Travel
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Diary Of A Lagos Commuter: No Thorough Fare
Jul 10, 2015Lagos on a lockdown! No thoroughfare! Everybody don become traffic warden (drivers, passengers, trekkers). “Oya go na”… “abeg stop let the road dey free”… My driver is now looking confused e! Even person wey no sabi... -
Diary Of A Lagos Commuter: The Resilience
Jul 9, 2015I was in a bus on my way to Ogba . There was heavy traffic as usual– all of a sudden we heard an exclamation… A man’s carry-on bag containing raw food had dropped... -
Diary Of A Lagos Commuter: Excuse Me, Did You Just Fart?
Jul 8, 2015I thought farting in a public bus and pretending it’s not you syndrome has stopped over the years! Omo this morning’s diffusion na one in town! God help our breath e!...Read More -
Diary Of A Lagos Commuter: Caught In The Act
Jul 8, 2015Can people just try to mind their business? Tshcheew!!! Bad habit is when you ‘eyezdrop’ on other people’s chat to the extent of them being aware that you are actually reading/following their chats!...Read More -
IN NIGERIA, CITIZENS USE TRACKA TO MONITOR PROJECTS
Jul 3, 2015Nigerians now breathe a sigh of relief as the end to era of project abandonment and syphoning of funds meant for rural and developmental projects are over. This is coming in line with the berth of... -
Lagos Health Service Commission Yet To Absorb Contract Doctors Into Civil Service
Jul 2, 2015Fate of Lagos 190 medical doctors with the Health Service Commission is yet to be decided as they await their full absorption into the civil service structure since the expiration of their two year contract engagement.... -
Are you StreetSmart? See How One Organisation is Keeping Vulnerable Children off the Street
Jun 28, 2015How do we cater for the thousands of marginalised street children in our communities? While there is no definite statistics on the actual number of street children, a study carried out by the United Nations indicated... -
How a Revolution of Women-led Initiative is Eradicating Energy Poverty in Africa
Jun 27, 2015In 2013, Mama Ada’s husband died leaving her with four children to raise and put through school. She started a plantain selling business and moved into a one room hut with her 4 children to keep... -
US President Barack Obama to Host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari
Jun 26, 2015On Monday, July 20, President Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House. In a Press Release sent to RuralReporters, it reads that the visit will underscore the United States’ longstanding friendship with... -
TIME TO END CHILD MARRIAGE; AFRICAN GIRLS DESERVE BETTER
Jun 16, 2015I once read of a story, a Ugandan mother who refused USHS.600,000 as dowry price for her daughter. Last year on Kenyan Television I watched the father of a young girl who was raped declare...