Category: For the record
History of Abeokuta
ABEOKUTA WAS FOUNDED in 1830 after the intertribal wars ravaged refugees in Egba forest from their original homes between 1817 and 1830. The name of the town...
Why should we grief for Osinbajo?
When I read the news of the recent removal of VP Osibanjo from his statutory role as the head of our National Economic council what flickered through my mind was...
Buhari appoints Yemi -Esan new HoS
President Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect....
Nigeria: Lift siege to offices of SaharaReporters,CDHR—SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “Nigeria’s authorities to immediately lift the siege to the offices of Sahara Reporters and...
Cat causes blackout in Lagos
Adeyemi Temitayo A cat,which delivered a set of kittens and eaten up cables in a transformer has allegedly caused a blackout in Surulere area of Lagos . The...
Fisherman catches creature with ‘dragon’ tail
A fisherman was shocked when he reeled in this alien-like monster from the deep. Oscar Lundahl nearly jumped out of his fishing boat when he saw the...
At last: Onigbinde throws in the towel
Barely a week after Hus appointment as special adviser to the minister of state for budget and national planning,Clem Agba,,Co-founder of BudgIT, Seun Onigbinde,...
Next-of-kin in Nigeria: The law and you
Are you among those that think by giving a name to financial institutions (bank for example) as next-of-kin you have chosen that person to automatically inherit...
The story of Alabukun inventor
Alabukun is one of the oldest locally produced drugs in Nigeria and still very relevant and popular till date. However, not many know that Jacob Odulate alias Blessed...
For old Bob, let’s render Mount Ephraim
Preview Changes (opens in a new tab) By TONY IYARE For all Thy saints, O Lord, Who strove in Thee to live, Who followed Thee, obeyed, adored, Our grateful hymn receive....
