Osun community where commerce, socials, Cfa seamlessly mix
AKINWALE ABOLUWADE writes on Ejigbo, an ancient town in Osun State, where the French CFA is used as transport fare.
Water from railway construction taking away our livelihood — Elenusonso farmers
Water channelled from the railway construction that passes through Elenusonso community, in Iddo Local Government area of Oyo State, has…
Any agent that guarantees visa issuance is a scammer —Immigration experts
Immigration experts have identified the desperation to travel out of the country for greener pastures by Nigerians as the main…
‘The rage against Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari’
On the 24th June 2019, an unusual political activity took place in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. A public demonstration…
Apapa: Where gridlock defies presidential order
TOLA ADENUBI writes that the Presidential Task Force saddled with the mandate to clear the Apapa traffic gridlock after its…
In NURTW, president, VP ‘elected’ by casting lots
Two tightly-squeezed pieces of paper were set before them with “president” written in one and “vice president” written in the…
As organisations partner to improve financial literacy among disabled people
As part of efforts to strengthen the ability of people living with disability and create a platform to increase the…
‘I need N3m to save my daughter’s life’
The ecstasy that greeted the month of May cannot be said to have visited the abode of three-year-old Joy Richard…
Lawyers urged to halt hijack of criminal justice at legal week
The need to stop corrupt politicians and some senior lawyers from hijacking the criminal justice system and operating a double…
Man wrongly sentenced to death regains freedom after 16 years in jail
Mr. Oyenye Obasi, a 33-year-old man who was convicted at the age of 17 in Ibadan, regained freedom through the…
The Yoruba town Fulani call home
Despite the inter-ethnic clashes raging in certain quarters of the nation, Oje-Owode in Oyo State presents a peaceable coexistence of…
MKO Abiola Stadium: Inside the $360m monument left to rot and waste
PURPOSELY built by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to host the eighth All-Africa Games, Abuja 2003, also called…
NAFDAC: Why we are helpless on the use of sniper, otapiapia
While it has been established that the use of agricultural chemicals: sniper and otapiapia for suicide has been an issue…
‘Kidnappers should leave Osun, Ekiti, Ondo now’
For Adesina (not real name), his experience towards the end of Ramadan sends him into shivers each time he remembers…
What are your expectations from your newly-elected governors and president?
The much talked-about elections are over and the newly-elected governors and president have been sworn-in. However, the big question in…
Residents, electricity firms at daggers drawn over prepaid meters, ‘crazy’ billing
Just 15 days to the compulsory implementation of new meter policy, SHOLA ADEKOLA, AKIN ADEWAKUN, OLATUNDE DODONDAWA, CHIMA NWOKOJI, AYOMIDE…
Father’s grave location tears siblings apart
The battle on where to bury a Delta chieftain has caused trouble between the children of the late Onyia of…
When royal fathers renewed handshake across the Niger
SINCE Thursday, January 11, 2018, when the people of south-east and South-West geo-political zones met in Enugu, the Enugu State…
Lagos family asks Nigerian Army to respect 25-year court judgment
The hope of the St. Mathew Daniel family of Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Local of Lagos State over…
Taming the monster of extra judicial killings
TADE MAKINDE and OLAMIDE ENIOLA write on the extra judicial killings across the country, revealing that the problems go beyond…
