By Emameh Gabriel There is an old African parable. The monkey works all day, climbing trees and bending branches, sweating under the sun to gather fruits. When evening comes, the baboon arrives, climbs down from its resting place, and announces that it will now share the harvest. The monkey asks, ‘What did you do?’ The baboon answers, ‘I watched. And watching is work.’ Another parable. The chameleon that wants to leap from one branch to another does not close its eyes. It measures the distance, tests the wind, looks twice at the branch ahead. But if it still falls, it…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has disclosed that agencies under the ministry generated a total of N1.83 trillion in revenue in 2025, reflecting a significant boost in the sector’s financial performance. He made this known on Thursday, 2 April, 2026, in Lagos during the 2026 first-quarter Citizens/Stakeholders Engagement organised by the ministry, where he outlined reforms driving the increase and highlighted ongoing efforts to strengthen the marine and blue economy sector. Speaking at the event, themed “Enhancing multi-stakeholder collaboration for sustainable implementation of the National Policy in Marine and Blue Economy,” Oyetola…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared that sustainable development cannot be achieved without the full inclusion of women, warning that denying them opportunities, safety, and a voice undermines economic growth. He made this assertion on Tuesday, 31 March, 2026, at the 2026 International Women’s Day celebration held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, where he aligned Lagos State with the global theme, “Rights. Justice. Action for All Women and Girls,” stressing that the theme demands accountability and measurable outcomes from governments. Speaking at the event, Sanwo-Olu emphasised that gender inclusion remains a central pillar of his…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command, has intensified efforts to enforce stricter safety standards in the transportation of edible oil products, warning against the dangerous practice of using petroleum tankers for food haulage. At a stakeholders’ engagement meeting held on Thursday, 2 April 2026, at the FRSC Sector Command headquarters in Ojodu-Berger, Lagos, the Corps said the initiative forms part of its Safe-to-Load Programme aimed at ensuring compliance with safety regulations and protecting public health. The meeting brought together key industry players, including tanker operators, union leaders, depot managers and regulatory agencies,…
Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, April 3, 2026) With sand, twigs, silk, leaves and bark, the Arigisegi builds its house. If Àrígiṣégi had a father, his name would have been Àràmàndà. But Àrígiṣégi is not human; it is an insect. In the Yoruba worldview, the Àrígiṣégi is a queer insect. Àràmàndà, the supposed name of Àrígiṣégi’s father, means wonder. The queerness in the Àrígiṣégi and the wonder in his father explain why the Àrígiṣégi, unlike many other insects, is permanently indoorsy: it lives inside its house, it never ever leaves its house…until. Whenever the Àrígiṣégi feels like…
In a bid to strengthen grassroots political structures, the Chairman of Imota Local Council Development Area, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, joined key stakeholders at a high-level strategic meeting convened by the Lagos State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, alongside newly inaugurated state Executive Committee (EXCO) members. The meeting, held on Wednesday, 1 April, 2026, at the APC State Secretariat, Acme Road, Ogba, Ikeja, served as a critical platform for deliberations on party unity, grassroots mobilization, and strategies aimed at consolidating the APC’s political dominance across Lagos State ahead of future electoral cycles. Hon. Benson Sunday…
By Ismaila Uba Misilli The resolutions from the recent meeting of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) in Abuja, chaired by Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON may well mark a turning point in the North’s response to its long-running security and development crises. For a region that has spent the better part of the last decade battling insurgency, banditry, kidnapping communal violence and economic disruption, the significance of this renewed collective resolve cannot be overstated. What stands out in the Forum’s latest deliberations is not just the acknowledgment that the security situation has shown measurable improvement since its…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The Vice President’s supporters’ group for Senator Kashim Shettima has congratulated newly elected leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at both state and national levels, urging them to work diligently to secure victory for the Tinubu/Shettima ticket in the 2027 general elections and other elective positions across all levels. The Chairman of the APC Youth Parliament, Mr. Kabiru Garba Kobi, while speaking with journalists in Bauchi on Thursday, 2 April, 2026, noted that party stakeholders made the right decision by electing capable individuals to lead the APC from wards up to national. He expressed…
Four years ago, Japan beat Germany 2-1at the World Cup in Qatar to stun the world. Before that game, Germany had never lost to Japan in their entire history. Japan have now done it twice, and the second time wasn’t even close. In September 2023, Germany hosted Japan in a friendly in Wolfsburg. Germany had everything to prove after Japan knocked them out of the 2022 World Cup. They got the same result. Japan won 4-1. Germany’s manager at the time called it a “catastrophe.” Last October, Japan beat Brazil 3-2. Their first win over Brazil ever. Then just last…
Title: Ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ Ń Bàjẹ́…Page: 91Author: Adegunle, O. OlugbamilaPublisher: Genius Libra Consult ‘Ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ ń bàjẹ́; a ló ń pọ́n’ is an agelong Yoruba adage that is often deployed in both social and political discourses. Literally, the proverb means: ‘The banana is spoiling/going bad; yet we are going about praising it as if it were ripening.’ The proverb, which is the title of this work, warns against misconstruing a rather negative situation as a positive or acceptable one. It cautions that a destructive decline is often mistakenly celebrated as progress. Most importantly however, this title brings to the fore the act of…