As Helen Glover and Heather Stanning crossed the line to win gold at London 2012, an inspired young rower grabbed her dairy and scribbled aa short entry.“My name is Lola Anderson and I think it would be my biggest dream in life to go to the Olympics in rowing and if possible win a gold…
By Mariam Samuel. Usain St. Leo Bolt, born on August 21, 1986, in Sherwood Content, a small town in Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, is widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time. His journey from a young boy with a passion for cricket and football to becoming an iconic figure in athletics is both inspiring…
The nationwide hardship protest in Kano has escalated into violence, with hoodlums taking advantage of the situation to loot shops and offices. What began as a demonstration against economic difficulties quickly devolved into chaos as mobs attacked businesses across the city. The looters were seen ransacking properties, removing valuables such as chairs, computers, and other…
…. Commends them for not being violence Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has again called on those protesting against the President Bola Tinubu administration to come for dialogue, saying government is ready to listen to them and also walk them through some governance issues that they may not have been privy to….
The protest against hardship and hunger, which began on Thursday, August 1, took a violent turn when some individuals hijacked the demonstration, clashing with the Nigerian Army. Eyewitnesses reported that the protesters, who had gathered at the popular Nyanya bridge, were initially peaceful, expressing their concerns about the economic situation in the country. However, the…
As the nationwide protest against bad governance commences today, various government secretariats and corporate offices in Osun State were shut and abandoned. The entrance gate of the State Government Secretariats Abere and those Olorunda local government, Osogbo local government, Ife Central local government were partially shut as workers abandoned duty posts. Also many banks and…
Motorists and commuters have lamented that the persisting fuel scarcity has caused long queues resulting in a hike in transport fares in Lagos and other parts of the country. The fuel scarcity has caused long-drawn gridlocks around fuel stations in the state as motorists queue for hours to fill up their tanks with petrol at…
Disorder erupted Tuesday night outside a mosque in Southport, UK, following a knife attack that left three girls dead in the Merseyside town. A police van was set on fire, and officers were injured during the chaos. A group of masked men in hoodies clashed with officers, chanting “English till I die” before violence ensued….
A 33-year-old driver Oluwatosin Eko, was on Tuesday, arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrate Court, in Lagos, sitting at Ebute-Metta, for allegedly stealing N22,280,000, from his employer. Eko was arraigned on two counts bordering on conspiracy, and stealing preferred against him, by the police. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the defendant…
There was tension on Monday after a yet-to-identified security guard went into a coma after he was beaten up at the Tanisewun Estate in the Igbogbo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. The incident happened after a car was allegedly stolen in the area he was securing. Our correspondent gathered that the owner of the car…
