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THE ALTERNATIVE BY Reno Omokri There are many myths circulated by various ethnic nationalities about the Yoruba people of the Southwest, and a personal experience with a non-Yoruba provoked me to address some of these myths using historical facts. Please bear with me, this is a long read. Myth one: The Yoruba are betrayers A lot of this angst, which has refused to fade away decades after the dramatis personae exited this world, is centred around a supposed betrayal of Emeka Ojukwu and the Igbo by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. And sadly, this has now become an emotive issue, where fiction has been fed to many young people as fact. ....
Tobi Akinwumi (not real name) set out to see his parents who live in the Badagry area of Lagos State on a sunny Saturday afternoon. His thought was that the journey would not amount to more than a two-hour drive from FESTAC Town. Two hours, putting into account expected traffic as a result of the very terrible condition of the Lagos-Badagry expressway. Turned out his estimation was wrong. Very wrong! He ended up spending no less than 6 hours to arrive at his parents’ home. Nnamdi Udoka (not real name), a final year student of Hill-City University, Benin Republic (HCUB) had invited his Ghanaian girlfriend, Sarah, to Nigeria for the Easter holidays. Sarah, who was still in school trying to wrap up a few things, decided to use road transportation since Nigeria was just a border away from the French-speaking country. ....
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One killed, many injured, vehicles burnt, shops burgled in Lagos On By Bose Adelaja, Esther Onyegbula & Nimat Otori Pandemonium broke out, yesterday, at Iyana Iba bus/stop along the Mile Two/Badagry expressway, Lagos, following a violent clash between members of the transport union and commercial motorcyclists, over an increase in toll collection. A yet-to-be-identified person was reportedly killed while scores of others were injured during the fracas that put commercial activities in the ever-busy area at a standstill for the better part of the day. Some commercial buses were also burnt while shops were looted by hoodlums who hijacked the situation. ....
3 min read Some commercial bus drivers along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Saturday stayed off the road, alleging extortion and constant manhandling by touts, popularly known as agberos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no commercial buses were seen plying the roads, while passengers were stranded at various bus stops. Meanwhile, commercial motorcycles are having a field day conveying passengers at rather high costs. The commercial bus drivers had embarked on a “ cease commuter operation” along the Lagos-Badagry axis up to the Mile 2 area of the state, following what they termed an unbearable increment in their ticket fees. Drivers’ pain ....