Hot temper made me stab my mother-in-law to death —Suspect
A 28-year-old welder, Opeyemi Adeola Ganiyu, who allegedly sent his mother-in-law, Madam Abosede Oyewole to early grave by fatally stabbing…
Afaka 27: Bruised, battered, beaten
Their picture cut a crushed mien; a missing humanity; they were brutishly beaten-up. Their gaze was morbid, with no presence…
Anambra community celebrates Egwu-Ori festival
Urum is one of the breadbasket communities that make up Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. This explains why…
How FCTA, others battle COVID-19 pandemic in Abuja
Ademola Adegbite takes a look at various challenges and actions taken by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to surmount…
The legendary Awujale Adetona at 87
IT can only be providential that a young prince studying Accountancy in England would be recalled home at the age…
Ogun elephant killing: Losing Africa’s tourism magnet
It was a bleak Monday for animal rights enthusiasts in Nigeria and the larger African continent when news filtered in…
Fraud, ritual misadventure: Security agencies on edge over internet scam in Niger Delta
The iniquities of internet fraudsters, otherwise known as ‘Yahoo Boys’, are becoming worrisome in the Niger Delta. Many promising destinies…
Agony of a 43-year old mother whose 11-year-old son needs N28m to live
MOTHERHOOD comes with boundless joy. For Florence Chiamaka Chidibem, 43, mother of five children, the coming of the last of…
After 20 years without electricity, Fenwa Araromi community cries for government intervention
RESIDENTS of Fenwa Araromi community in Apata area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital have called on the state government,…
Forex or fraud?
The business of foreign exchange, otherwise known as forex, has experienced boom in recent times with many choosing to invest…
World Press Freedom Day: When information is no longer for public good
The press as an integral part of the society steers the ship of information that either promotes or hinders the…
May Day: Workers have been turned to beggars by govt —Labour leader
As the world celebrates May Day today, the organised labour in Nigeria has accused the Federal Government of turning workers…
I bought my AK-47 in Zamfara for N.5m —Suspect confesses
A kidnap suspect, Umaru Usman, who was among the six paraded by Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday, has disclosed…
Detainee’s death exposes police, Task Force’s illegal midnight raids
One moment, he was alive; the next moment, he was dead. He committed no offence; he was just a victim…
Prime kidnap locations in Oyo revealed, govt mounts cameras
When on Monday, Governor Seyi Makinde inspected the security joint base located at Mamu Village on the Oyo/Ogun state border,…
Fraud, ritual misadventure: Security agencies on edge over internet scam in Niger Delta
The iniquities of internet fraudsters, otherwise known as ‘Yahoo Boys’, are becoming worrisome in the Niger Delta. Many promising destinies…
Footprints of a colossus movement (2)
At a meeting held in Chief Bola Ige’s, Ibadan residence sometimes in 1992 we examined the prospect of adopting a…
Inside the booming, risky world of skin bleaching
In this piece, FAVOUR BOLUWADE looks at the growing practice and health implications of skin bleaching which is the lightening…
I almost died in hands of kidnappers, Yenagoa-bound passenger recounts ordeal
Mr. Amodu Sunday, who hails from Ida Local Government Area of Kogi State, was kidnapped on Saturday, 30th March 2021,…
Ajibade ‘Milly’ Martins, condemns recent spate of attacks
Dubai-based, Nigerian born Ajibade ‘Milly’ Martins, has condemned the rising spate of attacks on security agents and facilities in the…
