Metro life

BREAKING: Police officers allegedly arrived in Ibadan from Ilorin this morning to arrest Tani Olohun over alleged abuse of the Islamic religion. It was said that the arrest was unsuccessful after residents reportedly resisted, fearing he would be taken to ...

DAY FORTY-FIVEHave They Eaten Today?The Nigeria Union of Teachers members in Oyo State have been asked to return to the classrooms.In return, they have reportedly been promised more than ₦8 billion as an incentive to reopen the schools.That is approximately ...

A Personal Reflection I stopped eating beef in January 2018.That choice helps me to maintain a healthier lifestyle.In 2018, reports of attacks, kidnappings, and violent incursions into communities across parts of the Southwest were becoming increasingly common. I felt that ...

MOREMI AND BANDITRYHistory teaches us that the banditry the Yoruba people are experiencing today is not new.Long ago, the people of Ile-Ife lived under constant attack from a group of raiders known as the Ugbo.To be clear, the Ugbo were ...

Legalizing State Police I do not normally praise the Nigerian government. But tell me: why should anyone not praise President Tinubu for taking measures to inaugurate State Police? To my amazement, the Nigerian House of Representatives has passed legislation to ...

Growing up in Ile-Ife during the late 1950s and 1960s, our taxi was a Morris Minor. The same was true in most towns and cities across Southwestern Nigeria. Motorcycles were not used as taxis.By the 1970s, Datsun, Toyota, and Peugeot ...