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The House Committee Chairman on Finance of the Gombe state House of Assembly was kidnapped in Nigeria by unidentified gunmen yesterday the 30 th of December 2012. According a report by his brother Hamza on BBC Hausa, Alhaji Jalo Ahmed Ganga was abducted at about 5am near his home at Danaje Quarters by some men who came on motorcycles on his way to the mosque for the Muslims early Morning Prayer. He further said that three men on two motorcycles stopped and forced Alhaji Jalo to mount on one of the motorcycles at gunpoint while he was walking to the mosque. The Gombe state Commissioner of Police confirmed the kidnap as quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The Police Chief further said that the kidnappers abandoned their motorbike with no plate number. He however assured the public that the Police Command will do everything possible within its power to effect the release of the lawmaker. Up to the time of this report, there is no information on his whereabout...

The residents of Akerebiata, Ilorin Kwara state were thrown into confusion and mourning on Tuesday night 18 th September 2012 when the news of the death of Mr. Kehinde Ajongolo was announced. 65 years old Mr. kehinde Ajongolo, a building materials dealer, was swept into the river by flood following a heavy downpour on his way home. The heavy rain, which lasted for about two (2) and half hours, flooded many parts of the metropolis, cutting off the link road between Sobi Barracks and the adjourning communities around Akerebiata. The deceased relative Mr. Isa Ajongolo confirmed to journalist in Ilorin that he spoke with his uncle on phone few minutes before the rain and never knew that will be his far speech to him. A search party was organized when his efforts to reach his uncle on phone proved abortive. The search party he said found the deceased motor cycle in the river and his corpse was seen a few kilometers away.  May his soul rest in peace. We pray the...

There was protest by motorcycle operators popularly known as ‘Okada riders’ yesterday in different parts of Lagos metropolis against restrictions placed on their operations by the new Lagos state traffic law.  Reliable Sources confirmed that the Okada riders stormed major highways in Lagos such as Apapa, Ajegunle, Lagos island and the Lagos Abeokuta Express way, in an attempt to urge the government to revert the restrictions placed on their operations. The motorcycle operators were seen in hundreds chanting anti-government slogans as they took over the roads causing traffic jams. However, a combined team of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) were able to put the situation under control and restore normalcy. According to some sections of the traffic law, Okada riders are restricted from operating in about 475 roads across Lagos state. According to the Commissioner of Transport Mr. Kayode Opeifa, the state government has added about 15,000 road signs in addition to the alr...