Zenith Bank Plc has completed a comprehensive upgrade of its Information Technology infrastructure, marking a significant milestone in its drive to enhance customer service delivery. The announcement comes as part of the bank’s strategic initiatives to strengthen its digital capabilities…
Algerian-French writer Kamel Daoud wins top French literary prize
Algerian-French novelist Kamel Daoud was awarded the Goncourt prize, a prestigious literary distinction among French-speaking authors. He emerged Monday (Nov. 04) at the window of the French Drouant restaurant where the Goncourt jury’s gathered to deliberate. The panel picked Daoud’s…
*Bus driver escapes death in Lagos after brake failure (Vanguard)*Lagos-Calabar highway: Property owners reject N18b compensation (Punch)
Bus driver escapes death in Lagos after brake failure (Vanguard) A private bus driver luckily escaped death on Wednesday, after the vehicle suddenly developed a critical brake failure, before ramming into the median near Area B, at the intersection with…
Keeping up with the White House or Aso Rock? — Gbubemi Atimomo
Reflections on our love for foreign political processes at the expense of our local politics Donald J. Trump, the Republican candidate for the United States Presidential elections, has been re-elected president of the United States. Already, many world leaders, including…
*Police seize dogs involved in security guard’s death in Lagos (Punch)*Tinubu mourns Lagbaja, directs that National flag be flown half-mast (Channels)
Police seize dogs involved in security guard’s death in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Command has confirmed that it confiscated the three dogs that allegedly killed a security guard, whose identity is yet unknown, in Pinnock Estate, Ilasan, Lekki area…
Donald Trump declares victory in presidential election as he addresses supporters
Donald Trump has declared victory in the US election as he addressed jubilant supporters in Florida – but votes in key states are still being counted. Speaking at West Palm Beach, he told crowds: “Look what happened – is this…
Treason: Nigeria on trial, minors on trial — Promise Adiele
Wole Soyinka’s The Trial of Brother Jero and Ngugi wa Thiongo’s The Trial of Dedan Kimathi dramatise trial in different, compelling strata through creative literary imagination. While the lead character in Soyinka’s play Brother Jero is confronted with psychological and…
CBN’s renewed focus on diaspora remittances: Ki ni big deal? – Toni Kan
My friend, Paul, is Jamaican. He has a strong Jamaican twang that sometimes leaves me wondering what he is saying. Paul and I met at our local pub in London and bonded over our mutual love for crossword puzzles. When…
*Lagos driver flees after setting LASTMA officer on fire (Punch)*Police arrest owner as dogs maul security guard to death in Lagos (Leadership)
Lagos driver flees after setting LASTMA officer on fire (Punch) A commercial driver is on the run after causing bodily injuries to an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in the Mile 2 area of the state on…
Return of kwashiorkor — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The deadly kwashiorkor disease that was so much associated with the Biafra war has made a return to peacetime Nigeria. It was not a pretty sight seeing malnourished children with distended stomachs, nylon-like skins and dopey eyes during that evil…