On a breezy February morning at the height of the dry season, Oluyemi Orija cranked down her car window and turned up the speakers, leaving trails of Jailer by Nigerian singer Aṣa in the warm air.It was a fitting but ironic choice of song as she drove south towards Lagos State Ikoyi Prison with three… Continue reading The All Female Firm Helping Nigerian Prisoners_Ada Nkong

The Society Committee against Covid-19 ,SOCOCOVID, has been commended for documenting the efforts of individuals and civil society groups to cushion the effect of the pandemic on the poor and vulnerable.The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, the DG National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Runsewe and other dignitaries gave the commendation at… Continue reading SOCOCOVID Launches National Covid-19 Register_Ralph Bichene

About ten days after rumours of his death trended on social media, former Governor of Oyo state Senator Abiola Ajimobi has passed on at 70. Ajimobi, was born on December 16, 1949, was a life support machine since last Friday at First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos. Ajimobi who had COVID-19 related ailment was rushed… Continue reading Ajimobi Confirmed Dead at 70_Ada Nkong

Police in Nigeria have rescued 300 people they say were locked in a rice-processing factory and forced to work throughout a coronavirus lockdown. From the end of March the men were allegedly not allowed to leave the mill in the northern city of Kano. The workers were promised an additional $13 (£10) a month on… Continue reading Police in Nigeria Rescue 300 Workers Locked in Rice Factory Ada Nkong

Tributes have been paid to three "true gentlemen" stabbed to death in a park in Reading. James Furlong, David Wails and Joe Ritchie-Bennett were regular customers at a pub near Forbury Gardens, where Saturday's attack took place. Local residents held silences and laid flowers around the town for the trio. Police continue to question suspect… Continue reading Reading Stabbings: Victims Were ‘True’ Gentlemen_Ada Nkong

Human rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai has expressed her “joy and gratitude” at graduating from Oxford. The 22-year-old, who survived a shot to the head by Taliban soldiers, studied politics, philosophy, and economics at Lady Margaret Hall. Tweeting earlier, she said: “I don’t know what’s ahead. For now, it will be Netflix, reading and sleep.” Ms… Continue reading Malala Yousafzai Graduates From University Ada Nkong

Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries (RIL) has entered into the list of world's top 10 richest, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaire list. Ambani's net worth rose to $64.6 billion on the back of RIL's stock price hitting an all-time high of ₹1,738.95 a share on Friday, after he announced that… Continue reading Ambani Joins List of World’s 10 Richest Men_Ada Nkong

Senator Bayo Osinowo, representing Lagos East senatorial district, is dead. A source who confirmed the report says Senator Osinowo died Monday morning at the age of 64. The four-term member of the Lagos State House of Assembly. was elected into the Senate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on February 23, during… Continue reading Lagos East Loses Senator_Ada Nkong

Reports reaching Newsannexonline say, Mrs Ibidunni Ighodalo, the wife of popular Lagos Pastor, Ituah Ighodalo, has been confirmed dead.According to a family member, the boss of Elizabeth R, a leading upscale event planning outfit, died Sunday morning in her hotel room in Port Harcourt, Rivers State where she was handling a project. The mother of… Continue reading Pastor Ighodalor’s Wife, Ex Beauty Queen Dies_ Raphael Bichene