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I love the hustle and bustle -Sewedo Nupowaku

Sewedo Nupowaku, a communications consultant from Badagry division of Lagos State says he loves the city by the lagoon for the hustle and bustle. He who does a bit of publishing also painstakingly enumerates the numerous other things he loves…

Black Friday: Konga Yakata delivers best prices, fastest delivery

With the 2018 edition of Black Friday, an annual shopping fiesta, already approaching its midway point, a critical comparison of prices across the top e-Commerce players in Nigeria has revealed that Konga boasts the best prices across major categories, with…

UN Human Rights Body Decries Cameroon Violence (CNN)

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has condemned the continuing insecurity in Cameroon, amid reports of killings by armed groups and state forces that has prompted mass internal displacements. The development followed a worsening situation in North-West and South-West…

Dead whale in Indonesia had swallowed 1,000 pieces of plastic (CNN)

In just the latest reminder of the dangers of pollution in our oceans, a dead whale in Indonesia has been found with 13.2 pounds (six kilograms) of plastic waste in its stomach. The 31.17-foot sperm whale was found near Kapota…

Trump’s Saudi support highlights brutality of ‘America First’ doctrine (CNN)

It is the Trump doctrine laid bare. By letting Saudi Arabia get away with the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the President sent a message of startling clarity about how the United States will conduct its business in the…

Police wife allegedly bites off female Sergeant’s ear (Punch)

The wife of a police Inspector attached to Olosan Police Division, Mushin, Lagos, Onyinye Linda Nwadegwu, has allegedly bitten off a female Sergeant’s ear during a minor misunderstanding. She was also alleged to have bathed the female Sergeant, Unongu A.…

Teenager, street sweeper arraigned for allegedly stealing N1.7m jewelry (Guardian)

A 16-year old maid, Zainab Ibrahim, and a street sweeper, Shade Yusuf, 56, alleged to have stolen jewelry worth N1.7 million belonging to one Oyinkansola Olanipekun have been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos. The duo was arraigned…

Man, 58, sodomises two boys as father defiles two-year-daughter (Guardian)

The Gender Section of Lagos State Police Command is investigating one Abdullahi Garuba, 58, a security man attached to Oshodi Isolo Local Government Secretariat, for allegedly defiling two minors. Trouble started for Abdullahi Garuba, when concerned citizens who couldn’t understand…

Handshake across history? –Wole Soyinka

LONG READ! Let us begin with some collective introspection. I have become increasingly convinced that, between leadership and the led, there is only a very thin dividing line, often nearly indistinguishable. There is no question in my mind that, most…

‘Sleeplessness does not cause early death’ (Guardian)

Insomnia sufferers should rest easy as the largest ever study into the lack of sleep found it does not cause an early death. A review of more than 36 million people revealed there is no evidence struggling to nod off…

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