Iworoko: Still in the throes of a double tragedy
SAM NWAOKO reports that what has turned out to be a tragic week for Iworoko community in Ekiti State was…
Rage of witches in Ibadan?
TADE MAKINDE and OLAMIDE ENIOLA report that the Molete Area of Ibadan has of recent experienced about three major accidents…
Can you marry someone your family members arranged for you?
Marriage is a social institution that requires the families of the two parties involved. In contemporary Nigerian societies, many people…
How prayer warriors spend environmental sanitation hours
IT is indisputable that between 7.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. every Thursday, an environmental sanitation exercise is observed at every…
Nigeria: Redefining nationhood
Being the text of the 14th annual Adekunle Kukoyi Memorial Lecture, delivered by Ambassador (Dr) Olatokunbo Awolowo Dosumu At Sheraton…
Because of elections, Lagos-Ibadan rail line scaled down to single-track
As the one-year deadline set by the Federal Government for the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan standard guage rail line project…
Nigeria: Redefining nationhood
Being the text of the 14th annual Adekunle Kukoyi Memorial Lecture, delivered by Ambassador (Dr) Olatokunbo Awolowo Dosumu At Sheraton…
SPECIAL REPORT: Osun’s out-of-school children: Tales of poverty, pains, struggle
Staying out of school has become normal for 13-year-old Adepoju Ibrahim. He considers learning vulcanizing as the best option having…
Africa’s fate, future occupy core of 2018 Atlantic Dialogues
Participants from around the world gathered in Marrakech, Kingdom of Morocco in December 2018 for the 2018 Atlantic Dialogues Conference…
Your pants or your life? Claims of ladies being held at gunpoint for their pants spread
TADE MAKINDE writes that cases of stolen underwear are on the increase with many of such stories going viral, just…
Lagos and the North unknown: The entertainment face of Arewa
DUE to its cosmopolitan nature, Lagos belongs as much to the Igbo and the Yoruba as to the Hausa. Lagos…
Communities deploy self help to salvage collapsed road
AKINWALE ABOLUWADE observes the plights of some communities in Apata area of Ibadan and writes on their efforts to salvage…
For Alzheimer patients, Mrs Anenih brings ray of hope
FOR millions of Alzheimer’s disease victims in Nigeria, it is not a death sentence. There is always hope of a…
Strange but true: Controversy trails 19-year-old corpse that refused to decay
In the 80s, Foko area of Ibadan turned to tourist destination when a bulldozer accidentally exhumed an old corpse found…
A house divided: Why strike is not fully implemented in OAU
OLAMIDE ENIOLA writes that the current strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities has not been fully…
Heading football, potential cause of brain injury in children —Experts
Mild head injuries in children can have devastating long-term effects. Even mild blows to the head from hitting the ball,…
Joforo Kingdom: Zangbeto festival holds January
The Joforo Kingdom in Lagos State will become agog again with the long-awaited Joforo Zangbeto masquerade festival scheduled to hold…
Life on the street: ‘Why we left home, embraced hardship, lack’
An estimated 100 million children live on the streets around the world. According to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF),…
The risky business of Tramadol
TOLA ADENUBI writes on the efforts by the federal government to curtail the continued importation of abused drugs into the…
Getting high: Why Tramadol users should be worried
UNKNOWN to most people who abuse drugs, including women, young men and ladies the there is need for worry, since…
