Lagos State has been beset by a serious water scarcity. The immediate cause is unknown but an environmental rights activist, Akinbode Matthew Oluwafemi, ascribes the problem to corruption, policy somersaults, antiquated infrastructure, low budgetary provisions, bad management and low government attention to the water sector among many others. According to Oluwafemi, “The city’s daily water Read More…
Month: March 2021
Marvin Hagler Dies At 66
Former boxing middleweight champion, Marvin ‘Marvellous’ Hagler has sadly died at the age of 66. The cause of death is unknown. Hagler’s wife announced on Facebook that he’d passed away “unexpectedly” at his home in New Hampshire on Saturday. The former IBF/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Hagler (62-3-2, 52 KOs) is remembered for his many great fights Read More…
They Don’t Make Them Like That Anymore!
He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk, say the elders. That is because he who walks alone is both in front and behind. In Nigeria, we used to have leaders worthy of the name, not because they were perfect beings but because their strengths outshone Read More…
Poll: 52% say “No” to Covid-19 vaccination
As Lagos State flagged off its vaccination exercise against the COVID-19 pandemic with 507,000 vaccines, many Lagosians seem to be circumspect about taking the vaccine. In a Twitter poll carried out by Lagos Metropolitan (LM), as many as 52.4% of respondents who are believed to be Lagosians, said they would not be taking the vaccine. Read More…
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NSE goes public, goes bullish
The nation’s bourse on Wednesday overcame its negative posture growing by N128 billion following bargain buying in Dangote Cement and Nestle as well as news of approval of demutualisation. Specifically, the market capitalisation rose by N128 billion or 0.63 per cent to close at N20.369 trillion against N20.241 trillion recorded on Tuesday. Similarly, the All-Share Read More…
BBN Housemate Nengi lands brand new mansion in Lagos
Lagos has a new landlord and she is Nengi Rebecca Hampson. The 2020 Big Brother Naija Housemate made the announcement from her Twitter account. The price and exact location are not disclosed but it is estimated that she may have acquired the home at no less than N75 million. Since leaving the Big Brother House, Read More…
Messi, Ronaldo miss Champions League quarter-finals first time in 16 years
The last time neither superstar reached the last eight was in 2004-05, when Liverpool won the competition For the first time since 2004-05, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo will see their teams involved in the Champions League quarter-finals. Messi and Barcelona were eliminated at the last-16 stage by PSG, who drew 1-1 against the Read More…
Kelechi Iheanacho, Amartey, lead Leicester City past Brighton & Hove Albion
Goals from Kelechi Iheanacho and Daniel Amartey powered Leicester City to a 2-1 triumph over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. The Seagulls had taken a first-half lead at the Falmer Stadium, nevertheless, the African duo found the net in the second half to inspire the Foxes to victory. Graham Potter’s men came into the Read More…
Lewandowski hat-trick steers Bayern comeback, Barcelona sink Osasuna
Champions Bayern Munich roared back from two goals down to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2 on Saturday with a hat-trick from Robert Lewandowski, to remain two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Dortmund, who had won their four previous games in all competitions, scored twice with Erling Haaland in the opening nine minutes and Read More…