For previous episodes click here 10:03am; Tues. Tari put his phone away. It was refreshing to be out on the field again, working on a client’s site. His mind was however in a turmoil. He had just left a 3rd message on his brother’s phone saying who... Read More
The Colour Of Rememberance
In the first dream, she was floating along Old Street, across waving grasses and the loud silence of the still night, beneath the dead gazes of countless stars, and she felt, outside herself, a burgeoning hope, as if there was a quick nearness to her... Read More
Only 18 rape convictions recorded in Nigeria’s legal history – Human Rights Lawyer
A human rights lawyer, Evans Ufeli, has said that despite an overwhelming reported cases of sexual assaults, Nigeria has recorded only 18 rape convictions in its legal history.Mr. Ufeli spoke, Sunday, at the 5th edition of ‘The Conversation,’ a... Read More
MY POET FRIEND
MY POET FRIEND by Folarin DurodolaEncomiums for the great writerHis beautiful ink paints the picture brighterWhen he writes I can’t do betterRespect I shall have for him forever His secrets I can’t detectNo matter how much I reflectHis grace... Read More
For Want Of A Child – 9
Click here for previous episodes “When was the last time any of you saw a rainbow?” It was a Sunday evening, roughly two weeks after Fola and Stella’s fight. Frank and Priye were cradling glasses of whisky on the balcony of Priye’s uncle’s... Read More
Asking
I remember a conversation I had with my cousin 10years ago. I was telling him how I find it difficult to ask anyone asides my mom for anything. Even when I know he or she would not mind coming to my rescue. He told me it was pride, he told me no one is... Read More
Dangote Ranked Among 100 Most Powerful People in the World
Africa’s richest,President of Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, was, at the weekend, rated among the 100 most powerful people in the world by Forbes Magazine. Aliko, the only black who made the list apart from President of the United States, Barack... Read More
81-year-old man jailed for attempting to rape a teenager 30 years ago
An elderly Queensland man who attempted to rape a teenager on a boat in Darwin Harbour 30 years ago has been sentenced to 26 months in jail, to be suspended after six months. Clement Lopez, 81, pleaded guilty in the Northern Territory Supreme Court to... Read More
Delta Govt. sets up Special Unit against rape, domestic violence
The Delta State government has taken proactive measures to speedily handle and prosecute offenders by setting up a Special Unit to handle the vices. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Peter Mrakpor who made the disclosure... Read More