The dark side of going viral
A child who believes, “If I tell my mother, she'll help me,” is safer than one who thinks, “If I tell my parents, they will seize my phone.”
AMCON releases Enugu female students after 6 days in detention
By Chinedu Adonu – Enugu Detained 344 Enugu students and staff of Providence High School on Tuesday regained freedom after six days of being held hostage by Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, who sealed the entrance gate to their school. The padlock with which the school was locked had been removed when visited by […]
El-Zakzaky: One feared dead as Shi’ites, police clash in Abuja
By Luminous Jannamike— Abuja One person was feared dead on Tuesday, following a clash between security agents and protesters, mostly members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, (Shi’ites), demanding the release of their detained leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, from government custody. Witnesses said the death was caused by security agents sent to quell the […]
Jailbirds to die by hanging in Ogun
An Abeokuta High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced two ex-convicts to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. At their trial, Lekan Akinola, 40, and Dare Sowunmi, 27, had pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery levelled against them. However, delivering her judgment, Justice Ayokunle Rotimi-Balogun, said that the court […]
Aba traders protest demolition of shops, siting of telecom mast inside market
By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia Traders at Ngwa road market, Aba, Abia State, protested the proposed demolition of their shops at the market by the Abia State Ministry of Trade and Investment. The traders also lamented against the siting of a telecommunication mast within their shops, describing it as unhealthy and dangerous for their operations. […]
Banditry: Zamfara donates N4.78m to families of victims
The Zamfara Government on Tuesday donated N4.68 million to assist families of 39 people who died in recent bandit attacks in the state. The unknown gunmen had recently attacked communities in Kanoma District of Maru Local Government area, killing 39 people. Presenting the cash assistance to the beneficiaries, the Special Adviser to Governor Bello Matawalle […]
