LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT REFUNDS 145 FORMER SUBSCRIBERS OF EGAN HOUSING ESTATE
‘Act recipe for disaster’ By Oyebola Owolabi The Lagos State government has ordered the removal of all illegal structures on the Gbagada Wetland opposite TREM, in Kosofe Local Government Area. The wetland is being developed
A Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, has remanded Nurudeen Hammed (24) in a correctional facility for allegedly killing his grandfather and uncle. Hammed is standing trial on a two-count charge of murder. Police
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 666 medicine shops, including 47 pharmacies, 313 patent medicine stores, and 306 illegal premises in Kaduna State, as part of a major enforcement drive. The crackdown, according
A 35-year-old man in Adamawa State, Muhammad Auwal, has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter. A statement by the police spokesperson, Suleiman Nguroje, said Auwal would be duly prosecuted after investigation. The statement
Two students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, were crushed to death on the Akure-Ondo road, near Olokunta community, Akure, the state capital. They were riding on a bicycle when a car rammed into them.
Airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircrafts have killed 28 terrorists in Bassa community, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The terrorists were killed on September 11, according to a statement by the
Eonyi State have confirmed that a couple, George and Chioma Obasi, died in Abakaliki after a gas explosion in their residence. It said contrary to rumors of an inverter explosion or dynamite, preliminary investigation shows that
An 18-year-old, Toheeb Akinbowale, has been mistakenly shot dead by a member of the Nigerian Hunter and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) in Lagos State. Reports said the shooter, James (28), discharged his double-barrel rifle, accidentally
By Emmanuel Oladesu He rode to stardom as a scholar-prince; a university teacher and researcher, and an investor and captain of industry. A cosmopolitan figure, he nevertheless maintained an emotional attachment to his Ijesa roots
By Oyebola Owolabi The Lagos State government has called for innovative ways to teach the city’s rich cultural and historical heritage using technology, to preserve them for future generations. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu spoke at a