Nigeria is 60 – despite all that she has been through as a nation. For some, it is a time to hit the street in colourful dresses for a carnival to exhibit what many a critic has described as our…
The Promise of Independence – Taiwo Odukoya
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and so you shall be a blessing – Genesis 12:2 There are many ways in which Nigeria is a miracle. With the unique…
Which youths want to change, Nigeria? I can’t see them! – Lucia Edafioka
You know how you wake up in the morning and something about this country will just kill whatever flicker of hope you have left? I have made peace with the fact that my generation will not change Nigeria. We are…
452 more people catch Covid-19 in Nigeria
At least 452 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus in Nigeria. The total number of confirmed cases in the country is now 21,371. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known Tuesday via tweet, saying the…
Help, Nigeria is making people run mad! – Lucia Edafioka
Most of you must have read the story about a man who killed his wife, cut her body into pieces and buried the pieces in different locations around Lagos. I was around the location when the story started unfolding. See,…
*Lagos preaches safety in gradual easing of lockdown (Guardian) *Parents, educators unite to protect children from sexual predators (ThisDay)
Lagos preaches safety in gradual easing of lockdown (Guardian) The Director General, Lagos Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola, has called on corporations and businesses to ensure all safety and precautionary measures while they embark on the gradual easing of the…
We are our own government in Nigeria – Lucia Edafioka
Sometime ago the second floor of the building I live in caught fire. One minute I was lounging, eating dinner, the next, adrenaline took over and I found myself downstairs running out of the building with my bare feet. When…
My people, Nigeria has only one problem: rats – Lucia Edafioka
I once wrote a piece about the misleading theme in PSquare’s Bank alert video? In it, I said a huge number of Nigerian men caught for drug trafficking abroad are Igbo, and many people were angry. Once I was gisting…
Finally, Tinubu speaks on Amotekun: “I do not make hasty, ill-conceived utterances”
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally intervened in the contentious Amotekun initiative which has pitted the South West Governors against the Attorney General and sundry Northern groups. In a statement released on Wednesday January 22, 2020 the Yoruba leader said…
Beach Soccer W’Cup: Whipping boys Nigeria face Brazil (Punch)
Nigeria will on Tuesday (today) play against Brazil in their last Group D match at the ongoing FIFA Beach World Cup in Paraguay. The Super Sand Eagles were on Sunday beaten 6-5 by Oman in their second match after a…
