The sophomore novel of Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, the author of the 2016 Nigeria Prize for Literature-winning Season of Crimson Blossoms, is otherworldly. Like his first novel, this new one, When We Were Fireflies, has an opening that can compete as…
Lagos school guard arrested for defiling 4-year-old pupil (DailyTrust) An unnamed security guard of a private school in Lekki, Lagos State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling a four-year-old pupil of the school. This is just as…
•Appeals to Obidients over apologies to elders The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has described the many challenges facing Nigeria as surmountable, with right and purposive leadership. He was speaking yesterday at the public presentation…
Lagos debunks graduate internship programme on social media (Guardian) The Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment has debunked a viral social media post about an ongoing graduate internship programme. The director of public affairs, Babatunde Adele, said in…
Nigerian fraudster, 7 others impersonating Tom Cruise arrested (Guardian) A Federal Capital Territory High Court has convicted eight internet fraudsters for impersonation. The fraudsters were apprehended and arraigned in court by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives from the…
The finalists for the 2023 Orwell Prizes have been announced with 45 outstanding works of non-fiction, fiction and reporting nominated across five categories. Authors including Barbara Kingsolver, Caleb Azumah Nelson and Emily Kenway have been shortlisted for the Orwell Prizes…
Arinze Ifeakandu has won the £20,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize for a “kaleidoscopic reflection of queer life and love in Nigeria”, The Guardian reports. According to the outlet, the 28-year-old writer won the prize, one of the most prestigious…
The Labour Party (LP) has said that the fear of making it to Eagle Square for the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu was causing sleepless nights for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). It also pointed out that the…
Lagos: Naked man found dead inside car (Punch) Residents and passers-by around Isheri, Olowora Road, Ojodu Berger in Lagos woke up on Thursday to behold a strange scene in the neighbourhood. The corpse of a yet-to-be-identified man was said to…
It’s International Mother’s Day on the 14th of May and having been a mother for a whole 27 years, the following are some of the things I have garnered over the years. 1.There is nothing like a perfect mother. I…
