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Anger as police kill man protesting death of detained youth

Anger as police kill man protesting death of detained youth

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo THERE was pandemonium in Ile-Ife, Osun State, weekend, over the death of a youth, named Olufemi Oriyomi, in police detention. Vanguard gathered that youths embarked on a protest at Mayfair, Moro and Iloro, on Friday, and later went to the Ooni of Ife’s palace to seek the intervention of Oba Adeyeye […]

Before the next eulogy

Before the next eulogy

A few years ago, I wrote a Loud Whispers essay called ‘Before the Next Eulogy’. It was about breaking the culture of enablement around gender-based violence. The recent death of the talented gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu after years of domestic violence is so painful because of its predictability.

FA Cup: Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-0, set up final with Liverpool

FA Cup: Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-0, set up final with Liverpool

By Emmanuel Okogba Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday in the second FA Cup semi-final to set up a repeat of the 2012 final. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount scored in the second half to book the Blues’ place in the final to end Crystal Palace’s hopes of lifting their first title in a […]

Hairdressers lament low patronage as women go low cut

Hairdressers lament low patronage as women go low cut

By Elizabeth Adegbesan IT’S becoming commonplace that women now go on low-cut. That, usually was not the case, even a decade ago. The pride of a woman used to be the length and lustre of her hair. Traditionally, low haircuts are meant for the menfolk. In the eastern part of Nigeria, when women lose their […]