2021 UTME: Fate of over 600,000 eligible candidates hanging in balance
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all tertiary institutions in the country to expedite action on the…
All we want is protection plus food
Muhammad Sabiu, Ishola Michael and AYO AJOGE report that as the New Year unfolds, Nigerians are still hopeful that things…
We want to go back home, not happy here
ADELOWO OLADIPO reports that residents of two Internally Displaced Persons camps in Niger State are not happy with the situation…
Day The Engagement was held in Soyinka Theatre
The iconic stage of the Wole Soyinka Art Theatre University of Ibadan came alive with the performance of ‘The Engagement’…
Nigerians worry over scarce lower denomination naira notes
AS Nigerians groan over the shortage of lower denomination naira notes mostly used for economic transactions among the masses, experts…
‘Our captors didn’t even allow us to drink dirty water to quench our thirst’
IT was tale of woe for Austin Abide Odion, first cousin to Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and…
There are 11 ruling houses in Oshodi and MC Oluomo family doesn’t belong to any —Regent
The vacant Oshodi royal stool is attracting interests beyond Lagos State. The regent of the kingdom, Alhaji Biliaminu Akinola, explains…
Associates favour MC Oluomo for Oshodi throne vacant for 52 years
LEKAN OLABULO seeks behind-the-curtain information on the obaship tussle in Oshodi that is pitting loyalists of MC Oluomo against the…
I’ve been having panic attacks since I was kidnapped, says 34-yr-old mother of four
Six months after 34-year-old mother of four, Mrs. Elizabeth Oputa, was kidnapped from a pharmacy in Asaba, Delta State, she said she…
‘We eat dogs and we are not ashamed of it’
DESPITE opposition from a section of the town, Billiri, which is the headquarters of Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe…
Establish special courts for sexual, gender-based violence cases —WARDC
A group of women under the aegis of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) have asked the federal government…
Falola convokes conference of varsity administrators, dons to assess higher education in Africa
Foremost professor of Histor and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, the University of Texas at…
US Capitol attack: One year after
A year ago, the United States of America’s Capitol, long ascribed as the global pictogram for democracy, lost its testimonial…
I hired man to kill my wife for not being sure of pregnancy ownership, her refusing abortion —Suspect
A 35-year-old iron rod trader in Wasiu, who allegedly decided to terminate the life of his pregnant partner, Bolanle, has…
Is Nigeria ready for global energy transition by 2025?
For years, global leaders have continued to reaffirm their commitment to go carbon-neutral by 2050 or 2060 in line with…
Those who didn’t know it was festive season
ISHOLA MICHAEL and ATTAHIRU AHMED reported that while the festive season lasted, there were Nigerians who didn’t feel the general…
How we celebrated the festive season
Madam Sekinatu is an aged woman in her late 70s. In an ideal situation, someone in her age bracket ought…
2021 Prophecies: The hits and misses
FUNMILAYO AREMU and ADEOLA OTEMADE report that at the beginning of every year, Nigerians with religious inclinations often look forward…
2022: My New Year Message to Borno people
Our dear people of Borno, at this important occasion of marking the beginning of the New Year, it is important…
Magodo residents’ worries enter new year as family digs in on 37-year-old struggle for land ownership
SEGUN KASALI, SYLVESTER OKORUWA and LANRE ADEWOLE bring into focus the land ownership crisis plaguing Magodo Estate. ID/795/88--Possession taken today…
