Tag: news
Man Held With Charms Inside Church
A man, Ali Haruna, 25, a native of Kano State, northwest Nigeria, has been arrested by the police at the…
Boy With Hole In The Heart Needs N2.8m
If nothing is done urgently, two-year old Muhammed Lawal may die in two weeks’ time as he has been diagnosed…
3 Nigerian Men Caught With Box Of Fake Dollars
The police at Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested three suspected fraudsters who dupe unsuspecting…
Professor Slumps, Dies In Office
Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo State, was thrown into mourning Thursday, after Professor Solomon Momoh of the Institute of…
Quack Doctor Damages Woman’s Uterus
A herbalist who claimed to be a medical doctor, has landed in trouble after he allegedly forced pepper and other…
MEND Threat: NBA, Others Want Security Beefed Up
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), and Voters Awareness Initiative (VAI), on Thursday urged the…
OPS Commends Lagos Government Over Fulfilled Promises
The Organised Private Sector on Thursday unanimously commended the Lagos State Government for addressing all the issues raised by the…
NAFDAC Impounds Fake Baby Drinks
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has impounded fake baby food and other products worth N3…
Oil Theft: Lawyers Disagree With David Mark On Death Penalty
Some lawyers in Lagos on Wednesday described the suggestion of death penalty for illegal oil bunkering as unrealistic, in view…
Mixed Reactions Trail Scrapping Of NECO
Parents and students on Wednesday expressed mixed feelings on the alleged scrapping of the National Examination Council (NECO). The Federal…
Deputy Prisons Boss Killed
Gunmen on Wednesday killed the Deputy Controller of Prisons in charge of the Sokoto Central Prison, Alhaji Usman Gwandu, at…
Gunmen Kill Guard After Attacking Family 3 Times
For the Sarumi family residing at 2, Adeshina Street, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria, it is a case of living…
N20 Bribe: Corporal Dismissed For Killing Pregnant Woman
A police corporal, Abudu Alonge, who allegedly shot and killed a pregnant woman over a N20 bribe has been dismissed.…
We Lost Everything To Fire Disaster —Kara Cow Dealers
The victims of Wednesday night’s fire disaster in Kara Village, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have continued to count their losses.…
Robbers Kill RRS Cop In Bank Raid
A Rapid Response Squad, RRS, officer attached to Pen Cinema Police Station under Area ‘G’ Ogba Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…
Boko Haram Scare: 400 Niger Citizens Plan Protest
At least 400 citizens of Niger Republic would stage a protest on Monday in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, to distance themselves…
Professional Sureties Arrested In Court
Two ‘professional’ sureties were arrested by the police in Lagos on Tuesday for engaging in a brawl at the Ikeja…
NYSC Insists On JAMB Registration For Corpers
The NYSC Director, Public Relation, Mrs. Bosede Aribigbe, on Tuesday advised prospective corps members to obtain their JAMB registration numbers…
Court Stops Lagos Assembly Over Lekki Land
An attempt by the Lagos State House of Assembly’s Committee on land and housing to investigate an alleged illegal destruction…
Man Charged With Stealing Phone Inside Church
The police at the Maroko Division, Lekki, Eti Osa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a suspected fake pastor, Prince Kayode…
Two Men Pour Acid On Four Sisters
An acid attack left four sisters in north India with burns in a particularly brutal example of what is a…
Oyakhilome Has Highest Twitter Followers In Nigeria
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder and Senior Pastor, Christ Embassy, has emerged the most followed Nigerian celebrity on Twitter with over…
Death Sentence: Rev. King Goes To Supreme Court
Dissatisfied with the death sentence passed on him by a Lagos High Court and confirmed by the Appeal Court in…
‘Oga On Top’ Movie Ready Soon
As the joke around the infamous slip of ‘My Oga At The Top’ during an interview on Channels TV by…
Lagos Airport Robbery: I Got N.5m, Pastor Confesses
Pastor John Ibikunle of the Way of Joy Ministry, Lagos, who was arrested by the police in connection with the…
Man, 62, Beaten To Death During Forceful Eviction
A 62-year old man, Sunday Uche Michael, has allegedly been beaten to death at Aboru, Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. At…
Police Parade Seven Airport Robbers
The Lagos State Police Command today paraded seven suspected armed robbers said to have carried out the robbery attack on…
Shell To Shut Plundered Nigeria Oil Pipeline
Shell plans to temporarily shut a key oil pipeline in southern Nigeria later this month to repair damage caused by…
How Achebe Rose To Stardom
Odia Ofeimun, poet, literary critic and socio-political commentator, in this interview with ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE, appraises the life and writings of…
The Media And Achebe’s Death
Hours after he passed on, the name Chinua Achebe became the buzz on traditional and social media around the world…