Lagos to probe death of three-year-old boy in hospital (Guardian) The Lagos State Ministry of Health, yesterday, pledged to probe the death of a three-year-old boy who died of alleged negligence and misconduct at one of the State Government-owned secondary…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art will host +234 Connect, a unique five-day cinematic and exhibition experience celebrating the art, people and cinema of Nigeria, from Wednesday, Sept. 28 through Sunday, Oct. 2. According to a statement, the festival, which…
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has promised to end insecurity, poverty and unemployment in Nigeria if elected in 2023. Obi made the promise at a rally organised by the Middle Belt Forum on Thursday in Jos. The…
Bamise: Again, absence of BRT driver’s lawyer stalls court hearing (Channels) The trial of Andrew Ominikoron, a BRT driver who allegedly raped and murdered Oluwabamise Ayanwole, a 22-year-old fashion designer, again failed to go on today owing to the absence…
A unicycle academy – Kelechi Unicycle Academy – has recently sprung up in the Ipaja area Lagos State where kids are taught the art/sport as well as additional tricks and stunts that can be done with the unicycle. A statement…
Court remands man for seducing, abducting married ex-wife (DailyTrust) A Shari’a court in Kano on Tuesday, ordered that a 38-year-old man, Musa Sa’idu, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly abducting and enticing his former wife, Fatima Ahmad. Sa’idu,…
Nigerian politicians of the present day are so boring that no high tension stories can be written about them. These politicians of nowadays cannot brew myths around their escapades as we used to have them in the good old days.…
NDLEA sets ablaze 1.8 tons of cocaine (DailyTrust) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) destroyed 1.8 tons of cocaine recovered by its personnel from a warehouse in the Ikorodu area of Lagos last week. Spokesman of the agency, Femi…
A District Court in Western Tacoma, Washington, United States, has sentenced Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of the Ogun State Governor, Dayo Abiodun, to five years imprisonment for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. This was confirmed in a statement…
In a new twist, the Federal Government, yesterday, withdrew its circular, which ordered Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Chancellors and Governing Councils to re-open federal universities. The National Universities Commission (NUC) had earlier issued a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135, addressed to all VCs; Pro-Chancellors and…
