An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has sentenced a man, Ajayi Famakinwa to 18 years imprisonment for impregnating a 15-year-old girl Famakinwa, 60, a pastor, was arrested by the police for committing the offence in 2021 at Ayede Ogbese in the Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The victim was said to be …

‘The devil is in the details’ is a popular idiomatic expression that signifies that those seemingly inconsequential or minute aspects of more extensive information have the most impact. Sometimes, the presentation could indicate that the crucial information is in the easily neglected part of the bigger picture. Better still, the idiom implies things may not necessarily be as they appear …

It started like a grudge match. Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, was dealt a bad hand in a failed transaction. Later, he vowed revenge. Not in a pound of flesh, but by venturing to make his own success where he had been ambushed. At issue was the decision of the government of Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in 2007 to reverse the …

We have entered a busy season of hearing election petitions hearing, and their Lordships will be busy, too. A lot of work lies ahead. This is not surprising because politicians are generally desperate people who want to win elections at all cost. The general elections involve contests at different levels: state houses of assembly, governorship, House of Representatives, senate and …

The interest generated in “Ubuntu and Omoluabi: Kindred spirit or what?” published by this writer is yet to die down. That day’s column was devoted to my brother and friend, Prof. Babafemi Badejo’s chronicle of his first visit to Zimbabwe titled “Quick visit to Zimbabwe: My case for rekindling of the Ubuntu spirit in Africa”, Badejo drew a parallel between …

He was acting in the line of duty, but I came off from my first and only encounter with him, not particularly liking him. It was in December 2016. My very good friend, maybe alter-ego, Tivlumun Nyitse and I were driving into the premises of Louis Edet House, the Nigeria Police Force headquarters in Abuja, to catch up with an …

The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has said the compulsory medical screening for intending pilgrims for the 2023 Hajj will commence today (Monday) and end on 16th May. According to a statement by the state government, the board Secretary, Mr. Saheed Onipede said the screening was necessary to ascertain the health status of the intending pilgrims to detect any …

Twenty-five members of the Rotary Club of Lagos in District 9110 embarked on a Friendship Exchange visit to the Rotary Club of Marrakech-Menara in Morocco from 23rd to 29th April 2023. The trip had all the trappings of fun, excitement, adventure, cultural exchange, hospitality and friendship. In the past, our members visited to Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya, Togo, Senegal and Benin …

Keeping a library may be tedious and costly but it is profitable at the same time. Last week as I turned sections of my library upside down, I came across so many materials that I decided to regale my readers with week after week. They are each a piece of history and they tell that the rain beating this country …

Welcome home to the Nigerians that Air Peace and the military jets brought in from Sudan. It is heart-warming that you survived all the drama, danger, and deceit on your paths as you fled the disaster that leaders have made of Sudan. Happy survival! Kudos to Air Peace and its chairman Allen Onyema. Mr Onyema’s offer of a great free …