Families of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train victims storm Transport Ministry

Families of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train victims storm Transport Ministry

…Bar staff from accessing their offices …Terrorists shift grounds, demand N100m each on each victim By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- Families of abducted victims in the AK-9 Kaduna-bound train, Monday, stormed the Federal Ministry of Transportation, preventing staff members from gaining entrance into the ministry’s headquarters. This is coming less than 24 hours after terrorists released […]
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Ameh and Onayiga: Strong women who defied the odds

Ameh and Onayiga: Strong women who defied the odds

They were two public figures and television stars. Adah Obande Ameh openly admitted she had mental health challenges. Sola Onayiga had a health challenge from onset that ordinarily would have kept her inactive. Despite such challenges of life, these multi-talented artists worked hard at their profession, helping to raise the bar of performance in the theatre […]

Ibadan: Nobody died in Hausa/Yoruba clash – Police

Ibadan: Nobody died in Hausa/Yoruba clash – Police

By Adeola Badru, Ibadan A clash between Yorubas and Hausas in Ibadan South West Local Government Area of Oyo State, yesterday, reportedly claimed one life, but the police denied the claim, saying no life was lost in the clash.  It was gathered that chaos ensued after a lottery kiosk operator, popularly known as Baba Ijebu, Mufutau […]

Buhari’s ultimatum on ASUU strike

Buhari’s ultimatum on ASUU strike

IN a normal circumstance, President Muhammadu Buhari’s ultimatum to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to end the five month-old indefinite strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, should come as cheering news to anxious Nigerians. But, after over seven years in the saddle, we have seen the president issuing these ultimatums and […]

From Hollandais to Ankara, Jeans: Why career women’re dumping old ways of dressing

From Hollandais to Ankara, Jeans: Why career women’re dumping old ways of dressing

By Elizabeth Adegbesan  In the 80s, it was a taboo to see a married woman dressed in jeans and T-shirts. The traditional attire of a wrapper, accompanied with a blouse, was sacrosanct.  If not for anything, to signify the migration from single-lady to married woman status. It also presented an unwritten sign that “this one […]