Lionel Messi ended his wait for a first major international title as Argentina beat Brazil in the Copa America final in Rio’s Maracana stadium. Messi, 34, dropped to the ground in joy at the full-time whistle and was swiftly mobbed…
I stumbled on Odili Ujubuonu’s Crows of the Yellow Stream on Amazon. I was instantly drawn to the word “Crows” in its title. These birds have been known in several cultures to signify death, danger and sometimes lead actors in…
Lagos marks 70 buildings for demolition (Punch) The Lagos State Building Control Agency said it has demolished a partially collapsed building at No. 19, Church Street, Lagos Island, and its set to demolish 70 others. A statement on Friday by…
The fate of 124 corpses abandoned at the morgue of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, is about to be sealed through a mass burial except their families claim the bodies early enough. Of the number, 99 were kids…
The Nigerian king of world beats, Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye has urged theatre-artistes under the umbrella of ANTP to uphold the honour and legacy of the founder of the Association, Chief Hubert Ogunde. He remarked when the Board of Trustees…
In the midst of Malawians, lives a Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev. Fr Kelvin Ugwu, who though had joined the priesthood to serve, did not know that life would take him to Malawi, a country said to be one of the…
As someone who served in Anambra State as Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and later as Special Adviser on Media and Publicity and as someone who has consulted over the years to national and international organizations, one can say…
The FCT Administration on Friday warned livestock traders doing businesses along major road corridors in the city to desist from such activities or face the consequences. Chairman of the FCT Ministerial Taskforce on City Sanitation, Mr. Ikharo Attah, issued the…
Troops of Sector 2 of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Nigerian Army, have arrested a Boko Haram informant, Abor Kawu, for espionage activities in Yobe State. Kawu was alleged to be providing information on the movements of troops along the Katarko/Gujba…
They lurk around areas prone to traffic in Lagos and sometimes at bad spots, waiting for their prey. Sometimes, they pretend to be beggars and at other times hawkers or commuters. They are between ages 16 and 40, all males.…
