Category: i-witness

Lagosians Sleep In Traffic, Govt Makes U-Turn, Reopens Closed Bridge

Damilola Olonade

  “Left Island Wednesday, Arrived Mainland Thursday,” Lagosians Narrate Terrible Traffic Experience   Following the heavy traffic that occurred on the first day of the closure of Independence Bridge (Ahmadu Bello Way-Marina bound) to vehicular traffic on Wednesday, the Federal Government has announced its immediate re-opening. This came as some Lagosians who work on the Island got home on Thursday morning after the leaving their offices on Wednesday’s evening in a trip that is not more than 30 minutes. Platforms Africa reports that one of Lagos residents, Okwy Onyia, who…

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‘Know These, Know Peace,’ 8 Characters of Quiet People In Group Chats

Damilola Olonade

“The next time you notice someone typing less in the group chat, consider the following about them.” What talkers must know about the readers who say less or nothing in a group   People often assume that individuals who rarely chime in on group chats must be shy, bored, or disengaged. Psychologist, Henry Bookman, highlights eight unique traits of these individuals. He wrote; In my experience as a relationship counselor and writer, however, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Quietness is rarely about disinterest; it’s more often linked to…

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BACK FROM THE DEAD!, By Gbemiga Ogunleye

Gbemiga Ogunleye

    “My mind then went to how the newspapers would report my passage: GBEMIGA OGUNLEYE, EX NIJ PROVOST IS DEAD! GBEMIGA OGUNLEYE EX PUNCH EDITOR IS DEAD!” everything the veteran journalist wrote about how he walked a thin line between the theatre and the morgue    If like me, you have this bad habit of reading every inscription on buses or on walls, you probably would have seen this inscription on hospital walls: WE CARE; GOD HEALS! That was what I remembered that Saturday morning in Kaduna, as I…

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Abandoned By Wives, How Men Become Bachelors in Old Age, By Tinuade Ogunlesi

Tinuade Ogunlesi

  “For a man, it is scary to imagine growing old without a spouse. It is a battle,” revealing thought-provoking piece Ogunlesi, a Professor of Medicine at Olabisi Onabanjo College of Medicine,  penned on how, almost always, the journey ends for the so-called family head       I visited a friend somewhere in Ibadan and in the course of driving me round on a sight-seeing spree, we got to an area with stretches of modest buildings. It was a typical civil servant arena: the houses were beautifully designed bungalows built…

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‘Regret,’ Why I Ignored Tope Alabi’s Calls After Promise To Lend Her Car For Wedding

Rofeequr Adeola-Yusuf

    ‘Twist of Fate,’ Now, she can afford many luxury cars better than V-boot I refused to lend her by not picking her calls 24 hours to Wedding – Olaiya Igwe gives details of the unforgettable moment he disappointed the famous gospel singer     Veteran Nollywood actor, Olaiya Igwe, has said he regrets his decision to disappoint popular gospel singer, Tope Alabi. Platforms Africa reports that the actor in a video of his recent interview with Baba Ibe TV, said the incident happened on the singer’s wedding day.…

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Lagos Central Mosque Tussle Worsens, Chief Imam Drags Baba Adinni To Court

Damilola Olonade

  . Dirty details of how disagreement over Ramadan Lecture degenerated to legal Brouhaha + Arraignment document in the case before Magistrate Owoseni, now Magistrate Damola Paul . “200k, one surety and …”  bail conditions slammed on Baba Adinni of Lagos, Alhaji Sikiru Alabi-Macfoy         The Chief Imam of Lagos, Sheikh Sulaiman Abou-Nolah, along with the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has dragged the Baba Adinni of Lagos, Alhaji Sikiru Alabi-Macfoy, to the Santana Magistrate Court, Tinubu in Lagos Island alleging disruption of Ramadan Lecture, he (Chief…

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Otedola Tanker Fire: How I Lost A Mechanic On Day I, Wife, First Child Could’ve Died

Dotun Oladipo

    ‘I wept bitterly that night. Something I had not done in several years… He couldn’t pick my last call few meters away, which was to tell him to abandon the car and flee to safety,” Dotun Oladipo gives emotional and graphical description of the Otedola Bridge explosion highlighting lessons the death of his mechanic taught him   I write this from a point of pain and gratitude. Pain because of the death of a hard working and honest man— Rotimi Olaleye— who is a great father, as attested…

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‘34 Meters Wide, 300 Years Old,’ Largest Underwater Creature Discovered

Ganiyu Amodu

. ‘No one ever saw this before’ what you hitherto do not know about the creature found in Solomon Island   Recently, the world’s largest coral reef has been discovered in the Solomon Islands, an organism that has been in that location for hundreds of years. This living being is located off the island of Malaulalo, belonging to the aforementioned archipelago and its scientific name is Pavona clavus. The most extraordinary thing of all are its figures, since it measures 34 meters wide, 32 meters long and 5.5 meters high,…

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‘$62,000 Cash Or Nothing,’ Isaac Newton’s Tooth For Sale

ADEOLA YUSUF

What to know about Guinness World Record holder of the most valuable tooth of all time + The Man Newton, one of history’s greatest scientists, to have ever lived 🦷 In 1816, one of Isaac Newton’s teeth was sold in London for $3,633. Today, the tooth has been transformed into an elegant ring, with its value reaching $62,000. It even earned a Guinness World Record as the most valuable tooth of all time. 💍 The transformation of Newton’s tooth into a ring—and consequently into a highly sought-after collectible—reflects the fascination…

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‘God Exists, Here’s Proof,’ Harvard Scientist Declares With Maths Formula

ADEOLA YUSUF

    This is Dr. Willie Soon, the groundbreaking equation and every jaw-dropping revelation the astrophysicist made on the Tucker Carlson Network   A Harvard scientist, Willie Soon, Ph.D., has claimed that a mathematical formula may provide proof of God’s existence, citing the prediction of antimatter in 1928 as evidence of an intentional design in the universe. Dr. Willie Soon, an astrophysicist and aerospace engineer, discussed the idea during an appearance on the Tucker Carlson Network, where he highlighted how Paul Dirac’s groundbreaking equation supports the notion of a universe…

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