Apple Buys a Nigerian-owned ICT Firm for $1 Billion
United States of America’s most celebrated brand, Apple, has bought Nigeria’s Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com. Though the term of the deal has not been disclosed officially, HopStop has been compared to Israel’s Waze, which was recently acquired by Google for $1 billion. Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that covers […]
Banky W Writes Buhari, Osinbajo Over Young Man Killed by SARS
Olubankole Wellington, Nigerian music star better known as Banky W, has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari , vice president Yemi Osinbajo and Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on the death of Kayode Johnson. Johnson was shot dead by men of the anti-cultism unit of the Lagos state police command in Mangoro/Onipetesi area […]
Nigeria, Buhari and the Common Man, By Arc. (Obong) Victor Attah
Let me start by asking the question, “who is the common man; who is the average Nigerian Family”? It reminds me of an incident in 1974 when I participated in the design of an office building in Lagos. When I was trying to calculate the required number of car parking spaces, a member of the […]
NCAA Cautions Airlines Against Turbulence
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has cautioned airline operators to be careful in their operations as it predicted March to June 2019 as the commencement of rainy season in the Southern and Northern parts of Nigeria. The season, according to NINET is usually accompanied with turbulence. The agency says the period is also laced […]
Nigeria Political Class are ‘Serial Rapist’- ASUU Scribe
The Secretary, Academic Staff of Universities (ASUU) and Dean Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Professor Peter Olapegba has said that Nigeria and Nigerians have been victims of ‘serial rape’ by the political class since independence. According to him, the consequences of the serial rape has been mindless looting which has created abject […]
We’ll Not Compromise Our Position on Restructuring – Afenifere
Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has said that it would uncompromisingly continue to agitate for the restructuring of Nigeria’s governance architecture. This stance was contained in the communique issued at the end of the group’s 2019 retreat held in Ado Ekiti at the weekend. The communique was read to journalists on Sunday afternoon at […]
Lagos on Fire as F-SARS Kills Prominent ‘Yahoo Boy’
The Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway is currently on lockdown, with passengers finding it impossible to enter the city. According to reports, street thugs set fire on both sides of the road in protest of the killing of a prominent Yahoo boy around Punch Estate, Mangoro, by men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS). The commuter quoted […]
Rapper Nipsey Hussle, Killed
The Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his clothing store in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, law enforcement sources said. Two other men were shot, and a suspect remained at large. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Crisis Response Team confirmed the news on Sunday night, saying, “Today we lost a great […]
Omotayo Welcomes First Child on Mother’s Day
Wizkid ex-girlfriend Tania Omotayo, a fashion entrepreneur has welcomed her first child, with husband, Sumbo. The baby girl arrived on Saturday, March 30, in Vienna, Austria. Tania took to her Instagram page and share the good news with a beautiful maternity photo on Mother’s Day. She wrote: “My first Mother’s Day, and it’s so unreal. […]
Nollywood Actor, Sanyeri to Study at Unibadan
Actor Olaniyi Afonja, with stage name, ‘Sanyeri’ has disclosed his intention to further his education, saying he is already putting final touches to effort to gaining admission into the University of Ibadan The star Yoruba comedian who has limited formal education said his decision to have a go at schooling was spurred by his urge […]
