Cross River: Ritual killings resurface ahead of 2027 elections
Observations over the last 11 years have shown that in Cross River State, cases of alleged ritual killings tend to increase as general elections draw near, with women accounting for more than 90 per cent of the reported victims. Our Correspondent, Emma Una, highlights the ugly trend in the last decade.
Saved from the jaws of death
By Godfrey Bivbere When Lt. Commander Tanko Ibrahim finished preparing for work that fateful morning and bid his family goodbye as he drove out of his Close B, House 9, Navy Town Ojo residence, little did he know what danger awaited him. He had decided to visit some of the boys working for him around […]
Banks swoop on NITEL’s pensioners as biz centre rips them off
By Victor Ahiuma-Young THE Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Sports Complex, Bode Thomas, Surulere, Lagos, has since last week been a beehive of activities as thousands of pensioners, disengaged and serving staff of troubled Nigeria Telecommunication (NITEL) Plc, endure the eagle-eye scrutiny of officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), […]
Sadness and joy of the new look Cele expressway
By Bose Adebayo Possibly in a matter of months, the new over-head bridge being constructed by the Lagos State government at Cele Bus-stop along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway will be completed. Work from every indication is progressing at a rapid pace which suggests an early completion of the project. Part of this indication is the sacking […]
BRT: High fares, low patronage
By Bose Adebayo WHEN the Buses Rapid Response (BRT) was launched on March 17, 2008, government officials said it was meant to ease transportation problem in Lagos State. So, the coming of the bus service scheme was immediately hailed as a blessing to most Lagosians since the buses were expected to carry a maximum of […]
Duped by 419ers at Oshodi…20 yr-old narrates her ordeal
By Bose Adebayo It is barely six months that illegal structures and shanties were demolished at Oshodi while a special monitoring team made up of military officials was equally launched in February.
