At my age and with my profession, it is inescapable that I would have had encounters with the police at different levels. I have been locked up, put under house arrest, invited to make statements on quite a few occasions and once kept in the cold for over an hour at a check point at 2 am for refusing to ‘co-operate.’ But I can say that I have never been personally brutalised in any of the encounters. In that, going by the law of averages, I would say I have been very lucky.

Following its efforts in nation building and economic growth via research and capacity development, Lagos Business School’s First Bank Sustainability in collaboration with SUN business network, stakeholders in nutrition, public and private sectors together on ‘Nutrition: Everyone’s Business’. The programme which targeted ‘scaling up nutrition’ for healthy living which empowers workforce according to experts and promotes economic growth. The convening was organized in collaboration with SBN and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).

WO weeks after the expiration of papal directive to Catholic priests in Ahiara Mbaise Diocese to write individual letters of apology to the Catholic Pontiff or risk suspension, there is no clear indication if all the priests had complied with the directive and what action Pope Francis, who was visibly vexed by the embarrassment the protracted rejection of Bishop Peter Okpaleke, has taken.

Like other women who are breaking the artificial barriers foisted on them by the society, Oluwaseun Aina and American author, Kathy Brodsky have thrown their weights around a worthy course.

The grand opening of a luxury lounge and food court ‘Wanneka’s Lounge’ is scheduled for Sunday, July 23rd, 2017. The red carpet event will commence by 4pm, followed by dinner at 6pm. The event will bring together people from all walks of life, creating a cozy and relaxed atmosphere for networking.

Hon. Oladipo Olaitan, the National Financial Secretary of Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-cultural body was at the inception of the Fourth Republic, the leader of the Alliance for Democracy in the House of Representatives, a prime position that gave him opportunity into the affairs of the nation at that time.

THIS aspiration to transform Lagos into a mega city which was first mooted during the administration of Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, gained some measure of urgency during the Babatunde Fashola years as governor of the state and has remained in the front burner for the present administration led by Akinwunmi Ambode.

A couple of weeks ago, I published the story of a lady who eventually married her rapist. Ucharia described her husband as a serial rapist whose infamous escapades dated back to his secondary school days which even earned him a nickname among those in the know. A former banker too, she met her husband on her first day at work when he confirmed that he knew her in his neighbourhood.

The annual Africa Movie Academy Awards,AMAA, always bring some insane moments, but reverse was the case last Saturday night when this year’s edition held at the Convention hall of Eko Hotel, Lagos, amid applause.

It was an emotion laden event last week in Lagos as colleagues, friends and well-wishers of the retired former Comptroller of Immigration services in-charge of Festac Passport Command, Sir Okey Moses Agbakwuru known as ‘Mr. Smiling face’ was sent forth from a meritorious service to the fatherland in a party amidst encomiums and fair-well wishes.