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My Childhood Trauma

My Childhood Trauma

By OREVA GODWIN A lot of us have had traumatic childhoods. Some have healed, while others still carry the scars. Trauma comes in different forms, from our parents, siblings, relatives, childhood friends, teachers, and even religious leaders. Many of you know that when I write, I do so with passion, straight from the heart. I try to paint clear pictures that play in the minds of my readers as they read through each story. This is mine. I started school at age two. I remember everything like it was yesterday. You see, I have what is known as hyperthymesia. I…
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Police In Kaduna In Harvest Of Arrests

Police In Kaduna In Harvest Of Arrests

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Kaduna State Police Command has announced the arrest of a notorious gang leader allegedly involved in armed robbery, shop breaking and vehicle snatching in the state. Identified by the police as Fahad Babangida, a male, he was arrested by operatives of Operation 'Fushin Kada' Tracking and Response Team, acting on credible intelligence on 11 September about 1900hrs, according to a police statement on Saturday. It was signed by spokesman of the state's Police Command, Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Mansir Hassan. According to statement, the suspect, said to be "well known" for allegedly recruiting and operating with multiple…
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Despite Shocking Loss, Amorim Insists He’s The Man For Man Utd Job (SEE SATURDAY’S RESULTS FROM MAJOR LEAGUES IN EUROPE)

Despite Shocking Loss, Amorim Insists He’s The Man For Man Utd Job (SEE SATURDAY’S RESULTS FROM MAJOR LEAGUES IN EUROPE)

*Madrid Coach Alonso Says Team Work In Progress, Following 2-5 Loss To Atletico *Unbeaten Liverpool Lose Ruben Amorim insisted once again that he could turn around Manchester United’s fortunes, despite Saturday's 3-1 loss away to Brentford. He has taken 34 points from 33 Premier League games since his appointment last November. “We can play better and we need to play better,” he said. “It’s ups and downs. When you win, you feel that everything … the momentum is here. "When you lose, you go back to the same place and you fight again for one win that can help you…
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UN Delegations Walk Out On Netanyahu As Israeli Leader Vows To ‘Finish Job’ In Gaza

UN Delegations Walk Out On Netanyahu As Israeli Leader Vows To ‘Finish Job’ In Gaza

*Let My People Go, Lay Down Your Arms, He Warns Hamas *Most Hamas Leaders Killed Already *Two-state Solution 'Sheer Madness'*'Giving Palestinians A State One Mile From Jerusalem Akin To Giving Al-Qaeda A State One Mile From New York City' Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “finish the job” in Gaza and said that the recognition of a Palestinian state was “insane” as delegations walked out of his address to the United Nations (UN) today. Just days after the UK, France, Canada, Australia, and other countries broke with the United States (US) to recognise an independent Palestinian state, Netanyahu called a two-state…
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Lawyers Of First French President To Be Jailed Move To Ensure Brief Stay (READ PRISON CELL CONDITIONS)

Lawyers Of First French President To Be Jailed Move To Ensure Brief Stay (READ PRISON CELL CONDITIONS)

*Sarkozy To Serve 5 Years *French Judicial Model Means He Must First Go To Prison While Appeal Is Heard Lawyers for the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy have said they will try to ensure he serves as little time in prison as possible, after he was sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to get election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. “We’re going to make sure that his incarceration will be as short as possible,” Sarkozy’s lawyer, Jean-Michel Darrois, told the BFMTV news channel today, September 26, after he became…
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Your Suffering Now Over As Economy Has Improved -Tinubu Tells Nigerians At Ladoja’s Coronation (SEE LIST OF WHO’S WHO AT THE EVENT, INSIDE)

Your Suffering Now Over As Economy Has Improved -Tinubu Tells Nigerians At Ladoja’s Coronation (SEE LIST OF WHO’S WHO AT THE EVENT, INSIDE)

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today declared that the nation’s economy has turned the corner, assuring Nigerians that their sufferings were over. President Tinubu spoke at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, venue of the coronation of former governor of the state, His Imperial Majesty Oba Senator Rasidi Ladoja, Arusa I, as Olubadan of Ibadanland. Tinubu, who briefly went down memory lane about his shared moments with Oba Ladoja in politics and struggles for nationhood, thanked Nigerians for their patience with his administration. He said: “I thank the people of Ibadan. I had come here to…
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UPDATE! Kanu’s Health: NMA Intervenes, Report Awaited Amid Divergent Claims -FG Lawyer

UPDATE! Kanu’s Health: NMA Intervenes, Report Awaited Amid Divergent Claims -FG Lawyer

*Report May End Controversy By Adeyinka Adegboyega, Abuja The seeming riddle over the actual health status in detention of leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, could be laid to rest when a team from Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) submits its report on the matter. The report is being awaited. These came to light today at the Federal High Court, Abuja, where the court ruled on Kanu's no-case submission bid in Federal Government (FG)'s terrorism case against him. Kanu has for years now being detained at the Abuja headquarters of Department of State Services (DSS) even as…
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Ajadi Movement Shines At Ogun ADC Rainbow Coalition

Ajadi Movement Shines At Ogun ADC Rainbow Coalition

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Members of the Ajadi Movement took the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Rainbow Coalition Convergence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, by storm on Thursday. The Convergence was the coming together of various groups into the ADC ahead of the 2027 general elections. The event, which was attended by former National Chairman of ADC, Chief Ralph Nwosu, and the various South-West leaders of the party, witnessed a huge turnout of members of Ajadi Movement who stormed the venue singing in praise of their principal, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo. Speaking with journalists at the venue, two of the…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s No-case Submission Fails In Court

Nnamdi Kanu’s No-case Submission Fails In Court

Federal High Court, Abuja, today, dismissed the application for a no-case submission filed by leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. According to the court, headed by Justice James Omotosho, here exists a prima facie case against him by the Federal Government (FG). Kanu,who is being detained for years now in the headquarters of Department of State Services (DSS), Abuja, is being tried for alleged terrorism. Therefore, the court ordered him to present his defence in the terrorism charges levelled against him. Delivering ruling on the no-case submission, Justice Omotosho averred that it is in Kanu's best interest…
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Ladoja And Characterization Of Ibadan People

Ladoja And Characterization Of Ibadan People

By Kehinde Olaosebikan Today, Ibadan is abuzz with history as the world converges on one of Africa's largest traditional cities for the coronation of H.E. Senator Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The momentous occasion is of great importance not only to Ibadan people or Oyo State, but also represents a milestone, an altitude in traditional institutions across Nigeria. As a trailblazer - the first former governor, former senator and a sitting king to be made a King, the coronation of the new Olubadan marks a new height in traditional institution and royal matters. The expected…
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