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Hardship: Families embrace charcoal stoves, make stew with garden eggs
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Hooked on porn, trapped in extra-marital affairs: Hidden struggles of married men
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ICYMI: How supermarket operators exploit customers, workers with hidden trade tactics
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Third Mainland Bridge of horror where street urchins rob, maim motorists, commuters
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Nigerian indigenous languages risk extinction as preservation models face threat
Family members trade blame as septuagenarian, three children die of suspected food poisoning
The death of four family members, including a septuagenarian, Mrs Halimatu Yusuf, her son, and two grandchildren after allegedly consuming a poisonous cassava flour meal, popularly known as lafun, in ...
24th August 2024
Hardship: Families embrace charcoal stoves, make stew with garden eggs
As Nigeria grapples with soaring inflation and economic instability, staples like beef, tomatoes, and bread, once commonplace, have become highly priced luxury items. GODFREY GEORGE writes that famili...
24th August 2024
Hooked on porn, trapped in extra-marital affairs: Hidden struggles of married men
Despite the public aversion some Nigerians have towards pornography, it has become an addictive pastime for many married men. This habit not only heightens their obsessive appetite for sexual explorat...
24th August 2024
ICYMI: How supermarket operators exploit customers, workers with hidden trade tactics
With price labels often conspicuously absent on products, shoppers at various supermarkets and grocery stores are left in the dark about the true costs of what they intend to purchase as profit margin...
18th August 2024
Third Mainland Bridge of horror where street urchins rob, maim motorists, commuters
The Third Mainland Bridge is one of the three longest bridges in Nigeria crossing the lagoon, connecting Lagos Island to the mainland. Linking Iyana-Oworo on the mainland to Adeniji Adele on the islan...
18th August 2024
Nigerian indigenous languages risk extinction as preservation models face threat
In this report, Amarachi Okeh writes about how the preservation of some Nigerian native languages is increasingly threatened by the emphasis placed on English language usage and how this trend could i...
18th August 2024
Defiled victims long-winded fight for justice as rapists exploit child abuse law’s loopholes
VICTOR AYENI writes about the dehumanising treatment faced by victims of rape and their family members, the frustration they endure when denied justice, and the deep-seated pain of seeing culprits set...
17th August 2024
Ogun sick folks lament as striking doctors abandon wards
Eight days into the indefinite strike declared by medical doctors in Ogun State, the fate of hapless patients seems to hopelessly hang in the balance as they have been abandoned to manage the various ...
17th August 2024
Shelter with tears: Tough barriers landlords mount before potential tenants
In Nigeria, discriminatory practices by landlords based on tribe, religion, or marital status are exacerbating the nation’s severe housing deficit, highlighting a troubling breach of constitutional ...
11th August 2024
Nigerian travellers accuse Ethiopian embassy of E-visa fraud
Travelling abroad for tourism has become increasingly difficult for Nigerians due to stricter visa requirements imposed by various countries. Whilst not being specific on why stringent e-visa requirem...
11th August 2024
Fact Check: Did security operatives use live ammunition during #EndBadgovernance protest?
Claim: Last Tuesday, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, during a press briefing, stated that the police, military, and other agencies managing the #EndBadGovernance protest did not use...
10th August 2024
Stranger than fiction: Woman born with male, female sex organs fathers two children
Heartbroken after two failed relationships with men, 30-year-old Queen Obukoko, born with male and female sex organs, tells Godfrey George how she impregnated two women with her dominant male organ, t...
10th August 2024
Unusual rise of drug trafficking among physically-challenged Nigerians
Against the backdrop of societal neglect, stigmatisation, and economic hardship, some persons with disabilities have resorted to crime, including drug trafficking for survival. BABATUNDE TITILOLA repo...
10th August 2024
[ICYMI] Lagos intervenes as woman battles monarch for demolishing property, selling land
In the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, a fierce land battle is unfolding, pitting a 64-year-old woman against a monarch in a dispute that has turned the spotlight on longstanding issues of land ownership...
5th August 2024
NIN-SIM linkage: Subscribers, MTN clash over sudden line blockages
Godfrey George reports on how palpable anger gave way to utter chaos when telecoms giant MTN, blocked thousands of subscribers’ SIMs due to not being linked to National Identification Numbers As the...
