Caught in Ibadan flood horrors, we saw hell, live and direct – 30 students going for SSCE
At 8:30am, my students called to inform me that they could not cross the river. As time ticked very close to their examination time, they started crying. There were about 30 of them. After they had stayed there for about two hours, the flood subsided but still nobody could enter it.
Illegal trade: FOU arrests 10 suspects, seizes 384 parcels of hard drugs
The Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘A’ Lagos, of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has arrested 10 suspected smugglers on illegal trade, even as the Unit seized 384 parcels of hard drugs, along Iyana-Ipaja road, concealed in six bales of second hard clothing, imported into the country from Ghana.
How Pa Lulu Briggs defied Cancer to clock 87 —– Seinye, wife
God must have listened to the voice of the people whose lives he has affected positively and gave him a chance to live again
Father’s Day with village orphans
ONCE in a while we read of one celebrity or public spirited individual or organisation showing support for under-privileged persons in the society through the donation of various food Items to the Motherless baby’s homes and putting a smile on the faces of those who give maternal affection and care to these innocent but unfortunate inmates.
Senate slams Fashola: Stop spreading wrong information on 2017 Budget
THE Senate has taken a swipe at the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, for allegedly raising alarm over alleged insertion of projects outside the purview of his ministry in the 2017 Appropriation Act by the National Assembly, asking him to stop spreading half truths and wrong information.
Shiites decry alleged attack by police in Kaduna
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, also known as Shiites, has decried what sit described as an attack on its members by members of security forces, saying they attacked a peaceful procession in Kaduna to mark the annual Qudus day as part of an attempt to decimate it’s members.
Kogi worried over abandoned babies
Kogi State government says it is worried over the high rate of abandoned children across the state.
Hits and Misses of Jadesola Osiberu’s ‘Isoken’
Known for her work at Ndani TV, writer/producer Jadesola Osiberu has made her directorial debut with the star studded romcom, ‘Isoken.’ The lineup boasts of Dakore Akande, Funke Akindele-Bello, Tina Mba, Joseph Benjamin, Marc Rhys, Damilola Adegbite Attoh, Rita Edward and Lydia Forson. Others include Patrick Doyle, Ngozi Nwosu, Bolanle Olukanni, Jemima Osunde, Bemyoda and Nedu.
Professor Sagay and the Aso Rock Disease (2)
The prosecution relied on the evidence of a person who represented none of these and who did not participate in the investigations
Group tasks parents on family values
THE Board of Lectors, St. Mary Catholic Church, Isolo, Lagos has decried the erosion of Nigerian culture as a result of globalisation, urging parents to revisit the values embedded in the entity called family.
NDLEA launches manhunt for fleeing woman-drug baron in Kwara
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Kwara State has launched a manhunt for a fleeing suspected woman-drug baron in Omuaran after escaping through the window of her residence in the midnight as detectives approached to arrest her.
