By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. African leaders and their obsession with power. They never fail to disappoint. They get into office and do everything to remain there even when their time is up and they should vacate the seat for another. This script has overplayed itself one too many, it’s beginning to look Read More…
The world mourns the loss of reggae icon Jimmy Cliff, who passed away at the age of 81 following complications from a seizure and pneumonia. Known globally for his transformative impact on reggae music, Cliff was not only a celebrated singer and songwriter but a cultural ambassador whose legacy extended far beyond the shores of Read More…
It is not yet doomsday in Nigeria. There is still some chance to rescue us from ourselves, even if the buffeting winds of killings and maimings and outright erasure of human settlements from the surface of the earth have served adequate notice that we are pushing our luck.I have no partisan agenda other than the Read More…
A special Lagos Metropolitan feature By Nkanu Egbe Nigeria is standing at a dangerous inflection point — a moment when the weight of long-ignored problems has finally collided with the limits of the country’s capacity to cope. What we are witnessing is not a single crisis but a convergence of crises: economic stagnation, territorial insecurity, Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. The attack in Gidan Waya in ‘Yarkasuwa, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State took place on the night of 11th November, 2025. In a statement released by the Amnesty International, it disclosed that the attack occurred on the night of 11 November 2025, and highlights the continued Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. This is a developing story as the police, the military and the Kebbi State Government have not issued any statement about the incident. Terrorists by midnight on Monday abducted at least 25 schoolgirls from Maga Comprehensive Girls’ Secondary School in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Read More…
By Joy Mfon, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in 2024, filed a criminal charge against Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), following the Commission’s conclusion of investigation into the Professor’s alleged gross misconducts against some of his students. Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor There are words I pride myself on not knowing the meaning of and “Polycule”, if not for the trending story on the Nigerian X space over the weekend, was one of them. The entire concept behind the word makes no sense. Even animals cannot relate or seem to identify with Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe When Pelumi Nubi eased her tiny purple car — fondly named Lumi — onto the road outside London last year, she did not only set out on a journey across continents. She stepped into a story that would eventually inspire millions: a 10,000-kilometre solo drive across 17 countries, ending at the gates Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. On November 10, Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was released from jail, three weeks into a five-year prison term for taking part in a criminal conspiracy. He will be subjected to strict judicial supervision and barred from leaving France ahead of an appeal trial due to be held Read More…