In a brightly lit classroom at Estate Primary School, Mushin, little hands clutched newly given exercise books as wide eyes gleamed with excitement. Around them, volunteers in reflector bibs and branded shirts helped open pencil cases and arrange writing materials on small wooden desks. At the centre of it all stood Mrs. Helen Egbe, Executive Read More…
In Africa, kingship has been considered sacred from time immemorial. We invented the Divine Right of Kings before Europe copied and popularised it. We ascribed ultimate power to the Unmade Maker under whom many gods operated. Next to the gods were the kings. Thus, in Yoruba culture, the king is, “Alase ekeji orisa” (equivalent of Read More…
“Mercy is the compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm. The object of our mercy may be grotesquely flawed. He may appear so inhuman as to be considered subhuman. But spiritual masters in all the known religions and mystic houses agree that the needle of human Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos MetropolitanPublished September 18, 2025 On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, a devastating fire swept through Afriland Tower, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island. The blaze, which reportedly began around 1:30 p.m. in the building’s inverter room, quickly spread upward, filling stairwells and corridors with thick smoke and Read More…
News-Analysis for Lagos MetropolitanBy Nkanu Egbe When Lagos State unveiled the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Industrial Leather Hub in Mushin this September, the fanfare was about far more than shiny machines and speeches. Officials promised 10,000 direct and indirect jobs, training for 150,000 artisans, and export earnings of US $200–250 million a year once the facility Read More…
Celebrity chef Hilda Baci, in partnership with Gino Nigeria, has officially broken a Guinness World Record (GWR) by cooking the largest serving of Nigerian‐style jollof rice. The announcement came through GWR’s official social media, after the feat was confirmed. What Happened The event was held at Victoria Island, Lagos, specifically at Eko Hotels and Suites. Read More…
May God save us from our ‘frienemies’; that is, enemies who pose as friends. Can you imagine the middlemen who have held the petroleum distribution sector by the jugular over the years, screaming that they have been doing it all for the sake of the people? Can you beat that? In an earlier intervention on Read More…
By Joy Essien Two years ago, Hilda Baci captured global attention when she cooked her way into the Guinness World Records with a 93-hour, 11-minute cooking marathon. In September 2025 she returned to the spotlight with an even bolder culinary spectacle: an attempt to cook the largest pot of jollof rice ever recorded. This latest Read More…
By Joy Essien So the Nepalese government wakes up one day and decides that every social-media platform must register with its Ministry of Communications. The order comes with a one-week deadline and a warning: fail to register and you’re banned. Predictably, the youths don’t take this well. If this sounds familiar, it should. Remember when Read More…
By Joy Essien Depending on what side of the divide you’re on, whether liberal or conservative, one thing is certain, no one deserves to be eliminated for having a strong opinion and influence on issues they’re passionate about. Definitely not in this era. Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, a U.S.-based conservative student movement Read More…
