Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has convicted and sentenced a security guard, Olawale Olarewaju, to life
Despite the provision of footbridges across major highways in the country, especially in Lagos, many pedestrians, who consider it a waste of time using the facilities, have continued to dash across the roads.
to mine over the years. an inspirational story for you now of a life transformed. adeoye fawaz s life has changed since he recently won the chess in slums tournament in lagos. the 19 year old bus conductor, who was living under a bridge in oshodi, a surburb in lagos, has now become a popular face in the country after winning the chess competition. the bbc s daniel henry picks up adeoye s story about the competition that s transfomed his life and others like him. translation: i want to use chess to change my life - and become a star. i want people to know me. adeoye fawaz is 19 years old, and he s a chess champion in nigeria s largest city, lagos. translation: i learned tailoring hard living - with my parents, but i later came to lagos to seek a better life. i became a bus conductor and started living under the oshodi bridge. adeoye and many of his friends learned to play the game from a group called chess in slums. tunde daniel organised the chess tournament. i started thinking about t
the 19 year old bus conductor, who was living under a bridge in oshodi, a surburb in lagos, has now become a popular face in the country after winning the chess competition. the bbc s daniel henry picks up adeoye s story about the competition that s transfomed his life and others like him. translation: i want to use chess i to change my life and become a star. i want people to know me. adeoye fawaz is 19 years old, and he s a chess champion in nigeria s largest city, lagos. translation: i learned tailoring hard living with my parents, - but i later came to lagos to seek a better life. i became a bus conductor and started living under the 0shodi bridge. adeoye and many of his friends learned to play the game from a group called chess in slums. tunde daniel organised the chess tournament. i started thinking about them, about those boys that have been neglected on the streets and left to fend for themselves and are evolving to criminals,