Growing up I started my education at Nigeria Pre age International Home School Ipaja, Lagos, following which I gained admission into Command Day Secondary School, Ikeja. By the time I got to JSS 2, things became very tight at the home front. I had to take public transport or sometimes trek long distances to school, engage in menial jobs including construction labour, hawk food items in other to make ends meet.

It’s been over a year since the heroics of Joe Blankson in the oil-rich state of Rivers, shook Nigeria. Mr. Blankson attained saintly status when he died; saving the lives of thirteen others by repeatedly diving into a river to rescue victims of an accident whose vehicle had plunged in.   Mr. Blankson’s selfless actions […]

Hon. Adesola Adebayo is the Ekiti State Commissioner for Works and Transport. In this chat with Vanguard in his office, he speaks on his job, the plans for Ekiti people in the area of infrastructure and the legacy he would like to leave behind. Excerpts: The job So far, so good but to be honest, […]

‘Impact to hit Nigeria hard next month if…’ By Charles Kumolu Coordinator of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, NIDO, in Guangdong Province, China, Mr Festus Mbisiogu, in this interview, discusses the implications of Coronavirus to Nigeria’s economy and the country’s position on the request for the evacuation of Nigerians trapped in Wuhan, China. The House of […]

By Morenike Taire & Florence Amagiya Turning 80 is a prospect that quite amuses education icon, High Chief (Mrs) Winifred Awosika. As family, friends and staff members rally round to put finishing touches to high octane plans to celebrate the big day, she quips, “I don’t know what all the fuss is about; I feel exactly […]