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On Tuesday 29th November, 2016 the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) Kirikiri unit, was launched in order to operate as their name represented. But Residents say that there have been no sign of their operations.

By Madeline Holcombe There are over 612,000 bridges in the United States. Almost 10% of them need to be repaired or replaced.

by Ebunoluwa Olafusi The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has recovered the black box of the helicopter that crashed into a residential building in the Ikeja area of Lagos, according to the state emergency agency. Nosa Okunbor, spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), told The Cable that the AIB retrieved the black box and transported the wreck of the aircraft to their office for further investigations. The helicopter, a Bell 206, with registration number 5N BQW belongs to Quorum Aviation, an air transportation and logistics company, came in from Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital with two crew members and a passenger. Tunji Oketunbi, general manager, public affairs of the AIB, said investigation has also commenced. Two people were confirmed dead after the helicopter crashed into the residential building while another person who sustained injuries was taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, for treatment. Officials of the Lag

Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth a.k.a Bright Okpocha is no doubt one of the most celebrated comedians In Nigeria.Over the years, the entertainer has taken African comedy to the world stage. He is the first Nigerian comedian to host Comedy Central’s Live at Parker’s held in South Africa. Basketmouth who was a speaker and panelist at the Nigerian Entertainment Conference held on Wednesday 26th of April said he used to hawk coconut in Kirikiri during his humble beginnings. According to him:”One thing that kept me going is the fear of failure.I used to hawk coconut in Kirikiri town” The showbiz entrepreneur also lamented on the state of the Nigerian Entertainment Industry saying we lack structures. “There are no structures in Nigeria. How many comedy clubs do we have? The government cannot do anything about it because they don’t care. We the entertainers need to synergize in order to be able to get bank loans so as to build our own event venues”. Comments

When things aren’t going quite the way you’d like them to, it’s often the result of not asking yourself the right questions. Some questions are hard to confront because you’re afraid you won’t get the answer you want, others because you really don’t want to know the answer. But the best things in life don’t come easily, and turning away from life’s toughest questions is a sure path to mediocrity. I believe that Socrates said it best: “The unexamined life isn’t worth living.” Socrates’ observation also applies to business. When Eric Schmidt was CEO of Google, he famously said, “We run this company on questions, not answers.” Life, like business, runs on questions, not answers. Let’s take a closer look at some of the tough questions we should be asking ourselves regularly. How do people see me differently than I see myself? Have you ever heard a recording of your voice and thought, “Is that what I really sound like?” Because of the way the sound of the voice travels through the human sku

According to Zambezi Reporters which posted this pictures online, they said that this unidentified tourist had his legs bitten off by crocodile when he went to swim in the part of Lake Victoria that runs through Uganda. This is what they wrote,

Kiladejo, Osemawe of Ondo The Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Victor Kiladejo, in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA speaks about his life before and after ascension to the throne and interesting things about the custom and tradition in his kingdom.

PHOTO CREDIT - ISHOLA KEHINDE Residents of Kirkiri town community has blocked the gate of the Kirikiri Divisional Police Headquarters located in Kirikiri town, Lagos Nigeria. The blockage was made with a car carrying the dead bodies of two young men at the passenger seat. The entire community gathered around the car directly in front of the police station gate which was locked from inside with heavy chain to avoid a pull down. An Eyewitness who lives in the community spoke to Global Community Reporters saying that police men always take tolls illegally from the tanker and container drivers whenever they drive pass the front of their station. Today, when one of the drivers refused to pay, a police man on duty opened teargas in the air which resulted in choking two men to death and making the driver partially blind then he reportedly ran into the police station to avoid being lynched. "Policemen poured tear gas on the face of a container driver for delaying

The Kabiyesi Alahun of Imoore and Apapa Kingdom, Oba Taofeek Adegboyega Akeju (Awojo III), has appealed to all governors ruling riverine states in the country, especially Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to provide necessary infrastructure to all riverine communities. He said the residents living within the riverine areas are in need of infrastructure that could make life more meaningful and bearable. The Kabiyesi said constructing motorable overhead bridges across the rivers would further boost the Lagos State economy and Nigeria at large. Oba Alahun disclosed this while handing over a recognition certificate of Baaleship to the newly appointed Baale of Kirikiri town, High Chief Babalola Babatunde Shabi, at Oriade Local Council Development Area of the state. Oba Akeju described the Baale as a very amiable, transparent and God-fearing man with a high sense of humility. In his response, High Chief Shabi assured inhabitants within the Kirikiri town and its environs that he wou