Notorious human trafficker arrested in Edo
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it has arrested a 45-year-old woman, Rhoda Omorogie, alias Mama Bobo, for her alleged involvement in the trafficking of...
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Court sentences cleric to 14 years imprisonment for attempted robbery
Justice Raliat Adebiyi gave the sentence after he was found guilty on the two-count charge of conspiracy and attempted armed robbery filed against him by the state government. A Lagos High Court...
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Elsie needs N8m for immediate kidney transplant
Elsie Asibeh Kenine Elsie Asibeh Kenine, aged 39, was diagnosed with end stage renal disease in February 2016 and now requires N8 million to undergo immediate kidney transplant to rescue her fast...
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APC councillorship candidate’s daughter kidnapped in Lagos
The girl identified as Bukola, it was learnt was abducted on Tuesday night around 9p.m. at Ilupeju area of the state, when she went to buy fish for her mother within the community. The 19-year-old...
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Tension as suspected herdsmen rape, behead woman
Following the incident, youths of Ukpenu community embarked on a protest, venting their anger on Hausa commercial motorcyclists, leading to one of the motorcycles being set ablaze. There was tension in...
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Residents arrest suspected Badoo member in Ikorodu
The suspect A suspected member of the notorious cult gang, Badoo, presently causing mayhem in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, was yesterday arrested by residents of Ayegbami community in Igbogbo. It was...
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Another building collapses in Lagos
The collapse building A building under construction yesterday collapsed in the densely populated area of Ajegunle, Lagos State, leaving several persons injured. Although no life was lost, one of the...
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Italian kidnapper, killers of area commander arrested in Delta
Also nabbed by the police around Warri was a deadly kidnapping syndicate involving Lucky Unumeri and Charles Ighumaye, who attacked and murdered the Area Commander, Ughelli, ACP Ndababa Usman, and the...
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Court remands American over alleged $565,000 fraud
PHOTO:AFP An American national, Marco Antonio Ramirez, was yesterday remanded in prison by an Ikeja High Court for allegedly defrauding three Nigerians of $565,000.The defendant who acted as the...
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Royal Star visits The Guardian, praises roles of media in nation building
News Editor, The Guardian, Marcel Mbamalu (left); explaining the role of the media to the pupils of Royal Star Group of School during a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the newspaper in Lagos...
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Dreaded cult Badoo strikes again, kills three in Ikorodu
• Lagos Security Trust Fund parleys with artisans on intelligence gathering The dreaded ritual cult, Badoo, yesterday struck again, attacking a family of five at Olopomeji, Odogunyan area of Ikorodu in...
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Why we have not arraigned Evans - Police
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni Reasons were given by the police high command this morning why billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, decided...
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Ambode’s wife, commissioner condemn violence against children
Akinbile-Yussuf (left) presenting gift to Kehinde Daniel of Oregun High School, one of the winners of the debate to mark the Day of the African Child yesterday Wife of the Lagos State governor, Mrs....
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Expert tasks widows, women on national development
Cross section of widows at the event The Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation (AAAF) has charged widows and women to be more engaging and productive to enable them add greater value to national development....
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Evans files fresh charges, seeks N300m damages
Evans We have power to keep him for three months, police say Suspected kidnapping kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans, has again dragged the Inspector General of Police, and three others...
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OAU, UNILAG, UNILORIN, Igbinedion varsities deny increasing tuitions
UNILAG The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has said it was not planning to increase its tuition fee to N55,700 contrary to a media report. Chairman of the Academic...
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Three feared killed in Ajayi Okasanmi, communities’ clash
Three persons were yesterday feared killed during a clash between Odo-Owa and Iloffa communities in Oke Ero Local Council of Kwara State. The clash reportedly arose from disagreement over who has the...
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Vigilance team members nab suspected Badoo cultist in Ogun
Native doctors at the palace of Ikorodu monarch to begin traditional rites over killings • Police, OPC in closed door meeting over Ikorodu incessant killings, kidnapping • Traditionalists, herbalists...
View ArticleLafarge launches new digital campaign, as Easy Home initiative impacts more...
In a bid to directly engage with its customers across Nigeria, Lafarge Africa Plc, Africa’s leading housing and infrastructure solutions company, will be launching the #AskLafarge digital campaign...
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Lagos transforms KAI Brigade to environmental sanitation corps
Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule(right) with Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Samuel Adejare inspecting the guards at the inauguration of Lagos Environmental...
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