4th August 2024
Jumping on bandwagon train, Nigerians battle pressure, health hazards to grab Guinness World Records headlines
In this report, VICTOR AYENI writes about how young daring Nigerians surmount a myriad of physical challenges, social barriers, and mental stress to achieve record-breaking feats through the Guinness ...
3rd August 2024
We endured four hellish days in Ondo kidnappers’ den – NYSC members
On Thursday, July 18, 2024, as travellers traversed a major road along Omi Alafa Village in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, armed men in a commando-like style jumped out from the thicke...
3rd August 2024
Things fall apart: Lagos college turns war theatre over provost’s tenure
On Monday, July 29, a lingering crisis between the leadership and staff of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, degenerated into violence, causing pandemonium on campus. Some pr...
3rd August 2024
Uncovered: How desperate homes, businesses bypass meters in massive electricity theft
With rising electricity tariffs, households and businesses in Nigeria are increasingly turning to illicit means to manage their soaring utility bills. GODFREY GEORGE, in this investigative piece, expo...
28th July 2024
ICYMI: Why we disguise as alfas, pastors, seek spiritual protection — Yahoo boys
In a bid to evade strategies deployed by law enforcement agencies to end their illegal activities, fraudsters, commonly known as ‘Yahoo boys’, who primarily exploit digital cyberspace to defraud u...
28th July 2024
Searching for wealth in Nigeria, foreigners recount ordeals in kidnappers’ den
The rampant kidnapping of business owners and employees by criminal gangs has become a perennial quagmire repelling foreign investors and stifling the inflow of foreign investment amidst the economic ...
21st July 2024
How states abandon deplorable roads, pump scarce funds into never-ending airport projects
AMARACHI OKEH writes on how state governments have spent billions on poorly executed and often abandoned airport projects, leading to financial waste and raising concerns over corruption and mismanage...
21st July 2024
Man’s best pet faces feeds crisis as dog owners battle skyrocketing costs of feed, medicals
GODFREY GOERGE feels the pulse of dog lovers who are battling to keep their pets alive following the astronomical increase in the prices of dog feed, vitamins and medication Kamsi Toochi’s Ikorodu, ...
20th July 2024
Hidden epidemic: High costs, low awareness fuel oral health crisis
From the overlooked toothaches that escalate to life-threatening conditions to the daunting cost of dental clinics and the scarcity of oral healthcare professionals, BABATUNDE TITILOLA writes on the p...
20th July 2024
[ICYMI] Homecoming: Briton searching for Nigerian roots finally meets half-brother
In the middle of the busy afternoon of Monday, May 13, 2024, a mail dropped in my box from an unfamiliar contact by the name Ramatu Ibrahim. Ordinarily, I should skip it to check later but I did open ...
19th July 2024
Harrowing tales of survivors trapped in the web of trafficking
Through the haunting narratives of victims ensnared in the merciless web of child trafficking, BABATUNDE TITILOLA writes about the heartbreaking reality of how innocent lives are lured into a world of...
14th July 2024
Danger within: How blood-thirsty house helps kill bosses in cold blood
Several housemaids employed to assist with household chores have increasingly posed significant risks to their employers. Reports of maids physically and sexually abusing children, poisoning, and even...
13th July 2024
Sidetracking bail-is-free slogan, police continue victims’ extortion
AMARACHI OKEH writes on the endemic culture of demanding payment for police bail, revealing widespread extortion despite official claims that bail is free by the Nigerian Police Force After Jennifer�...
13th July 2024
10-hour rainfall: Lekki, Ikoyi residents flee luxury mansions as flood ravages homes, streets
GODFREY GEORGE tells the story of residents of highbrow Lekki, Ikoyi and Ajah areas in Lagos who have had to suffer losses after flooding caused by heavy rainfall Streets became streams. Reptiles came...
7th July 2024
Harsh economy forces northern women to skill centres, battle odds for survival
Some wives in the Northern part of the country have lamented the current economic hardship, OLUWAFEMI JUWE writes “These, indeed, are the signs of our time. Walahi, geri’baa’ daadi,” (loosely ...
7th July 2024
Activism fading as CSOs fail to match past heroism
MUHAMMED LAWAL highlights the bravery of June 12 heroes and how the present level of activism does not live up to expectations of true advocacy In the archives of Nigerian history, June 12 remains an ...
7th July 2024
