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People leave flowers during the September 11 Commemoration Ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2019,in New York.

New York remembers 9/11 attacks, 18 years on

In this file photo taken on September 11, 2001, a man stands in the rubble, and calls out asking if anyone needs help, after the collapse of the first World Trade Center Tower in New York
Room for one more? A traditional motorcycle taxi on Lagos roads -- overladen and not a crash helmet in sight

Motorbike taxi apps jostle for trade on crowded Lagos roads

Banker Yemi Adegbola used to leave his home in Lagos before 4 am each day, but would still arrive late to work because of the notorious traffic in Nigeria's biggest city.Now he says he has "dumped his car" for one of a raft of new motorbike ride hailing apps that developers hope can speed up journeys for the roughly 20 million residents of the economic capital.For years the jams -- known locally as "go-slows" -- have been a nightmare for Lagosians.

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