Bill Gates has clearly been using his time in lockdown productively. The billionaire philanthropist has been working hard to fund research and development into a cure for the coronavirus. But he’s also written a book. The tome is slated for…
The Lagos State Police Command has banned protests in the state. This was contained in a press statement by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday. The police ban is coming a few hours after the…
Former France goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach Bruno Martini has died aged 58 after a cardiac arrest. Martini played 31 times for France, most notably at Euro 1992 where he played against England, hosts Sweden and winners Denmark in the group…
UAE Team Emirates rider Fernando Gaviria has tested positive for coronavirus for a second time this year and is out of the Giro d’Italia. The Colombian tested positive in the Giro’s latest round of testing, as did a Team AG2R…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state effective 4pm Tuesday (today). The governor made this known in a statement while lamenting that the protests against police brutality and extrajudicial killings had morphed into violence.…
A group of people suspected to be hoodlums have burnt down the police station situated in Orile-Iganmu Local Government Area of Lagos State. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred around 09.45 am. The police station services both Iganmu community in Apapa…
The #FixPolitics Initiative has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to listen to the #EndSARS protesters, ensure that peace and justice prevail as well as demonstrate the virtues of good governance by acting on their demands. #FixPolitics, a research-based…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 118 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. In a Twitter update via its verified handle, the government agency, said there are now 61,558 confirmed cases of the disease caused by the novel…
Lagos directs closure of public, private schools (Punch) The Lagos State Government has directed all pupils/students in public and private schools to stay at home, following the tension generated by the anti- SARS protests. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade…
As it has become imminent that students will soon return to Nigerian campuses, I recall one Sunday morning, some time ago, I was in a bus going to Yaba. Inside was a woman taking her daughter to the bus park.…
