SOUTH African government yesterday deported 90 Nigerians for allegedly committing immigration-related offences in the country.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has unveiled the Logo of Yoruba Parapo Cultural carnival (YPCC), an event put together to promote the oneness of Yoruba race.

Former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, while in office, directed that no road should be closed for any social event so that other road users can have free access. That continued to large extent till the end of his administration. Is the situation the same now?

THE Federal Government’s decision to break the hold of Intels over logistics handling in Nigeria’s oil and gas port terminals may be another move by power brokers to break the financial muscle of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in the run up to the 2019 presidential election, high-level sources in the All Progressives Congress, APC have disclosed.

In April 2017, Igbo traders took to the streets in Yenagoa in an unprecedented protest. Something had rattled them. Three prominent Igbo traders had been murdered in one month. They suspected something more sinister than routine armed robbery and assassination. They put their finger on xenophobia. The police dismissed the insinuation and reassured them of their safety. The murders were unrelated incidents, they said. The traders took the assurance but remained nervous.

Big Brother Naijahousemate, Bisola Aiyeola has made her first big move after her success at the just concluded reality TV show by signing a lucrative deal with creative agency, Temple Management Company (TMC).

Although Nkiru informed her that she would henceforth be wearing black clothes, Amina had long known it was the traditional requirement for any woman who had just lost her husband in the community

Producer of the popular Nigerian travel food doc-series, “Bukas and Joint”, Biola Alabi who recently upped the ante with the production of her debut movie, “ Banana Island Ghost(B.IG)” is ready to go to town with the movie.

Traditionally the power and influence of first term American Presidents start with their accomplishments in a hundred days in office. President Donald Trump in wielding that power reversed President Barack Obama administration’s leasing ban on oil blocks in the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific waters. The euphoric executive order was also to open up exploration activities in the Virginia and North and South Carolina where drilling has been blocked for decades.

There was this story among the popular folklore in the South Western part of the country. It was a story of the tortoise and his In-law. For some strange reasons, many of the stories in the ancient folk-lore were woven around the tortoise. Some depicted him as very clever, some had him as very stupid; he was dubious in some and very greedy in some others. But they all invariably taught lessons about character and life. This particular story depicted him as a thief who was caught red-handed by his In-law. As the story went, the In-law tied him to a tree very early in the morning and started caning him. The villagers saw the spectacle on their way to the farm and wondered why his In-law was publicly humiliating him.

Real Madrid’s apex predator struck again on Wednesday evening against Celta Vigo, powering home two of their four goals in a 4-1 win. Cristiano Ronaldo is sharp, showing absolutely no signs of slowing down in the dying weeks of the season, and it is for that very reason that both Barcelona and Juventus should be very concerned.

This soldier is different even if in the Army you are paid to kill or get killed. Lt. General Julius Alani Ipoola Akinrinade deserves recognition as an officer who tried as much as possible to keep to the rules of engagement during the Civil War.

Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm will call time on his illustrious playing career today, marking the end of an era at the club as one of the most liked and respected players in world football hangs up his boots.

The uncanny ways of politicians would never stop to amuse many otherwise innocent persons. Two events in the last week in Delta and on the Plateau buttressed the unsteadiness of relationships that politicians carve among themselves and their shifty predilections.

DELTA State Council of United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, has pleaded with the state government to enact laws that could eradicate and forbid any form of casualisation of workers in the state, saying “casulisation is slavery.”