Portrait of an intellectual soldier, a review of Niran Adedokun’s “The Man, The Solider, The Patriot” — Akintayo Abodunrin

People have various ways of rationalising death and consoling the bereaved, especially if the deceased died young. ‘Igi t’o to ki pe ni ‘gbo’, meaning straight trees don’t last in the forest, is one of the common sayings of the…

*Residents decry onslaught of traffic robbers, cultists, urge governor to swing into action (Guardian)*5 killed as hoodlums clash over election banner in Lagos (Punch)

Residents decry onslaught of traffic robbers, cultists, urge governor to swing into action (Guardian) Olamide Iwayemi is still very shaken and in disbelief, a week after he, along with his wife were attacked and robbed in front of their estate…

*Lagos police arrest three cultists, impound gang’s bus (Punch)*Lagos partners CIG Motors to establish world class motor vehicle assembly plant (Guardian)

Lagos police arrest three cultists, impound gang’s bus (Punch) Three suspected cult members, Joshua Ubokuho, Emmanuel Yusuf and Adewale Hammed, have been apprehended by the Lagos State Police Command and two cutlasses including an operational bus were recovered from them.…

You have few weeks to deliver, Buhari tells service chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja charged the newly appointed service chiefs to speed up their actions in freeing the country from the current state of insecurity. Speaking when he decorated the service chiefs with their new ranks at the…

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