Lagos-Ibadan chaos: Kara Bridge repairs leave motorists, commuters groaning
…Spend hours in gridlock as LASTMA, TRACE deploy more personnel By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have continued to groan over severe traffic congestion following the commencement of repair works on the Kara Bridge. The two-week rehabilitation project, directed by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, involves the […]
I’m going blind, native doctor cries out from detention
By Mathew Johnson A close associate of the detained Anambra native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwa Aki, has raised the alarm over his deteriorating health, alleging that the spiritualist is going blind while in detention. The associate, who requested anonymity, said she recently spoke with Akwa Okuko from an undisclosed detention […]
Gunmen invade Nasarawa communities, kill 9; 6 missing
By Abel Daniel Lafia—No fewer than nine people have been confirmed dead, eight of them gruesomely slaughtered, while six others remain missing following a coordinated armed attack on Nindama village in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Eyewitnesses said the attackers invaded the community in the early hours of Friday, October 10, at about […]
Ebonyi police arrest man for selling 5-day-old baby for N1.5m
By Jeff Agbodo ABAKALIKI—The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man, Mr Chukwuma Onwe, a native of Nwezenyi Igbeagu in Izzi Local Government Area, for allegedly selling his five-day-old baby boy for ¦ 1.5 million. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the arrest in a statement, disclosing that the baby […]
Bandits ‘take over’ Yoruba-speaking LGAs in Kogi
Kogi West Senatorial District, the Yoruba-speaking area of Kogi State, is currently under siege. Residents of the area, which covers seven Local Government Areas (LGAs)…
Bandits’ ‘meat’ sold in the South?
For several weeks now, security forces have been battling bandits who apparently invaded Kwara State from the North-West, where they had been dislodged by the superior firepower of the military.
