Inside Lagos waste, flood crisis: Are local governments pulling their weight?
As mountains of refuse continue to dot major roads, markets and residential communities across
Lagos, while floods repeatedly submerge neighbourhoods after heavy rainfall, a fundamental question is increasingly being asked...
Woman remanded for torturing 14-yr-old maid with lighter, hot knife in Kaduna
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A magistrate’s court in Kaduna State has directed that a female staff of an oil company, Mrs. Yemi Awolola, who was arrested for allegedly child torture and sexual abuse, respect of her maid, be remanded in prison. Her arrest followed a report by her 14-year-old maid, identified as Princess Michael, of how […]
59-year-old Pastor arrested for defiling 10-year-old girl in Ogun
James Ogunnaike Police in Ogun State has arrested a 59-year-old Pastor of Light Christian Church, Odeda in Odeda Local Government Area of the state, Oketokun Abiodun for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 10-year-old girl (name withheld). According to a release by the image-maker of the Ogun State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the […]
Driver escapes death as his truck hits electric pole in Ogun
James Ogunnaike It was sheer luck for a truck driver, simply identified as Azeez he escaped death when his vehicle with registration number Ogun: LAR 700 YD, which he used to convey gravels, pulled down live electric cables. The incident that occurred at about 5.15 pm on Monday, along Association Avenue in Arigbede community, Ifo […]
Girl commits suicide over fights with brother in Lagos
By Bose Adelaja Following series of molestations by her step-brother, a 20-year-old girl, Sherifat Suleiman, has committed suicide in Ikorodu area of Lagos. The incident occurred at about 4 p.m., on Sunday, in Isawo area. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: https://youtu.be/a-sBsiBr7Uw The deceased and her brother, who lived in a two-room apartment on Road 8, off […]
Man, 60, lures 8-year-old girl with N100, rapes her in uncompleted building
By Wole Mosadomi A sixty-year-old man, Haruna Lawal, who allegedly raped an eight-year-old girl after luring her with N100, has been arrested by operatives of the Niger State Police Command. The suspect, said to be a scavenger, was arrested in Wushishi town, headquarters of Wushishi local government area of the state last Saturday. It was […]
