Shortcut to Lagos from Gbongan

It will soon be possible to go from places like Osogbo, Gbongan and
Ile-Ife in Osun State to Lagos without passing through Ibadan,Oyo
State. This is because Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola's
administration is constructing a road from Gbongan through Orile-owu
to the Ogun State boundary. Travellers from Gbongan will pass through
Orile-owu,Ijebu-igbo and Ijebu-ode on their way to Lagos State. ( See
the above map).

This will reduce the traffic gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

ODD WORLD: University lecturer arrested as Boko Haram kingpin

"When two elephants fight,it is the grass that suffers". But one of
the combating "elephants" suffered during the 2013 ASUU strike when a
university lecturer (not a student) was arrested as a Boko Haram
kingpin. "The Devil finds work for idle hands". To get the full
gist,click here:

http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/news/news-headlines/item/26814-boko-haram-sss-parades-varsity-lecturer,-4-others.html

Integration of inverse trig functions

Ta a lọdaràn? (Who is the criminal?) by Bade Ojuade

CHAPTER 1: Banji has just lost one job and is looking for another. He
gets a job at Ondo and his wife Toorera gives birth to a set of twin
boys. Toorera lives in Ife and Banji's parents live in Ifetedo. Banji
attends his friend Folajinmi's birthday party where he meets and falls
in love with Titilola,a friend of Fola's fiancee Èdílé.

CHAPTER 2: Banji has changed towards Toorera so she reports him to
his parents at Ifetedo. Banji labels her a witch and his parents
believe him. She leaves Yele(the younger twin) with them and takes
Kunle with her to Tapaland. Banji introduces Titi to his parents and
they accept her.

CHAPTER 3: Fola and Akinkunmi introduce Banji to drug trafficking. He
gets N3 m but gives his friends only N6O,OOO. He also resigns his job.

CHAPTER 4: Titi, Banji, Edile and Fola arrange a double wedding. But
Banji's wedding is far more sumptuous than Fola's. Banji tells Titi
about Toorera and they agree to bring Yele to live with them. Titi is
barren. Banji's parents advise him to divorce her but he refuses.

CHAPTER 5: Yele has grown up and has a fiancee called Dupe. Fola is
retrenched and Akin introduces him to armed robbery. They decide to
take revenge on Banji for cheating them. Akin dresses up as an old
seer and tells Titi that her husband wants to kill her. So she agrees
with Akin and Fola when they tell her to lure Banji to Oni River. Akin
and Fola meet them there and kill Banji. The criminals return to kill
Yele. They also cut off Lamide (Dupe's sister) 's eyes,hands and
tongue to prevent her from making a verbal or written report to the
police. Yele's ghost visits Kunle in Tapaland.

CHAPTER 6: With Yele's help, Kunle kills Fola,Akin,Jingo and Titi. He
also returns Lamide's cut organs to their places. The ghost returns
to his body and is buried. Toorera returns to take possession of
Banji's property.

Who is the criminal? Fola,the false friend; Akin;Titi ;or Banji?

Dupe marries Kunle at the end of the story.

Gossip and the scientific method

Always use the scientific method in whatever you do. Do not state a
hypothesis as a theorem unless you have concrete evidence to back it
up. Quietly continue your research until you can defend,discard or
modify the hypothesis.


Why should you use "ordinary mouth" to spread rumours without photos
and/or video clips (which can be easily taken unnoticed with your
mobile phone's camera sounds off ) as evidence? You can even record
happenings behind closed doors by placing your phone's camera screen
against the keyhole! If you really saw it with your own eyes,please
record it for other people to see as well. Seeing is believing.

Without concrete evidence, you will only sound jealous and insecure
to all reasonable observers.

Things are not always what they seem to be. Always carry out a
thorough investigation before voicing your suspicions. If you don't
have enough time to investigate,please keep quiet. Silence is golden
in such situations.

Handling gossips

Nobody likes to be badmouthed behind his/her back,especially when the rumour is false. When this happens,what should you do? (a) confront the person (b) keep quiet and do nothing (c) badmouth the person in return (d) none of the above.

Eva, Ruth and Mary (not real names) were friends in school. Eva was a chronic gossip who loved speaking ill of people, especially Ruth, her squatter. "If Ruth is that bad, why is Eva still living with her?", Mary had always wondered.

It was therefore no surprise to Mary when she overheard Eva accusing her of having used her body to get better grades than Eva's. If you were in Mary's shoes,what would you do?

Confronting her (even in a peaceful way) could be futile since she would deny it and make Mary look stupid. Badmouthing her back would also reduce Mary to Eva's level. She kept quiet for a month before deciding on the way out.

Luckily for Mary, Eva and most of her listeners were Mary's Facebook friends. She therefore wrote a note about the folly of gossiping without having concrete evidence to back it up,especially in this age of mobile technology when you can easily take pictures and/or video clips with your phone unnoticed. The post appeared on the walls of all her friends, including Eva and her listeners. The result ? People started asking Eva to verify her claims and she could not. Therefore, the rumour died down and Eva's true nature was exposed.

A taste of his own medicine