Health hazzard: Fruit vendors use laundry detergents to sparkle produce for profit
“It gives the fruits a beautiful, shiny coat that looks fresh from the farm. It helps us sell faster and reduces waste, which means more profit for us at the end of the day”
‘I get N500,000 per child’- Grandma, couple arrested for abducting 14 children
“My wife and I use to steal the children we find roaming. We tell them we will buy soft drinks and biscuits for them”
NAHCON fixes N8.7m as 2025 Hajj fare for southern states, N8.3m for North
“2025 Hajj fare for Borno and Adamawa zone’s intending pilgrims is N8.3m, while intending pilgrims from the Southern states will pay N8.78m”
Battle for survival: More children turn to refuse dump for daily bread
While very few Nigerian children are still able to have tea and bread under the warm roof of their parents, the majority are now sourcing for their daily bread (scavenging) from refuse dumps.
Gunmen invade church, shoot prophet dead during service in Ogun state
A 55-year-old church prophet, identified as Abayomi Adetula, has been slain by unknown gunmen at his church in Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area, Ogun State.
NDLEA nabs nursing student over alleged attempt to ingest cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 26-year-old 200-level nursing student at Noida International University in India, for allegedly waiting to ingest 76 wraps of cocaine.
