Our people say, the word of a thief’s mother does not contain a grain of truth. It is true that whatever I tell you now may seem like a lie but I can swear by the Bible or Al Qurani,…
Konga annual back-to-school goes live today
E-Commerce giant, Konga has flagged off the biggest annual Back-to-School promotion online @ Konga.com and offline in every Konga store nationwide. This year’s edition of the annual nationwide promotion kicks off from today, Monday August 26th till Friday, September 6th…
Why we can’t stop talking about MTN ASAP
You see, February was the undisputed month of MTN Anti Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP)! It was the month the state activities kicked off in Lagos and there was a lot to see, learn from and even pass on. We’ll give…
Huge crowds greet Obi, others during PDP’s road show in Anambra
A massive crowd made up of traders, students, artisans and people from various walks of life on Tuesday greeted the road show organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in all the parts of the state to create awareness among…
‘Buhari, not ASUU should have mercy on varsity students’ (Punch)
ASUU has been on strike since November 5, 2018. The union reiterated that it was on strike to make the ruling class responsible for the future of Nigerian children. ASUU, in a release signed by Dr Deji Omole, the University…
Low turnout as pupils resume nationwide (Guardian)
The streets of Lagos yesterday got some stomping as pupils from kindergarten, nursery, primary and secondary schools in both private and public schools resumed from the three-week yuletide holidays and began a new term. At one of the public schools…
‘Leave the Igbo, face the electorate,’ Agbaje tells Sanwo-Olu
Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the governorship election to leave the Igbo and face the electorate. The candidate who spoke recently…
Cameroon army frees kidnapped students (BBC)
Cameroon’s security forces have rescued kidnapped students and one teacher after a raid on a camp of separatist fighters in the South-West region. The group of nine, not 20 as first reported, was taken from a school in the city…
EFCC arrests 23 OOU students, 12 others for Internet fraud (Punch)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has arrested 34 suspected Internet fraudsters at 21, Sawmill Road Awa-Ijebu, Ogun State. The suspects who are between 19 and 37 years include 23 students at Olabisi Onabanjo University, out of which…
Knife-wielding woman attacks school, injures 14 children in China (Punch)
A knife-wielding woman attacked and injured 14 children at a kindergarten in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Friday, authorities said. The 39-year-old assailant used a kitchen knife to slashed students while they were returning to the classroom after morning exercises,…