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Ladipo auto traders demand remanded leader’s  release

Ladipo auto traders demand remanded leader’s release

Members of the Association of Aguyi-Ironsi Auto Traders, at the popular Ladipo Market, Mushin area of Lagos State, has called for the immediate and unconditional release of their President, Mr. Jonathan Okoli, who is currently being remanded at Ikoyi Prison over what they called “frame-up charges.”

‘How we survived gas disaster’

‘How we survived gas disaster’

On January 16, 2012,Chevron Nigeria Limited KS Endeavor Rig, with scores of personnel on board, caught fire in what is allegedly the worst gas blow-out in Nigeria, killing two persons and leaving several others seriously injured and traumatized.

Rivers jailbreak: The untold story behind it

Rivers jailbreak: The untold story behind it

JAILBREAK is not new in Rivers State. The other time militant inmates made frantic efforts to escape from the Port Harcourt Prison, using a ladder. Five of them succeeded. This happened on August 7, last year.

Agony of flood victims unites Imo leaders

Agony of flood victims unites Imo leaders

Those who never visited the communities sacked by the recent flood surge at its peak may not fully appreciate what the affected people are currently passing through. The same is also true of those who are not victims of the flood.

Lamentations of ex-Senator: Help, my elder brother still in the morgue

Lamentations of ex-Senator: Help, my elder brother still in the morgue

THE disturbing issue of flooding in the country, especially in the coastal areas of Delta State, has curiously been engendering mixed feelings of sadness and joy in some quarters. Whilst some of the flood victims are counting their losses, for some others, it is an opportunity to hug the limelight as they get to meet certain important personalities they have long nursed the expectations to encounter in more auspicious circumstances.