The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Thursday confirmed the death of one person following the collapse of a three-storey building in the Apapa area of Lagos. LASEMA also said eight others were rescued alive from the rubble. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos. According […]

It was a tragic Thursday in Lagos as separate incidents claimed five lives — four in a multiple auto crash on Kara Bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and one in a building collapse in Apapa.

By Peter Duru Makurdi—There was outrage and growing health concern in Benue State after some misinformed youths allegedly seized the corpse of a Lassa fever victim, preventing health officials from conducting a safe burial in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of the state. Sources said the deceased, a 54-year-old woman from Ogbadibo, died at the Benue […]

By Dayo Johnson & Olasunkanmi Akoni No fewer than nine persons lost their lives, while two others sustained injuries in separate auto crashes in Lagos and Ondo states. In Ondo State, five persons were confirmed dead, while two others were injured in a fatal accident at Ilu-Abo, along Oyin Junction in Akure North Local Government […]

More than a century later, historians, cultural advocates, and the current Alaafin of Oyo seek to preserve the memory of that struggle

At least eight persons, including a police inspector, have been confirmed dead in a multiple-vehicle crash involving five articulated trucks on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, who confirmed the incident on Thursday at the accident scene. “We have a case of multiple accident at […]

Days after the Lagos State Government’s midnight demolition of waterfront settlements in Tolu Alashe Street, Oworonshoki Area of Lagos State, many residents, mostly women and children, are still stranded in the open, with no shelter, no hope in sight and no where to go.

A Federal High Court in Ibadan has sentenced one Sunday Akande to four years in prison for peddling 360g of Cannabis and 2g of methamphetamine.

“I have a spinal cord problem. And I had just paid ₦360,000 for a two-room apartment when they came at night and demolished it”

Following consultations with the Council of State, and a review of public opinion, the President ordered a vetting of the previously approved list

Born Saidat Aralamo Ashabi Balogun on July 2, 1971, the 54-year-old entrepreneur has built a name for herself as a symbol of class, resilience, and refined taste.

Posting on his “X” handle “@TheAgroman”, Chukwuma stated that a coup was needed in Nigeria and called on the military to “suspend the Nigerian government”.

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, remanded a 42- year-old man, Emmanuel Egbosimba, in Kirikiri prison for allegedly defiling his 19-year-old daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Mr L. Owolabi, did not take the defendant ‘s plea. Owolabi ordered him to be remanded in thr Kirikiri prison pending November 17, for legal advice from the Director of […]

…Stolen firearm recovered By Dayo Johnson Akure —Police detectives in Ondo State have arrested five suspected kidnappers, allegedly responsible for the killing of police officer, James Ogunleye. Recall that the victim was murdered recently by suspected kidnappers and his service rifle stolen.The state police spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, said in a statement in Akure, that the […]

Renewed insecurity has engulfed parts of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, following allegations linking a local militia led by one Oraernyi, popularly known as “Heavy,” and armed herders to series of recent attacks and destruction of farmlands in Mbajir community.