Unusual Yuletide as cash crunch, unaffordable prices mar celebration

• Traders rue low patronage as bag of rice hits N70,000• Shoppers settle for poor quality commodities Hopes of a fun-filled Yuletide celebrations, with plenty to eat and drink, appear to have been dashed for millions of Nigerians, following scarcity of cash and high cost of goods and services.    Across Lagos and other parts of […]

NDLEA nabs 70-year-old grandma, her son for drug trafficking

A 70-year-old grandma, Selifat Funke Cole and her son, Babajide Ayorinde Cole, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with 117.900kg of cannabis sativa. The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi made this known yesterday while disclosing that the agency’s sniffer dogs uncovered cocaine in an India-bound shipment at the […]

Christmas: Nigerians go for beef, as price of chicken soars

Chicken is one protein every family looks forward to consuming at Christmas. On Christmas day, beef sellers are left to embrace the tradition, with little patronage. Frozen food stores are crammed with customers buying chicken parts – from lap to chest and to wings. Those selling live chickens were not left out. They were seen preparing chicken […]

Sanwo-Olu urges Lagosians not to lose hope

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rejoiced with residents of the state, particularly Christian faithful as they celebrate this year’s Christmas, which marks the birth of Jesus Christ. Governor Sanwo-Olu in his Christmas message issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, implored Nigerians, especially Christians to embrace peace, harmony and […]

Celebrating Christmas abroad boring, we miss home – Nigerians in Diaspora

GODFREY GEORGE speaks with some Nigerians in the Diaspora, who are celebrating Christmas for the first time abroad, to share how they are coping with loneliness in new environments Mr Chukwuemeka Okpara had always wanted to go to school abroad. Although his family’s income was below the middle class, he said he had the hope that […]

Do you snore at night? Tips to prevent it

Why is snoring a health hazard?​ Snoring can be a health hazard due to its association with underlying conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Snoring is often a symptom of OSA, a sleep disorder characterized by repeated pauses in breathing during sleep. OSA can lead to fragmented sleep, oxygen desaturation, and increased stress on […]

Lagos releases 60 trucks impounded by LASTMA

The Lagos State Government has released over 60 trucks impounded by its Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) during a special operation on Friday. The trucks were impeding traffic flow on the Cele-Apapa/Tincan axis when they were impounded. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi on Saturday. He said Governor […]

Cash squeeze persists amid yuletide activities

• Traders Lament Low Sales As Families Modify Plans• Situation Endangers Economy, Say Utomi, Tella, CACOL• ‘Nigerians Losing Faith In Banking Services’• Normalcy Restored In Kano, Residents Declare Basil Ayodeji Oduwole, an engineer with Mitsulift Nigeria, has always spent his Christmas and New Year with his family in Osogbo, Osun State, but this year, he […]

Crisis Looms in Lagos Health Sector as JOHESU Threatens Strike

•Warns FG against non-funding of regulatory Councils Health services in Lagos State may be plunged into crisis if the health workers under the auspices of the Joint Health Sector Unions Assembly (JOHESU) of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) make good their threat to embark on industrial action over welfare issues. The workers are aggrieved over the […]

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