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...
The toxic stew: Street food vendors take to ‘esa’ as cost of whole tomatoes rise
By Elizabeth Adegbesan Before, in most cities around the country, there were usually heavy, humid air around the areas with smells of rice, fried plantains and rich aromatic tomato stew. But Economy&Lifestyle discovered lately, a sharp, sour undertone cuts through the air. At popular roadside canteens, large aluminum pots bubble violently over an open gas flame. […]
Herbalist’s wife bathes co-wife with hot water
OGOJA — A woman, identified as Blessing, said to be the wife of a herbalist known as Dr. Respect Ogar, allegedly bathed her husband’s second wife, Mary, with hot water, at the weekend.
Bloodbath in Enugu: Man beheads mother, another kills sister, niece
Residents of Ukehe and Agu-Ekwegbe communities, in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, have been thrown into shock and mourning, following two gruesome murder incidents involving family members.
Neglected, isolated: Untold story of Uzuakoli leprosy colony inmates
ESTABLISHED in 1932 as a sanctuary for sick and abandoned leprosy patients, the Uzuakoli Leprosy Colony once stood as a beacon of hope for people afflicted with leprosy.
Motorcycle rider injured after alleged Customs chase in Lagos
By Efe Onodjae A commercial motorcycle rider sustained severe injuries on Sunday following an alleged head-on collision involving officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Border Command, along Joseph Dosu Way in Badagry, Lagos State. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m near Beach Town Mall while the rider was conveying six bags of rice from […]
