By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor At 40, many people would consider the journey of businessman and entrepreneur, Chief Francis Nwaogwugwu, aka Vintage, a remarkable story of resilience, enterprise and calculated risk. From starting out as a young trader to building a business empire with interests spanning interior decoration, construction, real estate and manufacturing, Vintage has […]

For more than two decades, pupils of Clementine Schools in Agbado Oke, Lagos resumed each morning beneath the shadow of twin high-voltage electricity transmission lines.

“The continuous influx of people into Lagos has placed additional pressure on existing waste management infrastructure and services”

Two people have been confirmed dead following an attack at IMAX Cinemas in Lekki, Lagos State, Friday night, August 29, after a man wielding a machete and knife reportedly stormed the premises.

​In furtherance of the fight against transnational organised crime, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the National Central Bureau (NCB-INTERPOL), Lagos Annex, have successfully rescued two foreign nationals lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate.

“The forest became our shelter. We ran with our children. If you could not find your own child, you would carried your neighbour’s child”

The staircase, windows, decking are made of wood. The walls are made with specially designed bricks that do not require painting

“I asked my late children to go after whoever did this to them. The man fell to the ground and his plastic chair broke into pieces”

“We sell brain box at N40,000, push-start button, N10,000. There were days when I got N100,000 as my share, and at times”

By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja Gunmen have killed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Hon. Ishaq Yunusa, and abducted another occupant of his vehicle. The incident occurred on Thursday along the Itobe-Ochadamu Expressway, around Ojuwo Olijo in Ofu Local Government Area of the state. The Kogi State Police […]

Three persons were, yesterday, reportedly killed and several others injured, following a violent clash in the Ikola area of Ipaja, Lagos.

Simon Ekpa, the pro-Biafra separatist campaigner, has appealed his six-year prison sentence for terrorism-related offences in Finland. According to BBC Pidgin, the Finnish prosecutor handling the case has also appealed, seeking a longer prison term on the grounds that the sentence imposed was insufficient for the offences. The Finnish Court of Appeal is expected to […]

Several members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) were abducted on Wednesday along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, with the police confirming the rescue of 11 victims. The corps members were reportedly travelling from the NYSC orientation camp in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State when armed […]

For more than 16 months, Mr Elijah Ndubuisi Amah has lived with a pain that refuses to go away. His wife, Mrs Nkechi Florence Elijah, died on April 9, 2025, at the age of 32.

Another 429 communities in seven states were classified as high risk, while 656 communities across 13 states were placed on moderate-risk watch.