Toilet epidemic: UNILAG, YABATECH students opt for potty, shot put
Following the incident at Queen’s College, Lagos, which led to the death of two students, there has been growing concern…
5 hours at Ooni’s traditional court
Sometimes, a reporter’s life could be equated to the scriptural man who was likened to the wind that blows wherever…
Our cultures, norms, laws affect girl child rights —Bukky Shonibare
Bukky Shonibare is the founder, Girl Child Africa, Coordinator, Adopt-A-Camp and also a Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) frontline…
FG probes abandoned project worth N61bn in FCT
THE Federal Government has instituted probe into the abandoned Katampe District Engineering Infrastructure project worth over N61 billion. Minister of…
FG launches another empowerment scheme for graduate, youth farmers
THE Federal Government has flagged off its 8th graduate farmers and youth empowerment scheme as part of the efforts to…
FCT minister commissions new buses to ease workers’ movement
THE Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello, has commissioned twenty five large capacity buses to alleviate hardship of…
Presidential aide wants disability bill passage hastened by NASS
THE Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on disability matters, Dr Samuel Ankeli, has urged the National Assembly to…
Abuja electricity firm decries increasing attacks on officials
THE Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has expressed concern on the increasing attacks on its field workers in some satellite…
In Kano, the poor now marry for free
Some weeks ago in Kano State, another in the series of the state-sponsored mass wedding, took place. KOLA OYELERE reports…
We have capable elders who can lead Yoruba nation — Awolowo Dosumu
In this report, DARE ADEKANMBI captures the essence of the visit of the leadership of Yoruba Patriots Movement (YPM) to…
Nigeria, still in search of good water to drink
On 22nd of March, 2017, Nigeria joined the world to celebrate the World Water Day themed: Water and Wastewater. ADETOLA…
Gbomu le lantern! Experience Nigerians undergo to repay loans from banks
Ask many market women or men about microfinance banks (MiFBs) and you will hear different stories: some pleasant, some unpleasant.…
Ile-Ife crisis: IGP defends parade of Yoruba suspects
FOLLOWING outcry over the parade of 21 suspects of Yoruba extraction over the recent bloody ethnic clashes in Ile-Ife, Osun…
‘We shot him, cut the head, removed his heart’
A 33-year-old man’s quest to do a legitimate business in cashew purchase has sent him to an early grave, as…
Is China deliberately flooding Lagos markets with fake products?
There is a joke about a Nigerian lady married to a Chinese guy against her relations’ wish. The couple’s first…
FLOODING: ‘Our nightmare is here again’
It is a city synonymous with flooding. Successive governments have gone to great lengths for solutions. No measure has worked…
‘A good database is key to effective taxation in Nigeria’
Mr Kayode Samuel Adekunle, a fellow of Chartered Institution of Tax of Nigeria and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria,…
Nowhere to go: Lagos Otodo Gbame evictees decry loss of shelter
As Lagos is facing security challenges in all front, ranging from armed robbery, militancy, kidnapping and other related vices, including…
Facially-deformed Niger residents benefit from foundation’s gesture
No fewer than 51 people with facial deformities across Niger State can now heave a sigh of relief, following successful…
CPC seeks more consumer right protection education in Nigeria
THE Consumer Protection Council has advocated for more robust participation of well-meaning persons in the education of Nigerians, especially women…
