UNILAG: Convocation gowns stolen ahead graduation ceremony (DailyTrust) A bus conveying the University of Lagos (UNILAG) post-graduate academic gowns have been vandalised. The gowns were said to be paid for and scheduled for distribution to the graduating students. The institution…
*Tragedy, as 3 siblings, 1 other perish in Lagos boat mishap (Vanguard)*Lagos orders coroner’s inquest into death of Bimbo Ogbonna (Guardian)
Tragedy, as 3 siblings, 1 other perish in Lagos boat mishap (Vanguard) Tragedy struck again in Lagos when a boat suddenly capsized in transit late Sunday evening, killing all the four passengers, with three being from the same family. The…
*ASUU suspends strike after eight months (Punch)*Kanu: Jubilation in South-East, FG may appeal judgment (Punch)
ASUU suspends strike after eight months (Punch) The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its eight month old strike, The PUNCH can authoritatively confirm. Though the union is yet to make an official pronouncement, our correspondent gathered that the…
*#EndSARS: 32 protesters in Lagos, Oyo prisons 2 years after (Punch)*Lekki tollgate no-go area, police tell ‘Obidients’ (Punch)
#EndSARS: 32 protesters in Lagos, Oyo prisons 2 years after (Punch) Ending police brutality formed the crux of their movement, “EndSARSNow!’ was the song on their lips, as they marched in Lagos, Oyo, Edo, Osun, and Ondo states, including the…
Melanie C gives update on Spice Girls reunion shows
Melanie C has given an update on a potential Spice Girls reunion tour. The ’90s girl group – minus Victoria Beckham (aka Posh Spice) – hit the road for the first time in 11 years in 2019, playing a run…
Mel B voices Amber Heard trial fears after receiving MBE
Spice Girls member, Melanie “Mel B” Brown, has voiced her concerns that the public nature of the legal proceedings between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp could prevent male and female victims of domestic abuse from coming forward and seeking help.…
Melanie C tells fans to ‘ask Geri’ about a Spice Girls reunion
Melanie C has told fans to “ask Geri” about a Spice Girls reunion. The 48-year-old pop star – who shot to fame in the iconic 1990s pop band alongside Geri Horner, Mel B, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham – was…
Spice Girls ‘turn down millions to extend tour worldwide over in-fighting fears’ (Mirror)
It looks like the much-hyped Spice Girls reunion won’t be as big after all. The Spice Girls are gearing up for their long-awaited reunion tour in the UK and Ireland later this year. However, it looks like the group’s international…
Victoria Beckham to get a cut for Spice Girls reunion tour despite not singing (Metro)
Even though Victoria Beckham won’t be joining her Spice Girls comrades on stage as the four out of five girl group goes on their reunion tour, she’ll still be making bank, so says Mel B. Seems nice for some, non?…
Lagos car radio licence policy: To be or not to be? * Firm to build Lagos-Abuja 45 minutes rail (Vanguard)
Lagos car radio licence policy: To be or not to be? When Lagos State introduced the car radio licence policy in 2017, conservative estimates put the revenue at 170 million naira. The annual car radio license policy introduced by the…
