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Police repatriate Chinese fugitive wanted over rosewood smuggling

Police repatriate Chinese fugitive wanted over rosewood smuggling

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has repatriated a Chinese national, Zhang Shijie, to Guangzhou, China, following his arrest in Nigeria over alleged large-scale smuggling of endangered African Rosewood. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to Iniedu, […]
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When bus stop tears Ekiti communities apart

When bus stop tears Ekiti communities apart

ADO-EKITI — SAVE for the quick intervention of security agencies, the violent crisis that engulfed Igbemo and Orun in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, would have consumed the communities and send most of the inhabitants to internally displaced people’s camp.

Land dispute: Youths desert Anambra community, houses destroyed

Land dispute: Youths desert Anambra community, houses destroyed

THE sleepy town of Igbariam in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State has become a ghost community as youths of the area have run to neighbouring villages for fear of mass arrests by security operatives, who invaded the area following land dispute.

2019: Akwa Ibom raises alarm  over police anti-terrorism unit

2019: Akwa Ibom raises alarm over police anti-terrorism unit

The Akwa Ibom State government has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the Nigeria Police to send anti-terrorism unit to the state few weeks to the 2019 elections, saying that it was a politically motivated. A statement from the state Commissioner of Information, Charles Udoh, advised the Federal Government to send such units to the North East part of the country where insurgency was ravaging parts of the country.

14yrs after, Abule-Egba residents celebrate another Yuletide in anguish

14yrs after, Abule-Egba residents celebrate another Yuletide in anguish

LAST Wednesday was the 14th anniversary of a pipeline explosion that rocked Abule-Egba community in Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos State, killing hundreds of residents. The disaster is still fresh in the memory some of the victims who constantly pray against such incidents in the area.  However, they have been thrown into anguish again as another explosion hit the densely populated community on December 19, leaving many in sorrow, tears and blood.

BADAGRY-EXPRESSWAY: A gateway of pain, anguish

BADAGRY-EXPRESSWAY: A gateway of pain, anguish

THE Lagos-Badagry Expressway is usually described as a “Gateway to Nigeria’ because it is a major access into the country from neighbouring states in the West coast of Africa. In the last two decades, plying this all important route, in its terrible state, had become associated with anguish and pain for road users, including visitors from neighbouring countries.

Local content, local troubles: How big firms kill  small businesses

Local content, local troubles: How big firms kill small businesses

MOSES, not his real name, is a supplier to two major fabrication and logistics yards in Lagos (names withheld). He said he supplies varied items, ranging from petroleum products to personnel to these companies. However, Moses, who does not want his real name in print, for fear that the companies might blacklist him in the future, is currently broke, does not have a dime in his account and is surviving from the support of his wife and his in-laws, as well as from the goodwill of his friends.

Motorists, residents groan over bad roads in Lagos

Motorists, residents groan over bad roads in Lagos

Lagosians have to be patient —govt By Monsuru Olowoopejo   As usual, the yuletide season is witnessing high vehicular movement on Lagos roads. Over 5 million cars and 200, 000 buses both private and commercial ply Lagos road daily. However, residents, motorists and commuters from various parts of Lagos have continued to lament the deplorable […]