By Olasunkanmi Akoni What could be described as “Black Christmas and Boxing Day,” occurred along the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge on Wednesday, December 25th, 2019, when the body of a woman was recovered from an auto crash scene involving a wine coloured station wagon Volvo vehicle. According to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Director […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he isn’t paying any attention to talk that the Premier League title race is over after his side’s dominating 4-0 win over Leicester City on Thursday. The first-place Reds crushed the second-place Foxes on Boxing Day, as Roberto Firmino scored a brace, James Milner netted from the penalty spot […]

CHRISTMAS is a period of sanctimonious political preachiness in Nigeria. From the president to the governors, Nigerian political leaders usually send Christmas messages to the people, urging them to emulate Jesus Christ. In his message this year, President Muhammadu Buhari said: “I enjoin all Nigerians to imbibe and demonstrate the essence of the season”, adding that they should “shun all actions which negate the spirit of the season”. But the real message of Christmas is for leaders, not followers: it’s about sacrificial leadership!

ONE of the areas we feel the President Muhammadu Buhari government deserves a pat on the back is the freeze on the conferment of National Honours Awards to so-called “deserving Nigerians”. 

Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has said that his side’s 4-0 victory over Leicester on Boxing Day was their best performance of the season. The Reds travelled to the King Power Stadium on Thursday knowing that a win would see them increase the gap over the second-place Foxes to 13 points. And Jurgen Klopp’s men did […]

LIKE leopard spots, the crisis rocking the Ibadan Traditional Council, has refused to abate. As one volcano of disunity is being extinguished another volcano is billowing.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would be focusing on identity management issues in a renewed efforts to check the incidences of unclaimed dividends in the capital market, which is currently put at N90 billion.

THE managements of Mandilas Group Limited and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC Retail Limited have expressed confidence that the new Quick Service Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos will provide fast and efficient after-sales support to vehicle owners in Lagos.

IN July, President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia died in office, triggering off an election that attracted 25 candidates. Kais Saied, an austere 61-year-old law professor, stood out from this crowd because he had no political experience, had never been in government, had an absolutely pristine reputation and was not receiving substantial funding from any domestic or overseas source.

GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde has declared that he would not mind breaking some toes if it would aid his determination to serve the ordinary people of Oyo State.

THE Federal Roads Safety Corps, FRSC, and Honeywell Flour Mills Plc, have enjoined motorists to apply all safety rules during this festive season to ensure accident-free Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Mikel Arteta has praised Mesut Ozil for his “incredible” attitude after restoring the Arsenal midfielder to his starting XI for the 1-1 draw at Bournemouth. Ozil missed the final game of interim boss Freddie Ljungberg’s spell in charge at Everton due to a foot injury, though the Swede said he would not have featured anyway […]

Well known multi-talented and youth favourite On Air Personality(OAP) Mr. Henry Ogunbodede popularly called “ WorldoBoBay EmmCee RNB” has grabbed the award for Radio personality of the, at the just concluded Maya African awards 2019.

Billionaire businessman and politician, Ned Nwoko, has bagged another award from ‘Afrima Community Impact Award’ to appreciate his support to the entertainment community in Africa. Recall that Ned Nwoko a Prince of Idumuje-Ugboko kingdom in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State is reputed for his charity activities through multi-million naira scholarship awards to […]

The comment by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a Channel television’s interview that members of the ‘cabal’ in the presidency are not hungry individuals and do not deserve the public criticism they get, has drawn the ire of Nigerians, with Ohanaeze, Afenifere, Pan Niger Delta Forum and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, describing it as an insult on Nigerians.