Clash on Lagos Island: We have made some arrests – PPRO (Nation) The Police Command in Lagos State on Saturday said that its men arrested some members of the National Union of Transport Workers (NURTW) during a clash between them…
*Suspected internet fraudster Taofiq Adebayo docked, remanded in prison (PM News)*#EndSARS: Lekki residents donate office block to police station (Vanguard)
Suspected internet fraudster Taofiq Adebayo docked, remanded in prison (PM News) The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned a suspected internet fraudster, Taofiq Adebayo, before Justice Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting…
Repetition of theatre of the absurd in Anambra elections – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Let’s play politics, because as they say, all politics is local. The absurd theatre of trying mightily to turn Anambra State into a private fiefdom by the powers-that-be did not start this Wednesday. The political desperadoes who always claim to…
*I’ll never leave my baby daddy to become a wife – Uche Ogbodo (Nation)*Anxiety, fear as “Defend Lagos” rally to counter #EndSARS memorial protest (Nation)
I’ll never leave my baby daddy to become a wife – Uche Ogbodo (Nation) Actress Uche Ogbodo has stated she will never leave her baby daddy to become someone else’s wife. The film star while in a question and answer…
How to become president of Nigeria 2023 -Magnus Onyibe
Beyond the rotation of presidency between the north and south arrangement, which seems to be taking up a huge chunk of media space as 2023 general elections loom large, there are other critical factors which are nuanced but germaine to…
When Obasanjo & Uba Brothers Dealt With Anambra State – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
In the halcyon days of his regime, President Olusegun Obasanjo touted Christianity and Pharisaical prayers. He had a sedulous apostle in then Anambra Governor, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, who took his hebdomadal prayers to the heart of Onitsha Main Market. When…
*Lagos LG Polls: Group threatens legal action against LASIEC (Leadership)*Nigeria records 1.6m grams of Gold production in 5 years – Minister (Guardian)
Lagos LG Polls: Group threatens legal action against LASIEC (Leadership) A pro-democracy group, United Foundation for Survival and Sustainability, has implored the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) not to conduct elections into the 37 additionally created local government councils…
Mike Adenuga Jnr: The shy but bold titan turns 68 – Magnus Onyibe
How can one possibly be shy and bold at the same time, some people may wonder? That is a contradiction, isn’t it? But that’s probably one of the attributes that makes Mike Adenuga Jnr, such an enigmatic figure. Before delving…
Buhari’s Shoot-at-sight Directive: The best and worst-case scenarios- Magnus Onyibe
Following the backlash of the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerian security forces to shoot-at-sight anyone carrying AK47 assault rifles in the forests-a weapon which herders now sling over their shoulders with reckless abandon, (instead of the sticks and…
Jakande a great patriot, Jakande lived for others – Buhari
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, described the late first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, as a true democrat and journalists of repute. Obasanjo in a condolence letter written to Jakande’s widow, Abimbola, said Jakande worked tirelessly for…
