UK Confirms First Death From Omicron COVID-19 Variant
The United Kingdom has recorded its first death from the Omicron variant of Coronavirus. The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this on Monday “Sadly, at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with Omicron,” Johnson, who on Sunday warned of a “tidal wave” of infection from the mutation, told reporters. UK had […]
South African President , Cyril Ramaphosa Tests Positive For Coronavirus
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for coronavirus. Ramaphosa was said to have felt unwell on Sunday after leaving a memorial service for FW de Klerk, the former South African deputy president, in Cape Town. According to a statement issued by the South African presidency , Ramaphosa is “in good spirits” and is […]
NFF Appoints Eguavoen As Super Eagles Interim Coach, Sacks Rohr
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Augustine Eguavon as the interim coach of the super eagles. Eguawon replaced Rohr Gernot who was relieved of his duties by the federation on Sunday. NFF confirmed this in a statement posted on its website on Sunday. The statement reads: “The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Mr Augustine […]
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A CONVERSATION WITH PRINCE YEMISI SHYLLON, PART 5
The Abeokuta Prince and the Art Palace By Toyin Falola My trip to Abeokuta in November 2021 yielded treasures of performance and orality at the Ake Palace, the city itself, and the lovely home of an Egba Prince. The trip became part of what I will label, with poetic license, the Shyllon Triumvirate of Art—the […]
We Never Had Sex……I Had my 4 Kids Through Artificial Insemination- Fani Kayode Ex-Wife
Precious Chikwendu, estranged wife of former minister of aviation, Fani Kayode says she had her four kids through artificial insemination. Fani Kayode and Chikwendu whose marriage failed in 2020 have been in a legal tussle over the custody of their four children. The former beauty queen had filed a suit before a customary court sitting […]
Buhari Condoles with Parents, Relations of Students Crushed By Trailer
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the parents, relations, and friends of Ojodu Grammar School students who lost their lives in an accident on Tuesday. Buhari disclosed this in a statement issued by his special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina. According to Adesina “President Buhari condoles with Government and people of Lagos State […]
Truck Kills School Childen In Lagos
No fewer than 10 school children have been reported killed in Lagos after a truck was said to have suffered a brake failure and rammed into them. The students who are said to be from Omole Grammar Schoo were returning home when the incident happened. The exact number of casualties is yet to be ascertained […]
Drug Abuse, the Serial Killer in Kano
By Kamal Buba Danladi The usage of drugs and other illicit substances is becoming rampant in the society today, and the situation in Kano for example is becoming worrisome. Hardly one finds a group of people and one of them is not into drugs. Incidentally, the group that is mostly affected by this […]
That fairy tale about NASCO
By Olayinka Oyegbile In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always act of social responsibility – Robert McKee It was with a heightened curiosity and the search for knowledge and information that made me to read one David Hundeyin’s long piece published online in October this year. […]
Camouflage: Best of Contemporary Writing in Nigeria
By Toyin Falola Many critics have categorized the different periods of the Nigerian literary scene in different nodes from means, methods, and concerns. No matter the generation, worldviews are shaped by the problems facing them at that period. The literary and national consciousness of the first and second generation of Nigerian writers was […]
