Policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja have arrested six armed robbers who specialise in robbing vehicles at Igbede area near Alaba International market, Ojo in Lagos; Onitsha in Anambra State and Ameke Abamyu in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State. The men were
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There was disquiet in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital last weekend when the management of a hotel – the Royal Shekina, at the Ajase Ipo Road area in Ilorin, fished out the body of an unidentified young man from the hotel’s swimming pool. Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Yusjib Industrial Medicare, also at Ajase Ipo […]
For 22-year-old Torhile Philip, it may be a second journey to prison in less than four years. Phillip who was detained in 2011 for snatching a Hummer bus in Lagos and released after three years in June 2015 did not learn his lessons but returned back to his vomit barely seven months after his release. […]
Trafficking in human parts is a practice backed by law in Nigeria as you read this, courtesy of the controversial National Health Law bequeathed to Nigerians by the immediate past administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR picks up the drama from where politicians dumped it and the legal battle promised by concerned […]
A female Islamic scholar from the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, Professor Suad Saleh on Monday announced that Muslim men are allowed by Allah to rape non Muslim or infidel women to “humiliate them during times of ‘legitimate war’ between Muslims and their enemies.” The controversial Islamic scholar, who was speaking in an interview […]
Now that the nation’s crude oil has dropped to an all time low at 28 US dollars per barrel, there can be no better time to look deep into the hitherto abandoned huge reserves of bitumen. GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR traces the history of the liquid gold in this report. Iriele, a small community […]
When Mr. Godwin Emefiele was appointed as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, he did not mince words about the kind of central bank he wanted to create. Ever since then, he has kept faith with the vision. Unfolding his 10-point agenda at his maiden address to the Nigerian business community in 2004, […]
For the second time in six years, traders in the popular Oshodi Market have been jolted by the government of Lagos State as overriding public interest has caused them all their lives investments. Our features team, OLABIMPE OYETUBO; ISMAILA OGUNTADE; BABAJIDE OKEOWO, report. It started like a replay of former Governor Raji Fashola’s espionage on […]
The recent promotion of Mountain of Fire and Miracle FC and Ikorodu United FC to the 2015/2016 NPFL was received with jubilation across the state. Daily Times sports check found that football fans around the country are already regrouping to storm league matches to cheer their teams to victory, especially in football-starved Lagos ahead of […]
The expectation is high. Perhaps much too high for a mortal being…and the task enormous, but the embattled Nigerian electorate so thirsted for a change deep and thorough that they voted President Muhammadu Buhari into office as the last credible man standing in the long list of recycled wastrels called politicians. Someone mentioned that Buhari […]
Our features desk can tell you authoritatively that you may not find snake meat recipe in the average cookery book, so whether you’re buying fresh snake meat, or you prefer to skin it yourself, especially for dinner, here are guidelines to arrive at a sumptuous adventurous experience this New Year. Make sure you obtain your […]
I can’t afford to be emotional about my person – 45-year-old disabled accountant, husband and father
Contracted June 2nd 2012, guests at their wedding betted that the marriage was for the moment, that reality will hit the lady and she will walk out. Our features desk located the physically challenged accountant and his lovely wife to usher our readers into the New Year’s delight and lo, he found the couple are […]
Naturally, all crawling creatures – especially the snake – frighten the daylight out of any normal being. There are tribes in different zones in the country who worship pythons as a god. Besides the eerie nature of the snake, how safe or healthy is the creature for human consumption? A medical consultant and nutritionist, Dr. […]
Call it Okrika, Bend-down select, Boutique or whatever you like; Katangowa market is the most popular second-hand clothes market in the outskirts of Lagos. There you can find different grades and shapes of used items. JOY EKEKE takes you to the world of Okrika in Katangowa. Katangowa Road in Agbado/ Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area of Lagos […]
As a high school teenager, Peace Emma Akpabio watched her father unjustly persecuted and swore she would read law to fight injustice in the society, and she did. In this exclusive interview with GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR, Peace bares her mind on impropriety of legal practices in Nigeria, among others. Far away in her […]
Recommends safe crisis pregnancy centers The controversy over the actual number of pregnant females of the 293 rescued from Boko Haram in Sambisa forest recently is far from over. GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR reports a conflict of interests between the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) and a coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations among others in […]
In a culture and tradition that makes it mandatory for monarchs to marry as many wives as they choose, even take over wives of their subjects at their pleasure, a young monarch has risen up in Yoruba land with a resolve to stick to the wife of his youth. KEHINDE AKINPELU on a visit to […]
You may not remember, but you are not alone. GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT, SNR went to town to find out how relevant the Nigerian Postal Services is in a Global System of Communication (GSM) age. His report. The postal services used to be the only link between friends, family members, organizations, lovers, applicants and employers […]
Here, we create something from nothing Shops don’t come cheap at the Computer Village. Daily Times visited the hard/software business hub recently and witnessed the people’s uncanny skill at managing time and spa ce. GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR reports. One of the numerous reasons the average Ibo man wou ld do anything to sell just […]
