The ex-British and Commonwealth boxing champion, Peter Oboh, has warned Olympians against taking their health for granted, noting that condoms do not protect against the ravaging COVID-19.

By Azu Ishiekwene KICKING the can down the road is government art. Once politicians maneuovre themselves into office, they govern by repeating the promises they made and hope that problems would go away. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. For six years we’ve been trying to find an electoral law that works for voters. It […]

By Adekunle Adekoya I love my country Nigeria, and I have no doubt, despite prevailing circumstances, that I remain in very good company. Certainly, these times too shall pass. We have developed the unusual and uncanny capacity to entertain ourselves with very serious issues. From what has happened and is happening to our values system, developments […]

Today, Friday, July 23, 2021, athletes and officials from 189 countries will gather in Tokyo Japan for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This four-year international sports event was supposed to have been held in summer 2020 but was postponed because of Covid-19 Global Pandemic

THE governments of Lagos and Ogun states, along with the Federal Government, must sit up in their law enforcement responsibility, particularly as it concerns the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. If the importance of this national road artery is often lost on the citizenry, it must not be so with those who are governing […]

Following the controversy surrounding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election for the upcoming Anambra State governorship election, a group, the Anambra State Indigenous Lawyers Forum (ASILF), has held the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) culpable for the resulting crisis. The President of the group, Joe Nwokedi, who spoke to the press yesterday, described the […]

By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State government has announced a statewide restriction of movement on Saturday, July 24, 2021, to allow smooth and peaceful conduct of local government elections scheduled to take place in the state.  The nine-hour restriction will take place between the hours of 7 in the morning and 4 in the […]

By Owei Lakemfa BRITONS hugged themselves and celebrated Monday, July 19, 2021 “Freedom Day” as the eclectic Boris Johnson government eased COVID-19 restrictions. That day, a dark sturdy man with tribal marks was led away from the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, Benin Republic. He had lost his freedom, and an uncertain future awaited him. The […]

As the prices of Aviation fuel, popularly called Jet A1, continue to rise, there are strong indications that airfares will soon be increased again from their present all time high.

AHEAD of the local government elections billed for tomorrow, Lagos State Government, yesterday, announced seven hours restriction of movement across the state.

The World Health Organisation, WHO says Africa has reached the pivotal point in the COVID-19 third wave of the pandemic.

IN the wake of the emergence of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal government says Nigeria has begun to see a pandemic of two tracks – where the Delta variant is tearing through unvaccinated populations.

By Donu Kogbara I HAVE on this page expressed, more than once, the view that this government is crushing the average Nigerian’s spirit in two ways:Firstly, government has a penchant for managing its practical responsibilities ineptly; and, thanks to rampant insecurity and chronic socio-economic stress, we live with constant, spirit-crushing fear of being killed or kidnapped […]

The World Bank has said an estimated 4,000 Nigerian children lost one or both parents between March 2020 and July 2021 due to COVID-19-associated death.

The Cour D’Appel De Cotonou in Benin Republic, yesterday, adjourned the case involving Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, till today.