archiveAugust 2020

Sexual Harassment - Five hundred and eighty-six or 60 per cent of 981 sexual offence cases in Lagos State involve the defilement of minors, according to Yinka Adeyemi, the Director, Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution. “There are 981 awaiting trial inmates for sexual offences at the Correctional Centres in...

Celebrity Conspiracy Theories - As easy as it is for us to envy celebrities for all their money and fame, there are a few downsides to being a famous actor or sports star. With so much focus on just about everything they do, celebrities are sometimes the objects of some...

The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has released regulatory documents for taxi operators and ride-hailing companies like Uber, Bolt, and several others. These regulations are set to be enforced from August 20, 2020. Lagos State Government was planning to regulate the e-hailing sector. This was two months after its ban...

Brands have personalities. Did you know that? Take TECNO for example; the smartphone brand is young, vivacious, upwardly mobile and fun. And if you track the brand’s activities from years past, you will see clearly that I am correct. It is no wonder the brand seems to have a strong...

The free web-based encyclopedia Wikipedia has updated its list of failed countries across the world and Nigeria has been added to the new list. Wikipedia gives an array of information on a wide variety of subjects described a failed state as a political body that has disintegrated to a point...

Nigeria as a country has lots of traditional rulers but not all are seen as rich. Some of the kings are rich because of the throne they occupy. Some of the other kings are also rich due to their personal businesses. These kings have set up foundations to help eradicate...

US President Donald Trump has finally fulfilled his promise to send ventilators to Nigeria. Trump, in a telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari in April, pledged to support Nigeria’s response to Covid-19 by sending ventilators. Picture by REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque However, the ventilators got to Nigeria five months after the US...

World’s First Covid-19 Vaccine - A total of 20 nations from Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia have already requested doses of Russia’s breakthrough coronavirus vaccine, which was confirmed to be registered on Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin. At a conference dedicated to the announcement of the vaccine’s...