Jessie Belema

Tafawa Balewa Square, the once beautiful pride of Nigeria, is a shadow of its former self. JOSEPHINE OGUNDEJI  writes on how Nigeria’s independence monument has failed to fulfill its world-class tourist site potential The four white horses and seven red eagles’ statues in Tafawa Balewa Square’s façade are glaring from afar. Moving close to it

On Monday, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report urging governments across the globe to embark on an urgent change of course to tackle the climate emergency. It said the current plans by nations of the world were not enough to prevent the worst that the climate crisis has in store

One week after the last batch of elections in the 2023 cycle, the shame that attended the election is evident to all. From local to international observers, verdicts of disappointment about the much anticipated election since 1999, abound. Late arrival of materials and officials, failure of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, voter intimidation, electoral clientelism,

The Executive Director of Morainbow Down Syndrome Foundation and President of Save Down Syndrome Inc., Adetola Makinde, speaks with LARA ADEJORO on the challenges and benefits of raising children with Down Syndrome March 21 is marked as World Down Syndrome Day. What is the significance of the day? The day is filled with joyful celebrations

Now that “governotorial” elections are over, and a winner has emerged as Governor-elect of Lagos State, it’s time for some home truths for indigenes of Lagos, who sold “even” their heritage lands to people they regard as “atohunrinwa,” and now go about bellyaching when the so-called aliens now insult them. Of course, it is insensitive,

THE high level of electoral offences witnessed in the 2023 elections reflects the failure of the Nigerian state and its institutions to ensure clean polling and to bring perpetrators and their sponsors to justice. As Nigerians, and domestic and international poll watchers take stock of theshambolic elections, the evidence of the lack of effective deterrence

The Corps Public Education Officer, Federal Roads Safety Corps, Mr Bisi Kazeem, in this interview with ABIODUN SANUSI explains the causes of train-bus accidents and how they can be reduced What are the major causes of road accidents in Nigeria? There are three major causes of road traffic crashes: human, mechanical, and environmental. Out of

A consultant neurologist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Dr Abiodun Bello, speaks with LARA ADEJORO on how individuals can achieve good sleep without affecting their daily activities What do quality and good sleep mean? Quality and good sleep mean when an individual sleeps very well and, by the next morning,