Babies in the rubble: Inside Lagos’ growing child abandonment crisis
ON a rainy Tuesday morning in Ikeja, sanitation workers made a grim discovery. Tucked inside a carton by a roadside drain was a newborn, still with the umbilical cord attached and wrapped in a thin cloth.
Grant me bail, sick retired colonel begs court
A 76 years old retired Colonel, Chief Alao Dauda, who was charged with murder, has urged an Ogun State High Court, sitting in Ilaro, to grant him bail.
Barber joins car-stealing syndicate to raise money for mother’s memorial ceremony
A barber, Ahmed Ali, said he joined a robbery gang to raise money for his late mother’s remembrance ceremony.
21 Ibadan Obas: It’s not Ajimobi’s idea, High Chiefs asked for it – Oba Salaudeen
THE Ekarun Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Amidu Ajibade Salaudeen, yesterday, said that it is wrong to say that Governor, Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, approved chieftaincy reforms and elevated eleven high chiefs and some Baales to the position of kings for selfish reasons as it was not the governor’s idea but a demand by the high chiefs.
Education Minister tasks Polytechnics on technical, vocational education
THE need for Nigerian Polytechnics to fulfill their core objective has been brought to the fore, as the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, tasked polytechnics to live up to expectations on technical and vocational education.
2030 Plan: Lafarge Africa flags off National Literacy Competition
I N line with its plan for 2030, Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading cement and building solutions provider has announced the commencement of its fourth Annual National Literacy Competition with regional run-offs in October and the grand finale in November. Plateau State won the North Central regional finals in the Lafarge National Literacy Competition. Plateau will represent the region in the finals in Lagos next month. For the rest of this month, other regional finals will hold across the other five geo-political zones.
