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.
Maroko: Drama as Falana rattles prosecution during arraignment of Soweto, Frank
There was mild drama on Thursday at a Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court as human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, dismantled the prosecution’s objection during the arraignment of activists Taiwo ‘Soweto’ Hassan and Dele Frank, arrested over a protest against alleged illegal demolitions and forced evictions in Lagos.
Makoko: No gun was fired — Lagos police deny shooting anti-demotion protesters
Olohundare said the situation escalated when unidentified individuals joined the protest and disrupted traffic on Awolowo Way, Ikeja.
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 […]
