Container kills woman inside her car in Lagos traffic
A 40-feet container killed a woman inside her car at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. Her driver, however, survived the accident unhurt, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has stated. Its Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr Taofiq Adebayo, stated that the driver of the articulated truck carrying the […]
PROF OLADELE ADEOTI: A GLORIOUS EXIT FROM LASU
By Toyin Falola On April 16, 2024, Professor Ezekiel Oladele Adeoti will give his Inaugural Lecture, the 95th of such, at the Lagos State University. A few weeks later, as he turns 70, he must fulfil the requirements of mandatory retirement. As someone who has been following his career for so long, it is easy […]
Impeachment: Court to hear Shaibu’s suit against Assembly, others April 19
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 19 for the hearing of a suit filed by the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, against the state house of assembly and others. The matter, which was before Justice Inyang Ekwo, was on Friday fixed for hearing after a team of lawyers, including Alex […]
Stop hate campaign against your country, lawyer urges Nigerians in diaspora
An Ilorin based legal practitioner, Mr Jamiu Yusuf has urged Nigerians in the diaspora to stop hate campaign against the country. Yusuf, who advised during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ilorin, also urged the diaspora to be patriotic toward the nation. He said that most Nigerians in diaspora […]
Hit-and-run driver injures two on Lagos-Badagry Expressway
A hit-and-run driver on Thursday night wounded two pedestrians, a man and woman, on the Badagry end of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, leaving them hospitalised. The Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Badagry Unit, Mr William Manga, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry, on Friday that the accident occurred at 8.20 p.m. He […]
Adebanwi, Nigerian scholar wins U.S. award
A Nigerian Scholar, Prof. Wale Adebanwi, has bagged the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship which is awarded based on prior career achievement and exceptional promise. Adebanwi, who is the Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies and Director of the Centre for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, U.S., is among the 188 winners of the […]
Nollywood mourns Junior Pope
Some Nollywood stars have continued to mourn the death of Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the late actor died with three of his colleagues while returning from a movie location in a boat, when they fell into Anam River in Anambra on […]
Library association opposes appointment of non-librarians to head libraries
The Nigerian Library Association (NLA) has expressed concern over the appointment of non-librarians by employers of labour to head libraries across the country. The President of the association, Pastor Dominic Omokaro, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja to herald the celebration of the NLA 62nd anniversary. He said the trend undermined […]
CLO urges Tinubu, Kingibe to halt demolition of Asokoro Estate
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Sen. Ireti Kingibe, representing the FCT, to intervene in the demolition of 214-hectare Asokoro Estate, belonging to a former member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Ukachukwu. The demolition of the property has created lots of controversies and thrown occupants in disarray. Some […]
NiMet predicts three-day sunshine, thunderstorms from Thursday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorm from Thursday to Saturday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja, forecasts sunny skies on Thursday with few patches of clouds over the northern region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba during the afternoon and evening hours. According to […]
