A 24-year-old photographer, Olabode Adekunle, shares with GODFREY GEORGE his experience in the hands of kidnappers who abducted him along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after his vehicle had a flat tyre  What is your name? My name is Olabode Adekunle. I live in Magboro, Ogun State. I am 24 years old. I am …

Nigerian-born American lecturer, Uju Anya, has been in the eye of the storm since her tweet wishing the late Queen Elizabeth   II ‘excruciating death’. The professor of Second Language Acquisition, Department of Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America tells GODFREY GEORGE she spoke from a place of deep pain …

The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party in Osun, Ondo, and Ogun states have disagreed with the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over his call for the removal of Senator Iyorchia Ayu as the National Chairman of the party. Recall that Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday called for …

THE British High Commission offices in Abuja, Lagos and other locations in Nigeria will be closed on Monday, September 19, as the United Kingdom buries Queen Elizabeth II in London. The announcement was contained in a statement posted on the official Twitter page of the United Kingdom in Nigeria, @UKinNigeria, …

Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembele were both included in the final France squad before the World Cup on Thursday, as coach Didier Deschamps deals with the absence of a host of big names for a UEFA Nations League double header. Karim Benzema is sidelined with a thigh injury suffered playing …

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, was reportedly involved in a car crash early Thursday after a visit to a battlefield but has emerged with no serious injuries. According to a statement from the president’s press secretary, “a car collided with the motorcade of the President of Ukraine.” Medics accompanying Zelensky gave …

King Charles III will hold a vigil at the coffin of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with his three siblings at 1830 GMT on Friday, palace officials said Thursday. The so-called “Vigil of the Princes” comes before the state funeral for Britain’s longest-serving monarch on Monday, after which she will …

Graham Potter got an early indication of the reasons Thomas Tuchel was sacked as Chelsea were held 1-1 by Red Bull Salzburg in the English coach’s debut in the Champions League. The Blues have just one point from their opening two games in Group E and Potter has little time …

Inflation rate in the country crossed the 20 per cent mark in August as prices of goods and services continue to soar. The latest inflation rate just released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) rose to 20.52 per cent from 19.64 per cent which it was in July 2022. …

Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation Dr. Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora has said that the federal government will invest in assistive devices to help people living with disabilities to function well, stressing that disability in any form should not be a reason for discrimination. Dr Adeleke said this when he received …