is constructing improved rail, beautifying its highways, rebuilding the port and developing the waterfront. Yet it has a reputation for crime and mayhem which seems hard to shake. Just how menacing is it?

For 45 years old Augustine Odogwu, an indigene of Delta State, life has taken an ugly twist as his lucrative business of many years has come crashing after he was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA, for being in possession of 108 kilogrammes of weeds suspected to be Cannabis Savita(Indian Hemp).

It began as a minor face-off which soon turned violent, leaving four people, including a policeman, severely injured. The fracas which occurred on Friday April 12, 2013 involved some policemen attached to Ijede Division and some sand dealers in Agura area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.