Inside Lagos waste, flood crisis: Are local governments pulling their weight?
As mountains of refuse continue to dot major roads, markets and residential communities across
Lagos, while floods repeatedly submerge neighbourhoods after heavy rainfall, a fundamental question is increasingly being asked...
Couple flogged 140 times for sex outside marriage, alcohol
Sexual relations between an unmarried couple are strictly outlawed in Aceh, the only place in Indonesia to impose a version of sharia.
Police arrest 2 dismissed soldiers for armed robbery in Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command, yesterday, arrested two suspected armed robbers and recovered several stolen vehicles following an intelligence-led operation in Ibadan.
Enugu Police arraign man, 42, over alleged rape of girl, 13
…As state gov’t vows more crackdown The Police in Enugu have arraigned a 42-year old man, Edwin Eze, before a magistrate’s court for alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl at Mburubu, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. This was even as the Enugu State Government vowed more crackdown on child molesters, reiterating Governor […]
Video/Photos: Police tear-gas Lagos residents protesting Makoko demolitions
“Policemen at the scene of the ongoing protest began shooting teargas at us. Many of us are injured”
Suspected Yahoo boy kills friend in Delta over $1,000 transaction
By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA—OPERATIVES of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old suspected internet fraudster (Yahoo boy) for allegedly killing his friend after a disagreement over a $1,000 transaction. Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Bright Edafe, who confirmed this, said the incident took place at Agbarho community, Ughelli North Local Government Area on […]
Lawyer, family members rue continued detention of alleged sponsor of Ekpoma protest
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – A lawyer, Bright Iluobe and family members of the former Special Adviser on Youth Mobilisation (Edo Central) to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Collins Aigbogun on Tuesday rued his continued detention 16 days after he was arrested as a result of the anti-kidnapping protest in Ekpoma, Esan West local government area […]
Mixed reactions follow one-week closure of Onitsha Main Market
The decision by Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to close the Onitsha Main Market for one week has continued to draw reactions from stakeholders, legal practitioners, traders, and civil groups across the state.
Police nab traffic offenders on Lagos-Calabar coastal highway
“If you drive beyond 40km per hour on this coastal road, you will be apprehended and prosecuted”
Suspected drug addict feared drowned in Obalende canal
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—The body of a young man was reportedly retrieved from Obalende Underbridge Canal, Lagos Island, at the weekend, three days after he was declared missing. The victim was identified to be one of the miscreants who indulge in drug deals and was suspected of having been under the influence of an illicit […]
Tension in Ondo community as gunmen abduct proprietress, shoot 3 persons
Tension has enveloped an agarian community, Ilu-Abo, in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, as gunmen abducted a proprietress of a primary school, Mrs. Oladeinde Tomilola, and shot three persons.
