Nigerian children need books that reflect their identity — Vivian Uwakwe
For Nigerian author and illustrator, Vivian Uwakwe, the journey into children’s book publishing was not a carefully mapped career path
State of the Nation: How communities can boost infrastructural devt – Asiwaju Fasuyi
Asiwaju Olayinka Fasuyi, who will be 70 on October 25, is a management consultant, educationist, businessman, and philanthropist.
Lagos re-arraigns kidnapper Evans over police officers’ killing
Evans is currently facing 5 different criminal cases for kidnapping and the murder of several victims and has already been convicted in two cases.
Fear of EFCC fueling defections into APC — Chekwas Okorie
Our National Assembly has the stigma of being a rubber stamp, otherwise, the issue of defection should have been taken care of long ago
Renowned activist, Abiodun Aremu killed by hit-and-run driver
Renowned activist and Secretary of the Joint Action Front, JAF, — the umbrella body for pro-labour civil society organizations — Abiodun Aremu, is dead.
I’m going blind, native doctor cries out from detention
By Mathew Johnson A close associate of the detained Anambra native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwa Aki, has raised the alarm over his deteriorating health, alleging that the spiritualist is going blind while in detention. The associate, who requested anonymity, said she recently spoke with Akwa Okuko from an undisclosed detention […]
Gunmen invade Nasarawa communities, kill 9; 6 missing
By Abel Daniel Lafia—No fewer than nine people have been confirmed dead, eight of them gruesomely slaughtered, while six others remain missing following a coordinated armed attack on Nindama village in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Eyewitnesses said the attackers invaded the community in the early hours of Friday, October 10, at about […]
Ebonyi police arrest man for selling 5-day-old baby for N1.5m
By Jeff Agbodo ABAKALIKI—The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man, Mr Chukwuma Onwe, a native of Nwezenyi Igbeagu in Izzi Local Government Area, for allegedly selling his five-day-old baby boy for ¦ 1.5 million. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the arrest in a statement, disclosing that the baby […]
Bandits ‘take over’ Yoruba-speaking LGAs in Kogi
Kogi West Senatorial District, the Yoruba-speaking area of Kogi State, is currently under siege. Residents of the area, which covers seven Local Government Areas (LGAs)…
Bandits’ ‘meat’ sold in the South?
For several weeks now, security forces have been battling bandits who apparently invaded Kwara State from the North-West, where they had been dislodged by the superior firepower of the military.
How Ekiti Parapo College moulded me into total teacher, by Bayo Adeniran, Ekiti State first Tutor-General, at 80
By Rotimi Ojomoyela Prince Bayo Adeniran is, unarguably, the most popular former teacher of all time at Ekiti Parapo College (EPC), Ido-Ekiti. Before he became a teacher, teaching English and Literature-in-English, he was a student at EPC. After leaving the college as a teacher, Adeniran went on to record giant strides, becoming principal at five prominent secondary schools and […]
