By Vivian Okafor The last time she went out on a date, her slightly high, fast heart beat almost popped out of her chest. Not that her date was not cute or she was not properly dressed or mentally prepared enough; her mind was just in an unspoken war against itself. Why the uneasiness? The crowd! Funny right? The date venue was crowded. She wanted to enjoy solitude, not the bustling eatery that would never stay calm. For a mild moment, all that occupied her mind was the fastest route out of that place. When does it become abnormal to…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
A United States citizen, Vonapolouis Moss, has explained to the Kwara State Police Command how she was tricked into (travelling to) Nigeria by a 23-year-old suspected Internet) fraudster known as “yahoo boy”. Moss of 2962, W 64th Court, Merrillville, Indiana 46410, USA said she was lured into the country on January 9, 2023, by the suspect, said to be an internet (Internet) fraudster who (had) ripped her off thousands of dollars since her arrival. “We met on social media and he invited me to visit Nigeria but when I came, he took me to the bureau de change to change…
The Lagos State Government, on Friday, 13 January, 2023, re-assured residents and motorists that it would continue to engage relevant stakeholders until traffic gridlocks being experienced around Apapa-Port axis is totally eradicated. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa disclosed this during an interactive meeting with relevant stakeholders including officials of Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) on the permanent solutions to Apapa traffic gridlocks held at the Ministry of Transportation, Alausa, Ikeja. Hon. Sola Giwa disclosed further that despite the success recorded in managing traffic around Apapa with the introduction of ‘Eto’ system to petroleum tankers, the…
As part of his continuous effort to reduce unemployment, a lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu has inducted some youths for a digital training programme in conjunction with the Lagos State Government. Speaking at the induction programme on Friday, 13 January, 2023, at GOY Constituency office, Yishawu, who represents Eti-Osa State Constituency 2 in the Assembly, disclosed that the training would provide jobs for the youth and make them employers of labour. The lawmaker promised that half of the youths that will participate in the training will get job placements. According to him, we have…
Our attention has been drawn to the jumbled press statement given by the rudderless and very confused Peoples Democratic Party today. We have nothing but pity for a party that has become a mess and total embarrassment to itself and its despondent members. For lack of nothing tangible to tell Nigerians six weeks to a general election as its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar disappeared from the campaign trail, PDP has resorted to making irresponsible statements just to fill media space. The latest is the false information that the Federal Government and INEC plan to postpone the general elections. Nigerians are…
The Kingdom of Spain has given a Posthumous Award to former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Ademola Seriki, who died a month ago, Thursday, 15 December, 2022 at the age of 63 while serving as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Kingdom. The Civil Merit Award was delivered to the family of the deceased diplomat by the Spanish Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Álvares, in Abuja on Thursday, 12 January, 2023. Wife of the late envoy, Mrs Wosilat Seriki, and his son, Wale Seriki, received the Award on behalf of the family. The Spanish Minister was in Nigeria as part of the efforts to…
The recently appointed Registrar Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Muazu Aliyu Iliyasu has taken over the affairs of the office in a brief ceremony at the Polytechnic Council Chamber. During the handing over, the outgoing Registrar, Hajiya Ladidi Godowoli expressed her delight over the co-operation she has enjoyed from the polytechnic community. She therefore, urged them to accord same to the new registrar for the system to move. The new Registrar, Muazu Aliyu Iliyasu while taken over, assure to continue the building process of the institution from where his predecessor stopped. He said to achieve this, he would need the support and…
The estranged husband of Asiya-Balaraba Ganduje, daughter of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Inuwa Uba has told a Shariah Court sitting at Filin Hockey, Kano that his wife broke into his house and carted away vital documents, vehicles, keys and other property. The Governor’s daughter had prayed the court to apply the Islamic principles of khul’i to dissolve her 16-year-old marriage with Uba, as she is “fed up with the marriage”. She therefore offered to pay back the N50,000 dowry her husband paid for the solemnisation of the marriage. The estranged husband, who had earlier insisted he loved his wife,…
A pregnant mother stricken by malaria and confined to a hospital bed for five days was caught red-handed by her husband having sex with a 24-year-old man. But the hospital administrator has blamed the husband for leaving his wife “for too long in the hospital without checking on her”. The police in Apac District have probably seen it all, but this case—that seems more imagined than real—charted unknown territory as responsible authorities scratched their heads over what charge to prefer against the suspect. Eventually, a charge of causing public nuisance was slapped on the 24-year-old who ekes out a living…
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday, 13 January, 2023, in Lagos unfolded his comprehensive economic plan before the organised private sector under the aegis of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. The interaction, which was another opportunity for Tinubu to present his plans to another group of stakeholders just as he has been doing in various town hall meetings across the country, saw him itemise his administration’s path to economic recovery if elected in next month’s presidential election. He noted that before economic recovery could be achieved the nation must be secured, stating that,…