Tens of thousands of people hoping to spend Christmas with their families in France face travel misery as crippling transport strikes enter their 20th day. Industrial action against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms has hit France’s train services hard. Many…
Obi calls for sober reflection at Christmas
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 polls, Mr Peter Obi, has called on Christians “to use the opportunity of the Yuletide to reflect on the mystery of our salvation”, which, according to him, “started…
January is coming – Lucia Edafioka
Once upon a time I was a very young adult. It was December, just like it is now and I was excited. That Christmas kind of excitement. I was looking forward to going home to my family after a long…
‘Mamma Mia – The Musical’ lands in Lagos for Xmas
Mamma Mia – The Musical, brings a cast of amazing singers, dancers and actors who will take over the Shell Hall of the Muson Centre come Christmas. Straight out of London’s West-End, to Broadway and now in Nigeria and West…
I can’t smell christmas o, can you? – Lucia Edafioka
Along one of my usual routes to work, there is a vendor, by the vendor a line of shops, toward the end of the line there is a betting shop, they also sell something wrapped in white paper and squeezed…
Easter, Christmas giving should be a daily affair – Obi
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has described everyday as Easter and Christmas. He made this assertion during his visit to Visitation Hospital, Umuchu, Anambra State. Explaining after presenting N1 million cheque to the…
Christmas, Africa and Christianising colonisation (NewAfrican)
Does Christmas, hollowed out of its spiritual aspect, have any relevance anymore? Perhaps it is time to return to the more substantial native beliefs that were flattened by a Christianising colonisation. Writes Kalundi Serumaga. The dominance of secular activities –…
*OOU final year student killed in Lagos Christmas tragedy (Punch)*IMF: Lagos to Grow $136bn GDP by 4% in 2019 (ThisDay)
December 26, 2018 OOU final year student killed in Lagos Christmas tragedy (Punch) It was a black Christmas Day for the family of Boluwatife Oyeleye, a final year student of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University, who was killed…
Boxing Day and how it got its name (Punch)
It’s December 26, a day globally regarded as the Boxing Day! But then, have you ever wondered what Boxing Day is, what it means and where the unusual name comes from? You may find the answers interesting! While the name…
Obi celebrates Christmas with prisoners, visits motherless babies
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, on Tuesday celebrated the Christmas with prisoners at Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of Anambra State. Obi, who was visiting the inmates for the third time this year,…
