Otor-Edo: Delta’s forgotten clay goldmine
Today (Tuesday), with banners rising and PowerPoints flashing on Day 2, the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit peaked in Asaba as host Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, other state actors, and CEOs negotiated Unlocking potentials and a Made in Delta agenda for a global audience.
Truck crushes motorist to death, injures wife in Lagos crash
By Evelyn Usman A truck laden with granite on Thursday crushed a Toyota saloon car at Eleko Junction along the Lekki–Ajah Expressway, killing the driver and critically injuring his wife. The crash, which occurred in the early hours of the day, left doctors at an undisclosed hospital battling to save the life of the female […]
Makoko: Truce at last as Lagos, residents sign agreement
“Makoko community should set up a 10-man committee to deliberate on the remuneration for the compensation of displaced residents”
Makoko demolitions: Fate of 1,000 schoolchildren hangs in the balance
“The demolitions in Makoko, Ekun-Agbo, Shogunro have forced over 1,000 children to stop school. Only 50 out of over 500 in my school resumed”
We are drinking poison, monarch, women lament as gas leak hits Rivers communities
“We are really worried. After drinking the water, both children and adults feel sickly. This is our experience. We are resorting to buying sachet water now. Ordinarily, water from the river was blessed water which God gave us. But now we cannot drink it.”
NAPTIP rescues 23 Nigerians trapped in Southeast Asia cybercrime ring
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has rescued and repatriated 23 Nigerian youths trafficked to Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries for forced cybercrime, raising fresh alarm over what it described as a dangerous new dimension in human trafficking.
Fear, confusion still trailing bomb discovery in Aba church
•Police should ask for forgiveness — Pastor insists incident real •Army keeps mute as citizens demand probe •Abia govt says no cause for alarm, device antiquated By Steve Oko Residents of Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia State, have been gripped by fear and confusion, following conflicting accounts over the alleged discovery of an explosive device at the United Evangelical Church, […]
7 killed, many injured in Benue attacks
Seven persons have been killed in two separate attacks in Benue State.
“Our Community is Our Home” — Lagos lawmakers visit Makoko amid eviction crisis
The murky waters of Makoko were alive on Monday with the voices of children and residents pleading for government intervention as members of the Lagos State House of Assembly visited the waterfront to assess ongoing evictions.
C’River: Four arrested over alleged N7m ransom demand in foiled kidnap
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested four suspects over an alleged conspiracy and attempted kidnapping in Yahe community, Yala Local Government Area of the state.
Vigilante leader, two others arrested for torturing man to death in Rivers
The leader of a vigilante group and two other members of the body have been arrested for torturing a man to death in Rivers State.
