Google on Wednesday celebrated Nigerian potter, Ladi Kwali, with a doodle on its home page. Kwali was an educator, ceramicist, glassworker, and potter, who helped introduce the international community to the beauty of Nigerian art through intricately decorated earthenware designs.…
*3 clerics re-arraigned for alleged rape, abuse of corpses in Lagos (Vanguard)*Court orders lawyer to produce suspect in $32m fraud case (NewTelegraph)
3 clerics re-arraigned for alleged rape, abuse of corpses in Lagos (Vanguard) Three clerics were on Wednesday re-arraigned in an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court by the Lagos State Government on an eight-count charge of rape and abuse…
Nigeria’s “sexuality problems” and the Baba Ijeshas among us
The title is not original to me. The latest news on Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha is damming. Reports say that the video of the 14-year-old said to have been defiled by Baba Ijesha was played in court…
*Ladipo market: Our operatives killed nobody, says Air Force (Nation)*Chidinma’s U-turn on Super TV boss Ataga’s murder an afterthought -Police (Punch)
Ladipo market: Our operatives killed nobody, says Air Force (Nation) The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied stray bullets from its operatives allegedly killed three persons at Ladipo Market, Lagos on Tuesday afternoon. It also described as untrue claims that…
*Fire guts shops at Ladipo Market, Lagos (Guardian)*Police intensify patrol to curb cult activities (Nation)
Fire guts shops at Ladipo Market, Lagos (Guardian) The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says shops containing car accessories worth millions of naira have been gutted by fire at Ladipo Market, Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, NEMA Acting Zonal Coordinator, South-West…
*Mother blames pastor as 18-year-old girl disappears after school (Punch)*Blasphemy: Police order arrest of 13 in Lagos (DailyTrust)
Mother blames pastor as 18-year-old girl disappears after school (Punch) The family of an 18-year-old girl, Mariam Rauf, has called on security agencies to unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of the teenager. Mariam, a resident of Oke Baale area…
I’m glad people still celebrate Oliver De Coque – Son
Safin De Coque, one of the sons of the late legendary highlife singer, Oliver De Coque, has expressed joy that people still celebrate his father who died on June 20, 2008, at the age of 61. Celebrating his 74th posthumous…
Google v Oracle: Supreme Court declares Google’s code copying fair
A decade-long battle over copied code in Google’s Android operating system has ended in the US Supreme Court. Oracle, another tech titan, had sued Google in 2010 for copyright infringement over what it said was copied computer code. Android is…
*NOUN clerk arrested for allegedly killing colleague over N70,000 debt (Punch)*Unionists react to Sanwo-Olu’s cancellation of LASU VC appointment process (Nation)
NOUN clerk arrested for allegedly killing colleague over N70,000 debt (Punch) A senior clerk at the National Open University of Nigeria, Makurdi centre, Benue State, Iko Danasabe, has been arrested for the alleged murder of his colleague, Francis Atache. Danasabe…