Tafawa Balewa, a local government in Bauchi State, is located about 83 kilometres away from Bauchi metropolis on its southern part and majority of the inhabitants in that town are Jarawa, Fulani, Hausa, Sayawa, kanuri,Tapshinawa (angas) and other tribes. The town has been a hot-bed of communal crises that have lingered for over 50 years.

Never in the wildest imagination could Peter Opara had envisaged the tragedy that befell him and members of his family last Sunday.

Newly recruited staff of Fidelity Bank Plc who are currently undergoing their induction in the bank’s training school, at the weekend, demonstrated their readiness to be good members of the Fidelity family by keying into the bank’s vision for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Imagine being kicked out of your matrimonial home by your husband because you are suffering from a disease or health challenge that exposes you to public humiliation and stigmatization. This sadly is the lot of most victims of Vesico Vaginal Fistula, VVF, an ailment resulting from an abnormal fistulous tract that extends from the urinary bladder (‘vesico’) to the vagina, leading to an involuntary continuous discharge of urine into the vagina (urinary incontinence).

The refusal of the streets cleaners employed by Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State to return to their work place after a threat to lay them off from work has led to filth taking over markets and streets in the council area.