Another Lagos bridge badly vandalised as Sanwo-Olu allays safety concerns
Another bridge in Lagos has allegedly been vandalised, with a section of the concrete protection of an overhead bridge around Mile 12 reportedly excavated to expose reinforced iron rods, raising fresh concerns over the safety of critical public infrastructure in the state.
Navy arrests 16 suspected pipeline vandals in Lagos
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Apapa, Lagos, on Monday said it had arrested 16 suspected pipeline vandals at Abagbo segment of the NNPC pipelines. The Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, in a statement, said that the arrest was made on Friday by the ship’s Task Force at Atlas Cove after a credible intelligence […]
Benue’s humanitarian crisis worsens as IDPs camps swell
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Indications have emerged that more residents have been displaced in communities located in Makurdi and Guma Local Government Area of Benue state following recent herdsmen attacks on selected villages in the state. Among the areas affected in the attacks that claimed several lives were Yelewata, Yogbo, Orogbo and Mban communities […]
Man loses 3 children to building collapse in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa on Monday confirmed death of three teenagers to building collapse in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the death in a statement he issued in Dutse on Monday. Shiisu said that the building collapsed on Thursday at Yakasawa Kwari Village, […]
NCoS boss orders investigation into Kogi jailbreak as 240 inmates escape
The Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS,) Mr Haliru Nababa, has ordered the activation of the immediate recapture procedure and detailed investigation to be carried out on the Kogi jailbreak. The NCoS Public Relations Officer, Controller of Corrections (CC) Francis Enobore said this in a statement on Monday, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Court remands sexagenarian over theft of 4-month-old baby
A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State on Monday remanded a 66-year-old woman, Adebisi Balogun for allegedly stealing a four-month-old baby.
