Apapa gridlock: Where midnight sxx thrives
People usually sympathise with occupants of trucks held up in terrible traffics for weeks on Lagos highways and flyovers leading…
Prophet TB Joshua, George Weah and Liberia’s election
It was not an unusual visit to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) as this had been the norm…
Aare of Ago-Are celebrates first coronation anniversary in grand style
History was once again made at Ago-Are, Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State when Oba Dr Abodunrin Oyetunji Kofoworola (Ilufemiloye) Olakanla…
From sideline to mainstream: African heritage permeates Dominican Republic
Though disconnected from their roots by reason of the slave trade and the attendant effects that peopled their realities in…
21 years behind bars, 15 years on death row
After 21 years in detention, 15 of which has been spent on death row, YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE reports that 54-year-old Morufu…
Fueling hardship during Christmas
The Christmas season is supposed to be a time for celebrations with friends and family, but not this one, as…
Fish, good sleep aid higher IQ in children —Study
CHILDREN who eat fish just once a week have higher IQs and sleep better and it’s all because of a…
Boost your memory with salad
A salad a day keeps brains 11 YEARS younger, boosts memory and could help prevent dementia, new study suggests eating…
Why we won’t stop travelling home for Christmas, New Year —Igbos
“It has become our tradition to travel every Christmas. I am going with my wife and my children because this…
‘I pity myself, I pity farmers’
On the outskirts of Nigeria’s northern city of Kano is the bustling Dawanau, West Africa’s largest grain market. Fortunes change…
Ikeja Computer Village: How traders thrive on sale of stolen phones, laptops
THE Computer Village in Ikeja has been described as Nigeria’s version of Silicon Valley. It is considered to be the…
As health ministry moves to eradicate medical tourism
All over the world, cancer has become one of the most deadly leading causes of death. Indeed, findings from a…
Gaddafi’s son to declare presidential ambition in Libya soon ―Family’s spokesman
Saif Gaddafi, the second son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will announce in coming days his intention to run…
N76.12bn unaccessed UBEC fund stalls progress in basic education
TUNBOSUN OGUNDARE, who recently toured some public primary schools in Ondo State, which has the highest unaccessed funds lying dormant…
Free at last! Conjoined twins separated for the first time
CONJOINED twins who shared a liver, intestine AND bladder have been successfully separated after a marathon surgery lasting 12 hours…
Do Nigerians know it’s Christmas? Rice, chicken, turkey out of reach
TADE MAKINDE reports that expensive rice and poultry may prevent many families from experiencing a jolly Yuletide. IT’S Christmas season…
Agege demolitions: Again, traders pay price of development
In the past months, some parts of Lagos State have witnessed massive demolition of structures in an excercise which, according…
What Libya’s “slave auctions” tell us about the humanitarian system
It’s time to talk about race and racism In the wake of the CNN report on human auctions in Libya,…
Disability Bill: When will it become a law?
As the Senate indicates that it will soon send the Diability Bill for the President’s assent, YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE reports that…
Central government must not get distracted by 2019 political games —Adeagbo
Niyi Adeagbo is the Caretaker Chairman of Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State. In this interview with YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE,…
