Author: Daily Monitor
An unfortunate incident occurred on Friday evening in Dopemu, Lagos, where a woman lost her life under mysterious circumstances after visiting a hotel with an unidentified man. According to a report filed at the Dopemu Police Division, the hotel’s manager stated that at around 9:30pm, a man and a woman checked in for a short rest. However, the hotel failed to record the identities of either guest. An hour later, the woman rushed out of the room, complaining of feeling overheated. The manager provided her with cold water, but her condition worsened. She was subsequently taken to a nearby hospital…
Obviously, because I am the unauthorised biographer of Ayinla Omowura, the musical enfant terrible of Yorubaland of the 1970s, I have been inundated by requests to lend a voice to an ongoing debate which has spiralled in Omowura’s hometown of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state. The debate stemmed from a claim by a man who said that, for four years, he investigated the “mysterious” death of the Yoruba Apala music lord and “unearthed startling revelations” therefrom. Rather than the popular and legal affirmation that Omowura was murdered in a barroom brawl in May, 1980 in Abeokuta by his erstwhile…
The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, says the Federal Government is considering options to address the 18-year age limit for university admissions. Speaking at the Ministerial Session of the 68th National Council on Education meeting in Abuja, Prof. Mamman explained that the Federal Government acknowledges that there are students who may be exceptionally talented and would make exclusive provisions for such talents. He also explained that the age limit policy only applies to admission into tertiary institutions and not O’level examinations. “There is a need to clarify yet again the misrepresentation on the issue of the 18 years age…
As part of the Lagos State Legislators’ efforts to complement the initiatives of Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, aimed at alleviating hardship and combating food insecurity, Hon. Prince Lawal Adeseyi, representing Ikeja Constituency 1, has called on youths and constituents to actively collaborate with the state government by embracing home-grown farming. This appeal was made on Friday, 11th October 2024, during the 9th Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting, which was held simultaneously across the 40 constituencies of Lagos State, including Ikeja, where the event took place at Awori House, Oregun. The theme for the…
A bill pushing for the creation of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal University of Nigerian Languages has scaled first reading in the house of representatives. This bill is sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker, and eight other lawmakers: Inuwa Garba, Nasiru Shehu, Alex Ikwechegh, Bako Useni, Amobi Ogah, Akin Rotimi, Halims Abdullahi, and Felix Nwaeke. The university will be located in Aba, Abia state. The proposed university would provide equal educational opportunities in Nigerian languages, offering diplomas, degrees, and postgraduate programmes designed to develop skills in language and cultural fields. It will also produce graduates who can effectively use Nigerian languages for…
Nobody understands. How could she do it? Why did she do it after all these years? An affair after 25 years of marriage and three grown-up children? What is she still looking for? What has God not blessed her with? Her husband is well- to-do, healthy and the children are doing well. But Madam B did it and it’s done. She’s 52 and is cheating on her husband. It’s hard to understand, I guess, but it happened and somewhere, as you read this, it is probably happening again. Older women stepping out on their spouses. There are researches to even…
In a heartfelt address, Ibadan based Fuji musician, Taye Currency has publicly apologized to his senior colleague, Alhaji Alabi Pasuma, following backlash over comments he made during a recent performance. During the event, Taye Currency expressed his disapproval of fans referring to Pasuma as his ‘father’ in the music industry. He clarified that while he respects Pasuma as an elder brother, he does not consider him a paternal figure, a statement that sparked controversy and heated discussions on social media. In light of the uproar, Taye Currency took to social media to clarify his remarks and extend an apology. In…
Prof. Sani Abubakar Lugga, the 5th Wazirin Katsina, has called on the northern region to unite and prepare for self-determination, much like their southern counterparts. Speaking at a community engagement event organized by the Coalition of Northern Group (CNG) in Katsina, Lugga stressed the need for northerners to brace themselves for the possibility of separation from Nigeria, reflecting on the persistent calls for secession from the South. Lugga lamented the lack of unity among northerners in defending their rights, contrasting it with the determination of groups like the Biafrans. He urged the North to learn from the proactive measures taken…
A senior politician in Mumbai, India’s financial capital, was shot dead on Saturday, just weeks before crucial state elections. Police are investigating the involvement of a notorious crime gang in the murder. Baba Siddique, 66, a prominent local lawmaker and former Maharashtra state minister, was fatally shot multiple times in the chest outside his son’s office in Mumbai, according to Indian media reports. Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister, Ajit Pawar, a member of the same political party as Siddique, expressed his shock over the “cowardly attack.” The Hindustan Times reported that two suspects had been arrested, while police continue to search…
In Arabian folklore, the genie is a spirit depicted as being imprisoned inside a bottle or oil lamp. No matter how impregnable the walls of its captivity are, the moment it is summoned, the spirit comes out and grants the wishes of the one who invoked it. Trust them for their gift of incredible ingenuity, in the thick of their daily pain, Nigerians trip above their existential woes to summon the genius within them. Their latest invocation is a perfect-fit moniker which they affix to their president’s lapel. To them, their president’s diverse self-procured prefixes – Asiwaju, Jagaban etc –…