Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has narrowly escaped death in a tragic motor accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway that has claimed the lives of two of his aides. The crash, which occurred around 11:00 AM this morning at the Makun axis of the expressway, involved the boxer’s convoy and a stationary heavy-duty truck. While Joshua, Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. The title "A Very Dirty Christmas’ was first met with reservation when it was first announced. With a few people hinting at the fact that the word "dirty" attached to "Christmas" could offend various Christian audiences. While some paused to really consider it, others dismissed it. Soon as Read More…
The Federal Government has moved swiftly to assert control over the narrative regarding the Christmas Day airstrikes in Northwest Nigeria, revealing on Boxing Day that the operation was executed based on “credible intelligence” provided by Nigerian security agencies. The disclosure comes as diplomatic fault lines emerge between Abuja and Washington D.C., with the U.S. administration Read More…
The Federal Government has confirmed that a series of “precision hits” were carried out against terrorist targets in Northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, part of a joint security operation involving United States military assets. The high-profile strikes, which occurred late on December 25, 2025, have drawn sharply contrasting official narratives from Abuja and Washington D.C. Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. Last year, I shared meal ideas for Christmas. This time, we’ll be focusing more on all the activities that go on before D-day and how we can make it easier on ourselves cos trust me, it’s a lot of work, especially if you have little or no help. Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. Australia vowed stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years. The shooting incident took place at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 14, 2025 A 50-year-old man, Sajid Akram, and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram carried Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. You know how everything about Christmas screams expenses but you don’t quite see it because of the mood of the season. Shops, stores amd malls are extraordinarily filled with so many items, beautiful decorations to attract you, and even hotels and restaurants are all tugging at you and Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. As we’re already in the season of giving and receiving gifts, it’s very likely that there would be a few misses and some gifts may not be exact hits. I have once written about the best ways to gift, factors to consider et al. Now, we’re looking at Read More…
The diplomatic cold war that has simmered in West Africa for two years has effectively turned hot. In the span of 48 hours, the Nigerian government has moved from a doctrine of “strategic patience” to active military intervention, triggering a standoff that threatens to rupture the region’s security architecture entirely. The events of this weekend—a Read More…
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. Constitutional order was upended in the Republic of Benin, Nigeria’s neighbour, when a faction of the military, led by Lt-Col Pascal Tigri, who is now on the run, made a broadcast, saying they had ousted President Patrice Talon and suspended the constitution. The group, which labelled itself the Read More…