In picture above: People react as they gather at the site of a collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja Various sources are citing increasing casualty figures as salvage work at the collapsed 21-storey highrise building continues. While the Lagos State government on Tuesday said 14 people were dead as at Read More…
BAUCHI seems to retain its innocence. An urban city that remains infidelity with its better rural half. As you race out of the city, small beautiful hills run before you ending up at the feet of the enchanting Gubi Rock, paying what may be an eternal homage to their chief. What pointedly reminds you that Read More…
A luxury residential highrise under construction in Ikoyi collapsed on Monday, and witnesses say that several workers were trapped under a pile of concrete rubble According to workers who escaped the collapse, it is possible that about 100 people were at work when the building came crashing down. Building collapses have become frequent in Lagos, Read More…
Lagos, Oct. 31, 2021 (NAN) Abuja Rubicon, a polo team, has returned to winning ways defeating defending Champions, El Amin, by 9 to 6-goals to win its third FirstBank sponsored Georgian Cup. Mr Pisu Eromosele, media coordinator, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. The tournament, which held in Kaduna on Saturday Read More…
Oct 30 (Reuters) – Chelsea moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League after Manchester City lost 2-0 at home to Crystal Palace and Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw by Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. Manchester United repaired some of the damage from their 5-0 hammering by Liverpool last Read More…
Lagos, Oct. 30, 2021 (NAN) Hundreds of Igbos in Lagos State on Saturday celebrated Igbo Day to promote and preserve their culture and traditions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event held at the Ejigbo Mini Stadium in Oshodi-Isolo council area. The event featured Igbo cultural displays and launching of 2022 Calendar Read More…
Woe unto thee O land whose destiny is ruled by superstitions instead of production, thou shall continue to be vassals of the diligent, hewers of water and fetchers of firewood for the household of your former enslavers. Granted that the history of the black man has been tempestuous, but contemporary happenings indicate that the future Read More…
An official of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said that Lagos Blue rail lines will be operational by Dec. 31, 2022. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Railway Engineer of LAMATA, Mr Joseph Akinpelu, said this when he led 57 Students of Leisure and Tourism Management (LTM), Yaba College of Read More…
The 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, popularly known as COP26, takes place between 31st October and 12th November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. It is happening at a time when the world has just experienced one of the warmest years on record. The year 2020 reached Read More…
Renowned music curator and founder of Evergreen Musical Company, Femi Esho, is 75. His daughter and CEO, Bimbo Esho, in celebrating this milestone is profuse with adjectives to describe her father: “Cerebral, charismatic, handsome, humorous, jovial, polished, refined, smooth, suave, urbane, trailblazer.” Esho is commonly called, Baba Musician, Baba Awon Elere, or Professor of Music. Read More…