Hardship: Northerners turn to cargo trucks for cheaper journeys despite risks
For the young man, reaching Lagos came before deciding what to do there. He was travelling in search of greener pastures, hoping that being in the city would bring opportunities
SHAME OF A CITY: Why Lagos ranks worse than Karachi, Baghdad, Kabul
The ranking of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub last Thursday by VAAY.com, a German firm, as the second most stressful city in the world, behind Mumbai, India, therefore, did not come as a surprise.
How Niger Delta Ministry officials sold 6 vehicles worth N90m for N2m
THE Senate has indicted some officials of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs for illegally disposing of six vehicles costing N90 million for N2 million less than one year after the acquisition of the vehicles.
Truck crushes secondary school student to death in Ogun
An unidentified secondary school student was crushed to death on Friday in an accident involving a truck loaded with cement around Sabo junction in Ilaro, Yewa South local government area of Ogun. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesman, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.Akinbiyi […]
Police confirm killing of ex-Oyo Commissioner’s wife
The Police Command in Oyo State, has confirmed the killing of Mrs Olayemi Odetomi, wife of a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftancy Matters, in the state by unknown gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Mrs Odetomi was shot dead on Friday in her residence at Ashi, Bodija Area of Ibadan, […]
Bakers to increase price of bread in Kano State ― Official
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, Kano State Chapter, said it will increase price of bread, following an increase in the price of flour. The Secretary of the Association, Alhaji Kabiru Hassan, who made the announcement on Friday in Kano, said the decision was for their business to survive. He further said that […]
