How Nigerian Women Are Dumping Better Sanitary Pads Because of Austerity
“Ah!” Ayomide Ilesanmi, a university graduate, exclaimed. Her eyes widened with her mouth agape. One would have thought she saw a ghost, but that was not the case. She only…
‘Expect the Worst on Friday’ — Lagos Govt Uses Mopol, Thugs to Burn Houses in Ayetoro
On Monday, homeowners were thrown into despair in the Ayetoro community of the Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) as the Lagos state government used mobile police (Mopol) and some…
FG Repeats Press Freedom Claim While Actively Hunting Journalists With DSS, Police
The federal government has claimed that the Nigerian press is one of the freest in the world, despite having a hand in the increasing attacks on journalists and accountability seekers…
Staff Frown as OAUTH Chief Moves to Remove Beds in Offices Because of Sexual Abuse Cases
Some staff members of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH) Ile-Ife, Osun State, are unhappy because beds will be out of their office spaces soon. Professor John Okeniyi, Chief…
Family, Friends Bury Christianah Idowu at Private Funeral
Family and friends of Christianah Idowu have buried the slain 21-year-old 300 Level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). They held a private ceremony at the Sabo…
‘Why Are You Wearing Our Colour?’ — Another Tactic Thieves Share Across States
You could be going to work or standing by the road anywhere in Lagos and area boys or miscreants would suddenly ask you to apologise to a ‘chairman’ because you…
Lieutenant Disappeared With Wife, Son in August. Nigerian Navy Told Family to Keep Quiet
The Nigerian Navy has been silent about the disappearance of Yakub Ndahi, a lieutenant, his wife and their son while Ndahi was en route to his station on the Nigerian…
ALERT: DSS Planning to Arrest FIJ Founder ‘Fisayo Soyombo
The Department of State Services (DSS) intends to arrest ‘Fisayo Soyombo, founder and editor-in-chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) “anytime from now”, FIJ has been told. According to…
VIDEO: Gunshots Heard as EFCC Attempts to Arrest Yahaya Bello at Governor’s Lodge
There were gunshots on Wednesday night at the Kogi State Governor’s lodge in the Asokoro District in Abuja as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) attempted to…
Ilorin-Based Photographer Loses Job After Misplacement of Bag, $128 Equipment by Aero Contractors
Ibrahim Ibrahim, an Ilorin-based photographer, lost a photography job he had travelled to Kebbi State for because Aero Contractors misplaced his photography equipment worth $128 in September. The Ilorin-based photographer…