Clash looms as LCC Monkeys ‘raid’ Lekki residents’ homes
For months now, monkeys from the Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC) have become a menace for residents of Lekki community on Lagos Island. The post Clash looms as LCC Monkeys ‘raid’ Lekki residents’ homes...
View Article2021 failed prophecies
Every year, religious leaders release prophecies as part of their customs. While many of these prophesies come to past, a great majority of them never happen. The post 2021 failed prophecies appeared...
View ArticleDisturbing menace of violent clashes among Secondary School Students
The incessant fights that often erupt among some secondary school students in Lagos, these days, are becoming rather worrisome. The post Disturbing menace of violent clashes among Secondary School...
View ArticleOlupo of Oluponna: Transition of a people’s monarch
He was a king. But three days before he transited, specifically on the night of December 31, 2021, he was full of life, singing and dancing in appreciation of the King of kings. The post Olupo of...
View ArticleTweeps sustain demand for good governance, compensation for losses
The euphoria that trailed last Thursday’s lifting of the ban on micro-blogging site, Twitter, by the Federal Government, illustrates that social media has become an invaluable platform The post Tweeps...
View ArticleBracing for meningitis, yellow fever, cholera, others that peak this season
A number of diseases peak during the dry season – usually between October and May– because the season comes with high temperatures and low humidity The post Bracing for meningitis, yellow fever,...
View ArticleLife jail for father, sons over attempted murder of Iwo chief
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, Ondo State has slammed a life jail on one Abdullah Bilawu Oloyede and two of his sons over attempted murder of an Iwo High Chief. The post Life jail for father,...
View ArticleTUC to FG: Rehabilitate refineries, curb smuggling before removing subsidy
The Federal Government must rehabilitate existing refineries, build modular refineries and put in place measures to curb the smuggling of petroleum products across Nigerian borders ... The post TUC to...
View ArticleHow to make teaching profession attractive, by Tella
In a bid to encourage youths to make foray into the teaching profession, federal and state governments have been urged to make it attractive by introducing a better welfare package for teachers in the...
View ArticleOlumide Lawal: 70 cheers for grand patriot, media veteran
Between Alhaji Abdul Lateef Olumide Lawal and the late first executive governor of Osun State who later became a two-time senator, Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, exists a most mysterious but pleasant tie....
View ArticleBurgeoning clan of nudists, sex tape peddlers stir concerns
Decades after it was originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC, Lysistrata, a Greek comedy by Aristophanes remains an interesting read, much as it also underscores the power of sex in our...
View ArticleConcerns over insecurity, foreign military actions on Nigerian waters
The encroachment of foreign military forces on Nigerian waters has once again raised concerns about the nation’s capacity to protect its sovereignty and ensure seamless, safe seaborne trade, despite...
View ArticleGet-rich-quick syndrome breeding juvenile killers
For nearly seven years since the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government assumed office, President Muhammadu Buhari, and his team have repeatedly assured Nigerians that the security of their...
View ArticleAfter God, we should commend Buhari for preventing economy from crashing on...
I am from Port Harcourt. I should even be angry with you for complaining because we don’t have any. Itakpe-Delta is 80 per cent of the deal, remaining 20 per cent. What of those that do not have at...
View ArticleRisking contaminated meals over unsanitary abattoirs, poor meat processing
The outbreak of infectious diseases such as cholera, brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis and other parasitic worms are frequent occurrences in Nigeria. Though many of them are The post Risking...
View ArticleLagos government committed to pensioners’ retirement benefits — LASPEC DG
Following the presentation of N1, 043,450,492 worth of retirement benefit bond certificates to the 91st batch of 222 retirees of the Lagos State Public Service The post Lagos government committed to...
View ArticleGombe vaccinates one million children against polio
Gombe State government has vaccinated over 800,000 children against polio in January alone. 816, 272 eligible children were targeted, out of which 815, 619 were captured The post Gombe vaccinates one...
View ArticleCorruption perception index … The putrid stench lingers
Among other things, the country’s slipshod handling of high-profile corruption cases, or the outright bungling of such cases leading to key dramatis personae being acquitted after grave charges had...
View ArticleConcerns over incessant sit at home in South East
Mr.Ikechukwu Okeke, a businessman residing in Enugu state, has four children in the secondary school in the state. He paid their school fees on January 6th, this year, to enable them resume school...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Not much to cheer two years after
Today, February 27, 2022, is exactly two years since the index case of the dreaded Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), was confirmed in the country. But two years after that incident, preliminary...
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