FEATURES: The Bitter Taste of Lagos-Badagry Expressway

The Bitter Taste of Lagos-Badagry Expressway

Bad Road

Charles Ajunwa writes that the Lagos-Badagry Expressway  has turned to a gruelling passage for  motorists and commuters plying through the transnational highway

The Lagos-Badagry Expressway as a transnational highway leading in and out of Nigeria should provide easy passage for nationals of other West African countries such as Ghana, Benin and Togo that share common boundaries with Nigeria, but rather than provide easy passage, it offers a nightmare. Foreign nationals from these countries, oftentimes arrive Nigeria through Lagos using the approved land entry points, a showcase of Nigeria to the outside world.

ROTIMI: DEFENDING THE DEFENCELESS THE OPD WAY

Defending the Defenceless

Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Created in 2000 by the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the state’s Office of the Public Defender (OPD), was geared towards rendering free legal services to all regardless of one’s status especially the less- privileged in the society.

With special focus on cases like domestic violence and child abuse, the OPD is however not restricted to that as it continually evolves to mediate in cases of compensation, unlawful harassment of civilians and wrongful dismissal amongst other cases.

FEATURES: Five Months After Dana Crash

Five Months After Dana Crash

The mangled fuselage of the crashed plane and the rubbles from collapsed buildings may no longer clutter the crash site. But a visit to Iju Ishaga, the Lagos suburb that bore the brunt of the fallen plane’s weight five months after the crash reveals the hidden face of the tragedy, writes Lanre Odukoya

The news of the Dana Air Flight 992 crash on Sunday, June 3 was received with shock by Nigerians. The aircraft, a McDonell Douglas MD-83, was conveying 146 passengers and seven crew members from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, when it crashed into three-storey building housing residential apartments, furniture factory and a printing press on Popoola Street, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos. 

Police Arrest Mushin Jungle Justice Culprits in Lagos

Police Arrest Mushin Jungle Justice Culprits in Lagos

To discourage jungle justice, The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday arrested some persons believed to be behind the death of four persons in the Mushin area of the state.

Police sources said the State Police Command upon getting the information ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter, while ordering for the arrest of the culprits behind the death of the deceased persons.

Pregnancy Mess: Will Dino Melaye Undergo DNA Test?

Pregnancy Mess: Will Dino Melaye Undergo DNA Test?

Ex-Kogi Lawmaker, Hon. Dino Melaye

So much has been said about the Ex-Kogi Lawmaker, Hon. Dino Melaye and his controversial relationship with top Yoruba movie actress, Bisi Ibidapo-Obe. There have been allegations and counter allegations on the paternity of the unborn baby but there is definitely more to these than meet the eyes.

Review: When Love Tastes Like Vinegar...

When Love Tastes Like Vinegar...

Mr. & Mrs

By Joy Bewaji
When a movie plays an opening sequence where a husband bullies the wife from the minute he walks through the door, you know the film is going to be touching on very sensitive nerves and exposing the insolences and audacities that are buried in many marriages of our time.

Entertainment: Craig Beat Superman, Perseus to Win Bond Role

Craig Beat Superman, Perseus to Win Bond Role

Sam Worthington, Daniel Craig & Henry Cavill 

Though Sean Connery is solidly cemented in cinematic history as the original 007, it's become a well-known bit of Bond lore that some legendary actors were initially considered for the part, including Cary Grant, David Niven, and Richard Burton. However, not so well-known are the talented actors that current Bond Daniel Craig beat out to become the fresh new face of the aging franchise.

Features: Thoughts on First Ladyship

Thoughts on First Ladyship

Edifying Elucidations By Okey Ikechukwu. Email, okey.ikechukwu@thisdaylive.com

First Ladyship! Even with no clear conception of the term among those from whom the world inherited it, First Ladyship stands as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar everywhere. Thus the Americans who began the tradition, and who transmitted its more modern version, are under
pressure to redefine it.

 

Ouch! We are not Nigerians, the Williams Sisters Insist

Williams Sisters Debunk Nigeria Connection, Insist: We Are Full-blooded Americans

 

Williams Sisters

By Kunle Adewale

Against the backdrop of insinuations that the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, have their origin from Nigeria, the sisters have debunked the claim, insisting they are Americans.

While reacting to a question at a media parley Wednesday at the Federal Palace Hotel on whether they originated from Badagry, in Lagos, the sisters who were in company of their mother, Oracene Price, said: "We surely have an African roots, but we are from America. My mum just named our late cousin, Yetunde, after a Nigerian, but from America," Venus affirmed with a grin on her face

Di Matteo: Cup Win Justice for Sunday's Injustice

Di Matteo: Cup Win Justice for Sunday

 

Chelsea celebrating their League Cup victory over Manchester United

Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo said his team's 5-4 League Cup win against Manchester United emphasised his view that Sunday's result was unjust.

The nine-man Blues lost 3-2 to United at the weekend with Javier Hernandez's winner coming from an offside position.