The violent protests by pupils in primary and secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State took many by surprise. Considering the havoc done in few hours, one begins to wonder if the protests were indeed carried out by those minors. In the hours of rage when they chanted many unprintable slogans against the Governor Abiola Ajimobi led administration, they left many impressive structures, which the governor dissipated so much energy on in his urban renewal programmes, in ruins.

THE arena is darkened. A feast of blood Will follow duly; the spotlights have been borrowed. For a while. These ringside prances. Merely serve to whet the appetite. Gladiators, Clad tonight in formal mufti, customized,

AWKA — FOR years, road users have been having ugly experience plying the Enugu -Onitsha expressway due to its dilapidated nature. From administration to administration, there had been promises of the preparedness of the federal government to rehabilitate the road. Such promises usually heightened when elections drew near and no sooner would a new government come in than the promise was forgotten.

Governor Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State is displeased that some militants in the Niger Delta, under the guise of Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), are sabotaging the efforts of the Buhari administration to move Nigeria forward.

PROMINENT elders, leaders and groups in the Niger Delta have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to create a platform to listen to the grievances of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, the militant group blowing up oil facilities in the region, and impartially deal with their demands to avoid winning the war and losing the battle.