Son sets mother ablaze over witchcraft allegations in C’River
By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar CALABAR — A middle-aged man, identified as Emmanuel Akposi, has been declared wanted after allegedly dousing his elderly mother with fuel and setting her ablaze at Ojo community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. The victim, identified by family sources as Mrs Atim Akposi, also known as Atim […]
Time to save Lagos from environmental degradation
LAGOS, mega-city with a population of roughly 18 million dominated by its system of islands, sandbars, and lagoons have had its share of the global apocalypse. The city itself sprawls over four main islands: Lagos, Iddo, Ikoyi, and Victoria, which are connected to each other and to the mainland by a system of bridges.
R-E-V-E-A-L-E-D: How hawker set Ibadan market ablaze
The losses that traders of the Labaowo International Market, Ibadan suffered in an inferno that gutted the market on Wednesday cannot be forgotten in a hurry.
‘Four years of hell in the hands of a witch’
A 39-year-old teacher, Adams Ariyo, who was dragged before an Agege Customary Court for divorce over lack of care, has accused his wife, Ajoke, of being a witch, as according to him, the woman was responsible for his dwindling fortunes.
Benue, UNICEF move to save over two million children
Bothered by the rising wave of childhood killer diseases and avoidable deaths among infants and young children in parts of the country, the Benue State government in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has taken up the challenge of saving over two million infants and young children from avoidable death across the state.
Anguish of Abuja residents as fuel scarcity returns
RESIDENTS of Abuja,Nigeria’s federal capital are now asking what has become a familiar question all over again: When will the intermittent fuel scarcity and the resultant hardship end? The question is prompted by long queues witnessed at several filling station in the FCT as another round of fuel scarcity bites harder.
