Lagos records 112 crashes within 3 months
The Lagos State Sector Command of the FRSC on Saturday said that no fewer than 751 people were involved in 112 road traffic crashes between January and March.
Boko Haram refugees in Niger feel ‘abandoned’ by the world
“Take us away from this hell,” said Boussam, a mother of seven cradling skeletal goats in Niger’s Assaga camp, where thousands of desperate refugees fleeing Boko Haram Islamist insurgents are living in hunger.
Insufficient rainfall responsible for rise in commodity prices in Lagos markets
The prices of some commodities like imported rice, maize and garri, continued to rise at the Mile 12 market in Lagos during the week.
Questions on Chibok girl release after second rescue claim
Nigeria has claimed the rescue of a second Chibok girl but a campaign group on Friday said she was captured separately from the 219 held by Boko Haram, as questions were raised about the first release.
Govt ‘making political capital’ out of Chibok girl release— HRW, campaigners
Nigeria’s government was on Friday accused of exploiting the release of a Chibok schoolgirl who was found this week, more than two years after she was seized by Boko Haram.
‘Smoke on board’ EgyptAir plane before crash
EgyptAir flight MS804 sent automated messages signalling smoke onboard before plunging into the Mediterranean, the French aviation safety agency said Saturday, as search teams hunted for more wreckage.
