Benue: The mourning after the terror-herdsmen’s victims were buried
At the venue of the burial of victims of herdsmen attack in Benue State last Thursday, JOHNSON BABAJIDE reports the…
Student, 22, who has to charge every night by plugging himself into the mains to live
A 22-year-old man is the youngest person in the UK to be fitted with a battery-operated heart, which he has…
If surgery is not done in 3 months, she ’ll never speak —Mother
They say nothing can be compared to a mother’s love for their child. However, for some mothers, that love could…
Unveiling of rape victims in open courts is wrong —Human rights activists
When an alleged rapist is arraigned, the charges are read to the accused who either pleads guilty or not guilty.…
Here comes 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo: He has avoided Abiola’s mistake —Chief Yemi Elebuibon, Araba of Osogboland
A foremost traditionalist and the Araba of Osogboland, Chief Yemi Elebuibon, has declared that the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland,…
Aare Ona Kakanfo: Yoruba leaders hail Gani Adams as he steps in today
As Chief Gani Adams begins his journey as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo today, many prominent Yoruba leaders and political…
A man of many parts
William Shakespeare’s drama “As You Like It”, succinctly depicts the 47-year life sojourn of the Aare Ona Kakanfo, Otunba Gani…
I had no peace, I was always moving with caution —Suspect arrested for allegedly receiving snatched vehicles
Olugbenga Samson, a suspect who had been on the wanted list of Oyo State Police for many years did not…
Kilishi: Delicacy of the royalty, coveted by the poor and rich
KOLA OYELERE writes that though kilishi is a very popular delicacy in Kano and other parts of the country, it…
Old people’s home: Do they know it’s a new year?
During a visit to an old people’s home, NEWTON-RAY UKWUOMA writes that living there has its own challenges for the…
Want to boost your baby’s IQ during pregnancy, eat nine eggs daily
Pregnant women who eat up to nine eggs a day have babies with higher IQs, study suggests. Eggs contain high…
Upsurge in consumption of herbal concoctions among Lagosians
Education has no role to play here. CHIMA NWOKOJI, SEGUN KASALI, AKIN ADEWAKUN, KEHINDE AKINSEHINDE-JAYEOBA and MATTHEW ASABOR gave a listening…
Born into war: Shocking photos show devastating toll on children forced to endure genocides, starvation, bombings
Children in conflict zones around the world are paying the brutal price for merely being born and raised in the…
Woman, 40, seeks help for papillary thyroid cancer treatment
MEETING Mosunmola Truth Afegbua the first time would definitely reveal to well-observant people that she is battling an ailment. She…
‘I create stories with images to leave a legacy’
For many people, telling a story can either be oral or written but it usually involves the use of words.…
When will Nigeria’s first, Obafemi Awolowo Stadium come back to life?
THE Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan, was the first stadium to be built in Nigeria nay Africa and was commissioned in…
21 years behind bars, 15 years on death row •Morufu still waits on God for freedom
After 21 years in detention, 15 of which has been spent on death row, YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE reports that 54-year-old Morufu…
2017 predictions: The hits, the misses
BAYO ALADE, TADE MAKINDE and RITA OKONOBOH write that as usual predictions for the year by clerics were varied, while…
“Please have mercy on me, I won’t do this again”
Justice is a tripartite process which cannot stand except the three sides are considered before a verdict. The proof of…
Lagos stories that shook 2017 •Some images of the Lagos environment in the course of 2017
Badoo barrage Effective from 2016, there were reports about gruesome killings of entire families in the Ikorodu axis of Lagos.…
