In 2009, I graduated from University of Ibadan. We had ‘minor ASUU-FG strikes’, some major challenges because of involvement in unionism, but sailed through. Then came Law School. That’s when a single policy in Lagos changed everything. Fashola restructured Yaba market, and traders’ shops demolished overnight. The microfinance bank where my mum had saved up Law School fees for 3 years? Gone! Just like that. The bank collapsed because it loaned money to shop owners who had just lost everything to demolition One government policy. One demolition. One incompetent finance institution. And just like that, my law school plans were...

Face-to-face peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are under way in Istanbul. Delegations from both countries and hosts Turkey arrived at Ciragan Palace just before 13:00 local time The talks come after Kyiv launched a series of major strikes on air bases deep inside Russia on Sunday, and as both countries continued to trade strikes overnight. Ukraine Defence Minister Rustem Umerov says it has received Russia’s memorandum, adding that the delegation will now take a week “to decide further steps”. He confirms the two sides have “agreed to exchange all seriously wounded or ill, all combatants aged 18-25”. The bodies of dead soldiers...

Adamu Yusuf’s life has been upended since he lost nine of his family members in Tiffin Maza, one of two communities in his town worst-hit by floods in north-central Nigeria. The father-of-one, 36, said his wife and newborn baby were among those washed away in floods early on Thursday morning in Niger state. “She was the one that woke me up when the flood hit, and I quickly gathered the family and told everyone to hold one another. As we stepped outside, we saw water everywhere in our living room and the compound. They panicked and we got disconnected.” His...

A Palestinian doctor whose children were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza on 23 May has died from injuries sustained in the same attack, health officials say. Dr Hamdi al-Najjar, 40, had just returned from dropping his wife, Dr Alaa al-Najjar, off at Nasser Hospital, where the couple both worked, when their home in Khan Younis was struck. Nine of their children were killed, while the 10th was severely injured. Hamdi was treated in hospital for brain and internal injuries but died on Saturday. Alaa and their 11-year-old son Adam, who remains in hospital, are the sole remaining survivors of...

Adamu Yusuf’s life has been upended since he lost nine of his family members in Tiffin Maza, one of two communities in his town worst-hit by floods in north-central Nigeria. The father-of-one, 36, said his wife and newborn baby were among those washed away in floods early on Thursday morning in Niger state. “She was the one that woke me up when the flood hit, and I quickly gathered the family and told everyone to hold one another. As we stepped outside, we saw water everywhere in our living room and the compound. They panicked and we got disconnected.” His...

A lady identified as Esther Ann Uduma on X social media platform that narrated the ordeal she had when the bolt ride she took rammed into another car ahead that causes her to lose several teeth in 2022 Uduma with picture evidence show the difference between her gapped teeth self and a well put together person. In her words: “Ok so I’ll tell the story. I was on my way to work in 2022. I was running late to work so I booked a bolt. I was very close to the office when the bolt guy rammed the car in...

Incident OverviewThe recent flooding in Mokwa, Niger State, has resulted in over 153 confirmed deaths, with thousands displaced and critical infrastructure severely damaged. The collapse of the Mokwa bridge, a vital link between Northern and Southwestern Nigeria, has disrupted trade and transportation, exacerbating economic and humanitarian challenges. Security ConsiderationsThe destruction of the Mokwa bridge has forced transporters to seek alternative routes, including Kogi, Ekiti, Osun, Kwara, and Benue. While these routes provide options, they come with security risks: Security forces have increased patrols along major highways, but transporters may still face risks, particularly in areas with dense vegetation and sharp...