Babies in the rubble: Inside Lagos’ growing child abandonment crisis
ON a rainy Tuesday morning in Ikeja, sanitation workers made a grim discovery. Tucked inside a carton by a roadside drain was a newborn, still with the umbilical cord attached and wrapped in a thin cloth.
More People, More Trash: Hamzat blames influx for Lagos waste surge
“The continuous influx of people into Lagos has placed additional pressure on existing waste management infrastructure and services”
Two dead as machete-wielding man storms IMAX cinema in Lekki
Two people have been confirmed dead following an attack at IMAX Cinemas in Lekki, Lagos State, Friday night, August 29, after a man wielding a machete and knife reportedly stormed the premises.
Interpol rescues 2 Colombian women lured to Nigeria by traffickers
In furtherance of the fight against transnational organised crime, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the National Central Bureau (NCB-INTERPOL), Lagos Annex, have successfully rescued two foreign nationals lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate.
‘Run, they shoot you, stay, abduction; not even chicken left’ — Zamfara woman recounts bandit terror
“The forest became our shelter. We ran with our children. If you could not find your own child, you would carried your neighbour’s child”
First storey building in Old Aguata to be annexed to Anambra’s Igbo Ukwu Museum
The staircase, windows, decking are made of wood. The walls are made with specially designed bricks that do not require painting
Four children gone in three days’ – Father cries for justice over mysterious deaths
“I asked my late children to go after whoever did this to them. The man fell to the ground and his plastic chair broke into pieces”
Vehicle vandals open up: We target Sienna, Corolla, Hilux
“We sell brain box at N40,000, push-start button, N10,000. There were days when I got N100,000 as my share, and at times”
Gunmen kill APC chairman in Kogi, abduct one
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja Gunmen have killed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Hon. Ishaq Yunusa, and abducted another occupant of his vehicle. The incident occurred on Thursday along the Itobe-Ochadamu Expressway, around Ojuwo Olijo in Ofu Local Government Area of the state. The Kogi State Police […]
3 killed over N200 fare dispute in Lagos
Three persons were, yesterday, reportedly killed and several others injured, following a violent clash in the Ikola area of Ipaja, Lagos.
Simon Ekpa appeals six-year terrorism sentence in Finland
Simon Ekpa, the pro-Biafra separatist campaigner, has appealed his six-year prison sentence for terrorism-related offences in Finland. According to BBC Pidgin, the Finnish prosecutor handling the case has also appealed, seeking a longer prison term on the grounds that the sentence imposed was insufficient for the offences. The Finnish Court of Appeal is expected to […]
