Yes, Nigeria is 59, will be 60 next year •What does the future hold?
In 2010, former president of the United States of America, Barack Obama, said that Nigeria “is critical to the rest…
Kaduna house of horror
NEARLY 500 men and boys were on Thursday rescued from a building in the northern city of Kaduna, where the…
The okada generation:Skilled and graduate okada riders speak on how they found themselves riding okada for a living
In this report TOLU OGUNYINKA, THOMAS PHILIP and SUBOMI AKINTUNDE write that many Nigerians who are into commercial motorcycle business…
Pathetic story of two mentally sick siblings in Delta
The rate of mental disorder among young people in Warri and its environs in Delta State is alarming. EBENEZER ADUROKIYA…
My town has been without electricity for 12 years —Olu of Igbokoda
The traditional ruler of Igbokoda community in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Odidiomo Afolabi Oladimeji Ilarada I,…
Malnutrition: North’s growing burden
In this piece, MUHAMMAD SABIU reports the growing scourge of malnutrition in the North and how insecurity continues to aid…
Season of books: OCDF’s ‘one step’ in support of the future
As students of public and private schools resumed for a new school session in Oyo State, it was to a…
1886 Yoruba peace treaty and lessons of Yoruba national unity
A speech delivered by Professor (Senator) Banji Akintoye at the 2019 celebration of the 1886 Yoruba Peace Treaty, held at…
Xenophobia can’t end in South Africa; it runs in the citizens’ blood —Lawal, Nigerian returnee
In this interview with WALE AKINSELURE, one of the 187 Nigerians who returned from South Africa as a result of…
From firewood to gas: Nigerians speak on why they follow modern trend in domestic cooking
THOMAS PHILLIP, SUBOMI AKINTUNDE and TOLU OGUNYINKA write on why Many Nigerians have shifted from using firewood to cooking gas…
Help us beg the government to open the borders; many of us have gone bankrupt.
LEKAN OLABULO and TOLA ADENUBI spoke with rice traders just as they unearthed new smuggling strategies to beat the law,…
“You were a genius, but Nigeria did not protect you”
As the controversy surrounding the killing of a lecturer at the Applied Mathematics Department of the Ondo State University of…
What is your take on the proposed 7.5 per cent VAT by the federal government?
The recent proposed increase of Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5.0 to 7.5 per cent by the federal government has…
10.5 million out-of-school children: Will the fight against the scourge ever be won?
Nigeria has been rated as one of the countries with the highest number of out-of-school children estimated at 10.5 million…
Of Osinbajo and fresh permutations in presidency
Prior to the 2019 elections, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was seen and regarded as the “star boy” in the camp…
AMFEST EXPO tackles industry challenges
The Lagos edition of the creative industry business summit organised by the AMFEST EXPO project and themed ‘African women in…
Organisation empowers 700 youths at summit
AGAINST the background of increase in human trafficking, search for greener pasture through the Mediterranean Sea by the youths and…
8-year-old Yusuf requires N575,487 to lead a normal life
FOR the parents of Yusuf Kehinde Abdulraheem, tending to the needs of their son has been herculean.Eight-year-old Kehinde has been…
Facebook unveils new Portal video chat, TV streaming devices
San Francisco, Sept. 18, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Facebook Inc (FB.O) unveiled new models of its Portal video chat devices on Wednesday,…
Kevin Hart hit with $60m lawsuit over sex tape
American stand-up comedian, producer, and actor, Kevin Hart’s sex tape partner, Montia Sabbag has sued him for 60 million dollars.…
