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Barber stabs neighbour to death for admiring his pregnant wife

Barber stabs neighbour to death for admiring his pregnant wife

By Evelyn Usman Policemen at Sabo division of the Lagos State Police Command are on the trail of a barber identified simply as Keke, who allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death, Monday night, in  Iwaya area of Lagos, on allegation that the deceased was making advances at his pregnant wife. The barber who resides at  3 […]

Tricycle strike: Kano Speaker wades in, calls on tricyclist to suspend strike

Tricycle strike: Kano Speaker wades in, calls on tricyclist to suspend strike

By Bashir Bello KANO – Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Engr. Hamisu Chidari on Tuesday waded into the ongoing tricycle operators strike in the state with a call on the tricyclist to suspend the strike action. The speaker in an announcement made in Kano said the Assembly will mediate by reaching out to the […]

Sit-at-home: Partial compliance in South East states

Sit-at-home: Partial compliance in South East states

By Our Reporters ENUGU—For three weeks running, attempts to observe sit-at-home in the South East did not record much success as the residents were beginning to stand up and take control of their lives. But yesterday, allegedly due to President Buhari’s statement in a Channel’s TV interview that he would not release Nnamdi Kanu as […]

Students stuck in 4 Edo communities as govt seals only school

Students stuck in 4 Edo communities as govt seals only school

SCHOOL CHILDREN from Ugiamwen, Ugbiyokho, Ukpogo and Ago Fhana communities, Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, Edo State, have been left stranded since last year when the state government, shockingly, padlocked the only secondary school serving the four communities after concerned Ugiamwen indigenes based in the USA renovated the abandoned college.

LAND WAR: Panic as ex-LG chair, councillor, leaders trade blows in Delta

LAND WAR: Panic as ex-LG chair, councillor, leaders trade blows in Delta

LEADERS and youths of Otonyasere and Abigborodo communities in Sapele and Warri North local government areas, Delta State, freely used guns, cutlasses, axes and knives, while community leaders, including former local government chairman and serving councillor, exchanged blows in an orgy of violence that rocked both communities, last week, over land.