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Nicole needs $625,000 to battle asphyxia

Nicole Oluwasemilore Adesanya Nicole Oluwasemilore Adesanya, aged six, was born like every other child, but suffered birth asphyxia (lack of oxygen during birth), which has left her in a severe health...

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Lagos restricts movement on Ikorodu road for bridge repair

The new equipment • LSPWC gets fleet of equipment to enhance road construction, rehabilitation The Lagos State government yesterday said there would be partial restriction of movement on Ikorodu Road...

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Policeman dismissed for murder, 10 others arrested for extortion

Lagos State Police Boss, Imohimi Edgal, has arrested 10 policemen for extortion and other related offences. The officers were arrested by the X-Squad, a special unit of the command responsible for...

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Thunder kills College of Education worker in Kwara

Salami was said to have assisted a car owner, who is also an employee of the institution, to drive his vehicle from Ilorin, the state capital, to Oro, some 60km apart, before the tragic incident...

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12 pupils arraigned for cultism

The defendants were arraigned before Mrs. B.O. Osunsanmi, on a three-count charge of conspiracy and membership of Gangsters’ Confraternity, an unlawful society. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),...

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IGP promotes slain officer in IPOB/army clash

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu welcoming the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to Abia The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has conferred a posthumous promotion on the late...

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Ilorin cemetery rejects corpse of civil servant killed by lightening

Dr Abubakar Aliagan, the Coordinator in charge of the cemetery, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in llorin. The management of llorin Muslim Cemetery on Friday...

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WARIF launches ‘Gatekeepers’ initiative in partnership with Act Foundation

The Women at Risk International Foundation is set to launch its new initiative in partnership with the ACT Foundation called The Gatekeepers initiative. This project aims to eradicate gender-based...

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Christian ministry proffers solution to marital deadlocks

Left to right-His & Her Excellencies Dr. & Mrs. Segun Mimiko- former Governor 1st Lady of Ondo State; Pastor Mrs. Funke Felix-Adejumo Founder, Agape Ministries Worldwide; Mrs. Folorunso...

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Lagos government threatens to punish residents making false emergency calls

PHOTO: Financial Times Lagos State Government yesterday said that it would punish any residents who make false calls, as some residents had formed the habit of making false calls to his emergency...

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LASEMA assures residents of quick response to emergency in Apapa

LASEMA The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has assured residents that it is exploring various ways at ensuring quick and adequate response to emergency in Apapa. An emergency is a...

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Lagos unveils new youth policy for the blind

Akinbile-Yussuf presenting the Braille youth policy document to the representative of UNFPA, Dr. Esther Somefun The Lagos State government at the weekend presented the Braille version of the state’s...

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Lagos lifts restriction of movement in Fadeyi

Reconstruction of Ojota bus-stop by LSPWC at night. The Lagos State government has completed the removal of the dilapidated and disused steel pedestrian bridge at Fadeyi bus-stop along Ikorodu Road and...

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Governors mark Saudi Arabia national day in Kano

Gaidam (middle) flanked by Bagudu (left); Hafeez, Alghamdi, Abubakar, Wakkala among other dignitaries. Saudi Arabia was decked green — the color of its flag at the weekend in celebration of the...

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Police, army swoop on kidnappers’ dens in Ondo

The police embarked on “Operation Sting” at the weekend to clear Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area and popular commercial hub that serves as gateway to the eastern parts, South-South...

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Flood sacks 12 communities, destroys 3,000 farmlands in Cross River

The only bridge in Bebuo Bomaji, Cross River State collapsed after the flood. Twelve communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River have been flooded following two days of heavy rain, while...

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Man drowns in well, police begin investigation

The victim, who lived at Uli Street, Ogui in Enugu, got drowned in a well inside an uncompleted building located at Pocket Layout in Nkpokiti in the state capital. • Adetuyi tasks police on integrity,...

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NAPTIP records six convictions, rescues 158

The Controller of the zone, Mr Nduka Nwanwenne, made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin. The Benin Zone of the National Agency for the Prohibition of...

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Middle-aged man hangs self in Ondo

A middle-aged man with undisclosed identity was found lifeless beside a primary school in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday. The Guardian gathered that the identity or family...

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Group lights up Makoko with solar light bottles

Kids from Makoko holding the solar-powered torchlights. The Graduate Engineering Training Scheme (GETS), an initiative of the Energy Institute, has formed a partnership with Liter of Light, Nigeria to...

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