The shortlists for the 2018 Brittle Paper Awards have been announced. Established in 2017, it is to recognise the finest, original pieces of writing by Africans published online. In making the announcement, the organisers said that as a celebration of all that is good and new…
I dey for cell because of ordinary N24,000
For some people, N24,000 is chicken change. It is what many people spend at a sitting. For me, that kind of money is big money and it is something I can never make in a day. I am a barber…
Rainy season: LASG Inspects dump site facilities (Nation)
In preparation for the coming rains, Lagos State Government has embarked on an inspection tour of dump site facilities across the state with a view to ensuring that operators comply with standards. Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti said…
Madam husband killer, what were you thinking? – Peju Akande
It’s killing season or so it seems following after several cases of women butchering their husbands or battering them as we have been forced to witness in the last few months. It’s strange because the women involved are mostly educated,…
Killer herdsmen, bandits are terrorists, says Shehu Sani (Punch)
Senator Shehu Sani on Monday declared the herdsmen and bandits killing in Northern Nigeria a terrorist group. The Senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district made this known via his Twitter handle, as he reacted to the killings that took place…
Bribe: Police arrest, detain 5 SARS operatives in Lagos (Punch)
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad for allegedly harassing a businessman in the state for bribe after seizing his company documents. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti, said the…
Osinbajo to visit Onitsha for MSME Business Clinic (SUN)
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will visit the commercial city of Onitsha on Thursday this week for a two-day Anambra MSME Clinic, which starts on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. The event, which will hold…