Probably the tallest basketball player in the world — the Story of Abiodun Adegoke!
Abiodun Adegoke was in SS2 when he stopped schooling and stayed indoors most of the time. He became physically bent over as a result of crouching indoors to prevent his head from being chopped off by the blades of the ceiling fan in their rented modest, 'room and parlour' accommodation that he shared with his siblings and very worried parents.
Cracks on the wall
By Muyiwa Adetiba It is easy to spot reptiles when a house is clean and uncluttered. In fact any reptile straying into such a house would try to make good its exit almost immediately because there would be no hiding place. But a house that is dirty and cluttered offers itself as a dwelling place […]
Bandits kill 16, injure 9 in Sokoto village
Gunmen have killed 16 people and injured nine others at a village in Sokoto near the border with Niger, a local official and a resident said Friday. The pre-dawn attack on Tara village, in Sokoto state, is the latest in a series of attacks by criminal gangs known locally as “bandits” who for years have […]
Ivory Coast heads into elections after political turmoil
Ivory Coast was set to vote in a parliamentary ballot on Saturday in a key test of stability after presidential elections last year marked by violence. Grappling with a deep political crisis, President Alassane Ouattara has offered an olive branch to his former rival, Laurent Gbagbo, whose party has now lifted a decade-long boycott of […]
Aigbe Omoregie – Entrepreneur Par Excellence At 40
By Moses Nosike It is often said that the road to success is paved with a plethora of obstacles. For Aigbe Omoregie, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Paints, the road was not just tough and rough, it was filled with thorns and spikes. Born on March 11, 1981 into a polygamous family […]
NDLEA seized N60bn worth of narcotic drugs in 6 weeks — Marwa
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa(rtd), on Thursday disclosed before the House of Representatives, that his agency intercepted and destroyed illicit drugs worth over an N60billion.
A needed DSO and protruding questions
By Okoh Aihe ONE young lady from a radio station in Lagos searched me out. She had read a couple of my materials on broadcasting and needed to ask some questions on Digital Switchover, DSO, by way of getting some more understanding that she, in turn, could extend to her audience. This is a job […]
God has turned my cry to joy— Adachi, Heartland of Owerri leading scorer
Emmanuel Adachi has four goals to his credit so far this season. He is Heartland of Owerri leading scorer in the current 2020/2021 NPFL season so far. Adachi says he’s enjoying a new lease of his career following a missed opportunity to play in Europe.
Fayose, Makinde feud: Oyinlola lacks moral preserve to be a peacemaker — S’West PDP
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West has said a former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has no moral preserve to be a peacemaker on the political feud between former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose and the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde.
Tiv forum condemns killing of Suswam’s brother
The Tiv Forum in the National Assembly Abuja has condemned the brutal killing of Chief Dr Terkura Suswam, the elder brother of Senator Gabriel Suswam.
IPAC lauds FG’s stand ruling out negotiation with bandits, terrorists
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has supported the Federal Government decision ruling out negotiations with bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements in the country.
