Commuters stranded as floods cut off Agbarho/Ughelli road
THE three days heavy downpour has caused severe flooding of parts of the Agbarho/Ughelli Road in Ughelli North Area Area of Delta State, cutting off parts of the road, particularly around the Agbarho Police Station, making the route difficult and the section nearly impossible to pass.
25-yr-old man allegedly steals ATM card, withdraws N222,000
A 25-year-old man, Temple Ochiegbu, on Thursday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card and withdrawing N 222,000 from the owner’s account. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ochiegbu, whose address was not provided, is charged with conspiracy and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty. […]
How hunters nabbed teenage female robbery gang in Osogbo
•I sneak out of bed to participate in robbery —Suspect By Shina Abubakar Residents of Oke-Baale and Olugun areas of Osogbo in Osun State were recently bewildered with the arrest of teenagers, (names withheld) by local hunters for robbing an elderly woman of party proceeds. The three girls, whose ages range from 14-16, had before […]
Ondo residents return to firewood, charcoal as cooking gas price soars
Most residents of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State have resorted to the use of firewood and charcoals for cooking. This follows the hike in prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that cooking gas which has been embraced by a larger percentage […]
Alleged 250 hectares land-grabbing: How hoodlums chased us away on our land —Ibadan landowners
By Adeola Badru In many cases, land conflicts in Nigeria have led to the destruction of lives and property as well as the displacement of people, particularly in the rural areas. Activities of land-grabbers are not only illegal but anti-thetical to societal development, peace and progress. The land-grabbers speculate on land with little or no […]
Plateau residents groan over rise in price of charcoal
Concerned residents of Jos, the Plateau State capital have decried the increase in the price of charcoal in the state. Some of the residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos, lamented that the price of the commodity had gone through the roof. Miss Jennifer Godwin, a student and […]
