Ekiti Man Cries for Justice as Truck Kills Son, Destroys House. An Aramoko Ekiti man, Rufus Farotimi, is seeking justice after a truck driver rammed into his house, killing his undergraduate son, and leaving his family homeless. The incident occurred on March 26, when the heavy-duty truck crashed into their home, crushing Promise, a 300-level…
Rate Card for a Dying Man: How Nigeria Learned to Monetise Misery By Chidi Ekeh A woman in a pink head wrap looked into a phone camera sometime last year and said, quietly, with the exhausted precision of someone who has finished crying: “Everything we paid to influencers — there was five million, one million,…
Minister Lokpobiri Commends APC’s Peaceful Convention, Pledges Support for Tinubu’s Renewed Hope By Chris Mark The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri Ph.D, has commended the peaceful conduct of the 8th National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as a demonstration of the party’s unity, maturity, and…
Man remanded for alleged sexual assault of 5-year-old niece An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday remanded a 40-year-old man, Emeka Ani at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for alleged sexual assault of his five-year-old niece. Ani was arraigned by the state government on a one-count charge of sexual assault. He, however, pleaded…
Man jailed 3 years for hemp trafficking A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Thursday, sentenced one Monday Oliver, to a term of three years at the correctional centre, for peddling 195g of Cannabis Sativa. Justice Nkeonye Maha, convicted and sentenced Oliver based on his guilty plea as well as the evidences tendered by the…
LET’S LESSEN THE PRESSURE BURDEN ON THEM ‘Femi Adekunle on Parenting From toddlers to pre-schoolers to adolescents to adults, everyone is under different colorations of pressure. A renowned professor told the story of how his mum sacrificed so much to educate him. He gained admission into the university at a time when the financial fortune…
Reps Push Increased Funding as FG Inaugurates NELMCO HQ, Positions Agency as Pillar of Power Sector Stability By Saheed Badmus The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the determination of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to reform and strengthen Nigeria’s power sector, declaring that the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) has become central…
What If He Changes? The Fear Women Carry Into Every Relationship Let us be direct. Dikko Falilat Kehinde This is not gossip. This is not entertainment. This is a serious issue, and it deserves a clear head. Every day, women enter relationships with one silent question: what if he changes? Not loudly spoken, but…
Oba Olu Falae’s life mirrors Nigeria’s journey, says Mimiko By Lai Gidado Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, has described The “Triumph of Grace”, the autobiography of elder statesman, Oba Olu Falae, as a significant addition to Nigeria’s political and historical literature. Speaking while reviewing the book at its presentation in Lagos on Thursday, Mimiko…
APC Convention to Host 8,453 Delegates – Idris By Shalom Oludele The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has announced at the APC World Media Briefing held in Abuja on Thursday that a total of 8,453 delegates are expected to participate in the forthcoming National Convention of the All Progressives…
