Year: 2013
Paying For Achebe’s Snub
By Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo Like everyone else, I am saddened by the death of Chinua Achebe, one of Africa’s greatest minds.…
Achebe Is Africa’s Shakespeare
By Festus Ayayi I knew Chinua Achebe in the early 80s when he was President of Association of Nigerian Authors…
Curtain-Call For The Eagle
By Tunde Olusunle Over the years, Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo and I have had the good fortune of regularly hosting a good…
The Passing Of A Literary Troubadour
By Wale Okediran Like many Nigerian students, who offered Literature in secondary school, I first met Achebe on the pages…
Chinua Achebe – The Icon, The Legacy
By Akuna Ejim “Things fall apart and the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,…” This refrain…
Rein In These Murderous Gangsters
The killing of Adeolu Otenaike, a 400-level student of the North American University, the Republic of Benin, on 18 March,…
Ethnic Violence Kills 19, Displaces 4,500
Weekend attacks on three communities in volatile and ethnically divided central Nigeria have left 19 people dead and displaced some…
Tinubu: Celebrating A Consummate Bridge Builder
By Wahab Alawiye-King On Friday 29th March, the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and two time…
Amosun, A Daniel Comes To Judgement!
By Grace Igbokwe Most often, we hear the elders say ‘in those good old days ’. The younger generation might…
Is PDP Armada Sinking?
By Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi There is this Yoruba idiom that says ‘Akuko Ko; which literally translates to: ‘a cock has…
Nigeria League: Dolphins Go On Strike
Players of three-time Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions, Dolphins, have embarked on an indefinite strike to press home demands…
Beating Gombe Boost For Heartland
Heartland Assistant Coach, Ransom Madu has said his side’s massive 4-0 win against Gombe United in Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football…
Owoeri, Obiefule Move To Sweden
The Scandanavian transfer window coughed up two Nigerian players who made transitions before the window closed. Former Enyimba, Heartland and…
Why Nigerian Players Fail At Governor’s Cup
Nigeria’s former top junior tennis star, Umoru Balami, told Damilare Okunola in this interview how he has been able to…
‘Inexperience Cost Nigeria AJC Trophy’
National coach of Nigeria’s junior tennis Team, Ubale Mohammed has said that his players’ poor performance at the recently concluded…
Nigerians More Receptive To Laser Surgery
Nigerians are opting for laser surgery as an alternative to open surgery in the treatment of glaucoma. Dr. Magdalene Ajani,…
Guard Charged With Burgling Bank
A night security guard employed by a bank in Lagos to protect the bank has allegedly burgled the same bank…
Suspected Tax Certificate Forgers Remanded
The police at Ajah Division, Eti-Osa, Lagos southwest, Nigeria have arrested two suspects, Ide Christopher Idornigie, 39, and Ejim Moses,…
PDP Crisis: OBJ Shuns Journalists
Former president and former Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who hosted…
Ekiti Dep Gov Not On Life Support Machine —Ojudu
Senator Babafemi Ojudu has debunked the rumour making the rounds that the ailing Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Funmilayo…
Abuja Blast Caused By Gas Cylinder Explosion —Police
The police said the blasts which rocked a very busy and popular area of Karu, one of the satellite towns…
‘My Oga At The Top’ Civil Defence Man Redeployed
Mr. Shem Obafaye, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Lagos Commandant, who popularised the ‘My Oga At the…
My Dad’s Friend Raped Me 5 Times
A 10-year old girl (name withheld) who lives at Agbado Ijaiye area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has alleged that her…
Achebe: Death Of The Storyteller
Chinua Achebe dies at 82, leaving behind a body of works that assures his place in world literature The news…
Fanfare As Lagos Holds Colourful Carnival
It was fanfare on Monday as the Lagos State Government staged a colourful carnival to celebrate Easter. The event, held…
In Picture: When a baboon yawns
A baboon yawning surely presents an awesome sight: the animal does it ‘in full’, without inhibitions. This baboon was caught…
Obasanjo reconciles PDP factions
Members of the various PDP factions in the western Nigerian state of Ogun on Monday, held a closed-door reconciliatory meeting…
Patience Jonathan not ill, says media aide
Special Assistant to the wife of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked rumours on her state of health. Ayo Osinlu,…
Osun State workers set for warning strike
Public servants in the western Nigerian state of Osun will on Tuesday begin a four-day warning strike to press home…
Study: Eating fish linked with longer life
A new study by scientists in the United States has confirmed the benefits of eating seafood with omega 3 fatty…