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22 kidnapped in mosque, hospital in Nasarawa

22 kidnapped in mosque, hospital in Nasarawa

By David Odama – Lafia No fewer than 22 persons have been kidnapped within one week in Nasarawa state. Out of the number, 17 were kidnapped while praying in a mosque in Toto local government, four in Lafia and one in Nasarawa local government of Nasarawa state. Latest in the series is the invasion of […]

Black Saturday: Trailer crushes eight to death in Ondo market

Black Saturday: Trailer crushes eight to death in Ondo market

Dayo Johnson – Akure EIGHT persons feared dead as a trailer reportedly rammed into a market in Akungba in Akoko South West area of Ondo State Saturday. Eye witnesses’ account said that the driver of the trailer which was loaded with rice was coming from Ikare axis of the town before loosing control and rammed […]

Lagos community where potable water, good toilet, school, hospital don’t exist

Lagos community where potable water, good toilet, school, hospital don’t exist

By Rasheed Sobowale “Find your way to Agboyi Road at Alapere, Ketu, Lagos State. Follow the road down. Take a boat to Agboyi 2”, reads the direction given to locate this Lagos community. Anybody scared of water might not like here. While those interested in a sea tour might find it interesting at first, they […]

How I lost 2 pregnancies in SARS custody, teacher tells Lagos Judicial Panel

How I lost 2 pregnancies in SARS custody, teacher tells Lagos Judicial Panel

A teacher, Mrs Ndubisi Obiechina, has narrated how she lost two pregnancies while in custody of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over a suspect to which she was distantly acquainted. Narrating her ordeal before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on EndSARS protest, Ndubisi said that she was detained and tortured along with her husband, […]