Imagine a group of young adults at a party, but instead of chatting with each other, nearly everyone is glued to their phones, texting or endlessly scrolling through social media. A few wear wireless earphones, lost in their own world—listening…
*14 miscreants arrested for harassing passengers in Lagos (Punch)*Lagos distributes 20,000 food boxes to residents (NewTelegraph)
14 Miscreants arrested for harassing passengers in Lagos (Punch) In a bid to maintain law and order in the state, operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 14 miscreants who have been terrorising passersby and passengers at…
3 presidential jets seized in France over $74m debts
Three aircraft associated with the Nigerian government have been seized under the authority of a French court following a protracted legal battle between a sub-national and Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, a Chinese company, according to a Premium Times…
2024 CORA-NPL Book Party set to celebrate writers on Nigeria Prize longlist
The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA)-Nigeria Prize for Literature (NPL) Book Party, a prestigious celebration of literary excellence, is set to take place on Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 1pm. This year, the spotlight falls on Children’s Literature, with 11…
*Siblings bury teenager alive over missing phone in Zaria (Punch)*‘It’s a skit,’ says husband whose ‘passport was torn’ at airport (Vanguard)
Siblings bury teenager alive over missing phone in Zaria (Punch) In a shocking and disturbing incident, a 16-year-old boy, Abubakar, was buried alive by his two siblings over a missing phone, in Zaria, Kaduna State. The brothers, aged 22 and…
Travails of the Nigerian Samaritan — Gbubemi Atimomo
Reflections on providing help in emergencies The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. In the parable, a man is left for dead by the roadside after being robbed and beaten. Two…
*Alleged Rape: Lagos Police go after accused as 14-year-old victim’s mother uncooperative (Leadership)*Tinubu arrives in Equatorial Guinea for 3-day official visit (Vanguard)
Alleged Rape: Lagos Police go after accused as 14-year-old victim’s mother uncooperative (Leadership) The Lagos State Police Command has said that it was unable to find a landlord’s son accused of raping a 14-year-old daughter of his father’s tenants at…
LOMA teams up with P+ Measurement Services as official partner
The Location Marketing Awards (LOMA), a prestigious event in the outdoor advertising industry, has announced a new partnership with P+ Measurement Services. This collaboration names P+ Measurement Services as the official PR measurement partner for the 2024 edition of the…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Zukiswa Wanner, others to facilitate CANEX Book Factory’s writing workshop
The CANEX Book Factory has announced the lineup of facilitators for its highly anticipated Creative Writing Workshop set to debut this August. This workshop, a centrepiece of the annual Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) events, is a collaborative effort powered by…
Kyari pushes for sustained military action against crude oil theft as oil production soars
•Kyari stresses a point when he received in audience the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa and other senior military officers at the NNPC Towers, in Abuja, on Tuesday Mr Mele Kyari, Group CEO of NNPC Ltd., has lauded…