AT about 11 a.m., Monday, a bomb explosion went off at the popular Dukku Motor Park in Gombe State, killing scores of people at a park that was filled with passengers “who wanted to travel” for the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays. It was not the first time female bombers are taking the centre stage. All over the world, women are respected as custodians of the home, wives and mothers are becoming home wreckers. The “givers of life”, the “keepers of home and family” are now becoming the murderers.

THE state government has advised Lagosians to be at alert and be mindful of what they do, eat and drink during the yuletide celebrations even as it urged residents to call the Ebola Help line or the Local Government nearest to them in case of any suspected case during the season

The joy of hundreds of school children who thronged the Agodi Resort and Conferences Centre to enjoy the rustic environment, knew no bounds as they played with the state of the art recreational facilities provided in the once “evil forest”.

EXACTLY one year after the demolition of over 1,000 houses belonging to residents of Atinporomeh Central, Aiyedotun and Ajagbe Community Development Areas, CDAs, in Badagry area of Lagos, allegedly by the Nigerian Police Force, NPF and their assigned contractors, the people have continued to lament the untold hardship they have been subjected to by the activities of the law enforcement agents.

ONE of the most salient things to notice in most streets in Lagos is the banner advertising the street carnivals coming up during this Yuletide season. Most of the carnival are held between the last week of December and first week of January.