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TRIBUTE: John Okafor, ‘Mr. Ibu’, a firewood seller turned comic actor who made riches and fame from ‘hilarious acts’
Mr. IBU was no doubt one of the most effortlessly funny comic characters in movies of all time.…
TRIBUTE: Sisi Quadri, an Iwo-born comic actor who dropped his father’s desire to become an ‘Islamic preacher’ in favor of fashion and acting
SISI QUADRI was a drama phenomenon. Sisi Quadri, also known as Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji, has passed away. He…
Mixed reactions as Oronsaye report receives full implementation
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration set up Stephen Oronsaye Committee to look into the bloated civil service 12 years…
Hardship: Shops closed, jobs lost, as cement price continues to climb up
Cement price jumped from N5000 to N14000 in many parts of the country FG, manufacturers meet, agree on…
“Augmentin at N13,000, condom at N500”: Nigerians turn to herbal concoctions to combat sex-related illnesses due to exorbitant medication costs
On a Sunday morning, Within Nigeria journalist SODIQ LAWAL CHOCOMILO toured four locations in Ilesa, a town in…
FEATURE: ‘1kg of cooking gas is N1400, and 1 liter of kerosene is N1303’ – Nigerians adopt charcoal stoves and local stone furnaces as alternatives
Samson, a 19-year-old teenager, was using an axe to chop leftover wood planks that he had collected from…
Security: Mixed reactions, as State Police bill scales second reading at N/Assembly
For decades, there has been growing call for establishment of state police in Nigeria Bill to establish State…
OAUTHC laid-off employees: Nigerians and the endurance problem
I recently discovered that Nigerians have problems with endurance. They can endure any pain, injustice, or bad or…
My close shave with death in the hands of my suspected assassins, Enugu Pastor narrates
Enugu-based Pastor, Uchenna narrowly escapes death in the hands of his alleged assassins The alleged killers set his…
UNI-ILESA: Inside Osun Public University, where students pay more than N300k as school fees, lecturers earn N23,896
Both Ijesa elites and commoners, particularly the temporary college staff who had worked for years and earned higher…
Nimbo Massacre: 8 years after, Protest rocks Enugu community over govt planned RUGA establishment
Fulani herdsmen allegedly invaded Nimbo, Enugu state on April 15, 2016, killings scores over grazing land 8 years…
Hardship, fuel price hike: S/E banks adjust operating hours
Banks in S/E adjust operating hours over fuel price hike, economic hardship Customers react, say that is not…