My sister will tell you she had a problem, that business was not moving for her. But my dear, who is business moving for in Nigeria? If you are not the governor or related to people in power in Abuja,…
I used to be a rapper and they called me Buck – Dami Ajayi
I used to rap. My steady urging at stringing rhymes together was at the instance of a well, from which I fetched water on a daily basis. Between throwing the fetcher and drawing water, I found a rhythm to which…
I spent the day trying to get an ID – Afilaka Tejumola
Afilaka Tejumola is a student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, who spent his day trying to obtain an identity card in Lagos. Listen to him talk about his passionate quest and why he needs the ID. Please share…
UNILORIN student’s suicide was drug-induced – Management (Guardian)
07 December 2018 The Management of the University of Ilorin on Friday said that investigations by the institution, revealed that its student, late Mr. Adigun Emmanuel, committed suicide as an eventual culmination of drug addiction. The Director of Corporate Affairs…
UK student jailed by UAE for spying returns to London (Punch)
British academic Matthew Hedges returned to London on Tuesday, his family said, a day after the UAE pardoned his life sentence for spying in a case he described as “very surreal”. “After almost seven months of detention, including six months…
Two nabbed for killing student over iPhone in Bayelsa (Punch)
The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed the arrest of two suspected cult members who were said to have killed Miss Seiyefa Fred during a robbery incident in Yenagoa on November 8, 2018. The Special Adviser to the Governor of Bayelsa…
I love Lagos by Damilola Osunneye
Damilola Osunneye is a spoken word poet and a student who lives in Lekki, Lagos. An observant young person, she loves the city for the same reasons her seniors do. Find out the reasons in the video.
Why is Sexual Harrassment Endemic in Nigerian Educational Institutions? – Ireti Bakare
Not a week goes by in Nigeria that one isn’t left dumbfounded by a trending story or two. Ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous and the mouth –agape- gasping –for- breath, these stories disappear as quickly as they trend.…
Student stabbed, loses eye during fight-(Nation)
THERE was pandemonium penultimate Wednesday Edet. It was learnt that the duo had a heated argument during school hours following which they both engaged in a scuffle shortly after school hours. Edet, according to a source, was stabbed on his…