Angry students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Gubi Campus, on Tuesday, August 6, started a protest against the school authority over the death of their colleagues following a bridge collapse. It was reported that the two students died as a result of the incident which occurred following a heavy downpour at midnight. Two … Read more
At least 2 students have been reported dead with many missing after an access bridge collapsed during a rainstorm at the Gubi campus of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa university, Bauchi. Vanguard reports that students came out in their numbers to protest the death of their fellow students who died as a result of the collapsed bridge. … Read more
Gunmen on Monday stormed the Chief Accountant in the Office of the Niger State Head of Service, Idris Abdullahi, and snatched over N9.5 million from him. The victim was said to be returning from bank at about 10:30am where he went to withdraw the money. It was gathered that the money was meant … Read more
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Minna, Niger State has sentenced a 33-year-old Islamic teacher, Abubakar Abdullahi, to seven years imprisonment for having anal sex with 35 of his pupils. Abdullahi, a resident of Sabon Gari, Kontagora, was charged with unnatural offence, contrary to Section 284 of the Penal Code Law. Prosecuting Assistant … Read more
A monarch, Igwe Sunday Orji, has been kidnapped near Ogbaku-Umuogbe end of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in Enugu State. Police spokesman Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the incident, saying operatives have swung into action to rescue the traditional ruler. Family sources disclosed on Monday that the abductors have established contact with them, demanding N50million … Read more
Gunmen on Monday hijacked a 18 passengers commercial bus and the driver captive along East-West road area of Emohua Lical Government Area (LGA), of Rivers state abandoning the bus. Eye witness disclosed that the assailants suspected to be kidnappers marched the victims into a thick forest unchallenged, leaving the bus parked by the side … Read more
The Rivers State Police Command on Monday disclosed that three kidnappers have been shot dead and five others arrested in a gun battle with its officers. The kidnappers were said to have attempted to hijack a Lagos bound 15-seater commercial bus on Monday morning along Rumuji, Emohua Local Government area of East-West road of Rivers … Read more
Human rights crusader and convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken for the first time since his arrest in a Lagos hotel by operatives of the Department of State Services on Saturday morning. The activist, who urged Nigerians to pour out to the streets to protest against bad governance in the country, was picked … Read more
The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency, (LASPARK) has beefed up efforts to regenerate degraded areas across the State in line with Governor Sanwo-Olu’s Executive order to rid the highways of indiscriminate occupancy. In an official statement issued by the General Manager of the Agency, Mrs. Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, the intervention is to complement the ongoing … Read more
Lagos State Government has issued a warning to the residents of state-owned housing Estates to desist from modifying the approved designs of structures within their environment. The Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Housing, Mr. Wasiu Akewusola gave the warning on Monday during a meeting with the representatives of the Residents Association of Abraham … Read more
The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Services today flagged off its bi-annual 2019 Safety Campaign Week with the theme: “Employing Technology To Enhance Compliance And Safety On Lagos Roads”. Briefing the press today on the activities surrounding the week at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Taiwo Olufemi Salaam, … Read more
The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olawale Musa has said that Lagos road users must change their attitude and obey traffic rules and regulations in order to reduce the incessant traffic gridlock experienced by all motorist. Musa made the assertion while delivering a paper titled “The Task of Maintaining Sanity on … Read more
The Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB), Dr. Ganiyu Sopeyin has decried the increasing trend of cultism and abuse of drugs among school children, advising parents to take a keen interest in their children now that schools are on holidays. He said the fact that school children are on long vacation makes … Read more
The Lagos State Government has commenced the sales of Lake Rice at various outlets across the State in preparation for the coming Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Olayiwole Onasanya disclosed that Lake Rice is available for sale at sales centres across the State including the Agricultural Development Authority Complex, Oko-Oba; Lagos … Read more
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo on Monday sentenced 26-year-old artisan, Adebayo Afeez, to a two-year jail term for stealing ram. Afeez, a native of Ikirun, the headquarters of Ifelodun local government area of Osun State was arraigned on two counts of housebreaking and stealing. The accused, who pleaded guilty to the … Read more
Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has Nabbed one Victor Idahosa for alleged Internet fraud. The 24-year-old suspect was arrested at Cristolyte Close Diamond Estate, Lekki Ajah Lagos. The Commission’s acting Head, Media and Publicity, Tony Orilade, who confirmed the arrest, said, intelligence report was … Read more
Unknown gunmen on Monday killed a police inspector, identified as Lasisi on Isua- Ise Akoko Road in Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was learnt that the deceased together with his colleagues attached to Isua- Divisional Police Station, was at a police checkpoint when the suspected hoodlums suddenly appeared from … Read more
The nationwide peaceful protests slated for Monday failed in Ondo State as business and social activities were at highest ebb throughout. Security forces and agencies deployed their men to strategic areas of Akure metropolis in anticipation of the protest. At the M.K.O Abiola Democracy Park, close to the main market, Oja Oba, in the heart … Read more
A 35-year -old labourer in Awka, Anambra state has narrowly escaped lynching by suspected herdsmen in one of the secondary schools. The victim, Patrick Nnabuchi, a native of Eha Amufu, Enugu state resident in Awka, was said to be working in the school premises when he was allegedly attacked. Narrating his ordeals to reporters in … Read more
Members of the RevolutionNow movement who converged on the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, on Monday, were forcefully dispersed by soldiers and policemen. The protesters, who arrived at the stadium around 7am on Monday, for the kick-off of the protest met a detachment of policemen at the entrance of the stadium. Some soldiers later joined … Read more