Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Monday apprehended a Togolese driver who knocked down a pedestrian while driving at high speed around Adeniji Adele Intersection, inward Ilubirin, Lagos Island.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Integrated Social Housing Cooperative Society Ltd, Mr Saheed Adelakun, has fingered poor planning and bad habit as the causes of persistent flooding in Lagos. Adelakun urged Lagos residents to change their attitude towards infrastructure, saying the habit of dropping refuse indiscriminately must be brought to an end.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Monday, donated 69 metric tonnes of dates to vulnerable populations in Nigeria through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

   

Chief Chima Anyaso has said that the new yam festival is not fetish, but a celebration of Igbo’s rich cultural heritage.