In Edo, suspected ritualists abduct, kill man with hunchback
Suspected ritualists have abducted and killed a 37-year-old man with a hunchback in Edo State. The victim simply identified as Usokpowu aka Tokyo, was a musician and professional Master of Ceremony...
View ArticlePDP holds parallel congresses in Ekiti, Ogun
• Exercise peaceful in Delta, Ebonyi, Gombe The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held its state congresses yesterday with crisis rocking the exercise in some states. The congress was peaceful in Delta,...
View ArticleAPC dismisses Fayose’s claim over debts on federal projects
Ayodele Fayose The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of deceit, over claims that the Federal Government did not refund the expenditures he incurred on...
View ArticleAccolades for Sogolo at UI colloquium
Friends and associates of eminent, Prof. Godwin Sogolo yesterday, gathered in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to celebrate the nonagenarian for his contribution and achievements. The event was a...
View ArticleI was stripped naked, forced to take fidelity oath, woman tells court
A 44-year-old woman, Susan Lijadu, yesterday told a Lagos Island Customary Court, that her husband, Folarin forced her to make a covenant with him. Folarin, 47, had in April urged the court to dissolve...
View ArticleMonarchs mediate in Ubulu-Uku kingship crisis
Prince Akaeze Traditional rulers in Aniocha South Local Council of Delta State have taken steps to stem the escalating spate of acrimony among indigenes of Ubulu-Uku over who succeeds the late king of...
View ArticleGunmen kill five in Rivers, slay three soldiers in Bayelsa
PHOTO: udeytrymedia.com In what seems to becoming a daily affair in the Niger Delta, unidentified gunmen yesterday invaded the premises of the Rivers State High Court complex along Moscow and Station...
View Article‘God is my witness, I didn’t kill her...’
Lekan Shonde recounts final moment with his late wife My first contact with Lekan Shonde was in the office of the Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), ACP Tunji Disu. He was already seated with his...
View ArticleSave Okpokwu from chronic kidney disease
Okpokwu Like every other young married lady, Mrs. Jacinta Okpokwu had her own plans about the future, but terminal sickness is at the verge of changing it. The 28-year-old lady, who hails from Aku in...
View ArticleOver 500 Lagos buildings may collapse
One of such collapsed buildings Rehabilitate or face prosecution, owners of distressed buildings told A stern warning has been issued by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development,...
View ArticleLagos releases N10b for completion of 114 LG roads
Newly constructed Ago Palace Way, Okota PHOTO: LASG The Lagos State Government has released the sum of N10.8billion to date to ensure completion of the ongoing construction of 114 roads across the 20...
View ArticleYouths set house, farm of federal lawmakers on fire in Kano
Senator Kabiru Gaya Some youths suspected to be political thugs, on Wednesday set ablaze the residence of Senator Kabiru Gaya, in Gaya Local Government area of Kano State. The youths also set ablaze...
View ArticleCattle rustling crackdown fuels kidnapping in North Nigeria
HerdsmenAbdulaziz Umar thought he was going to be robbed when about 16 armed men on motorcycles dragged him from his car as he drove to Nigeria's capital, Abuja, from the northern city of Kaduna. It...
View ArticleHorror! Horror!!... Shagamu-Ogijo-Mosinmi-Ikorodu road story
Shagamu-Ogijo-Mosinmi-Ikorodu Road Commuters on the 25-kilometre Shagamu-Ogijo-Mosinmi-Ikorodu Road have tasked the lawmakers representing Lagos and Ogun East, as well as the Ministry of Works to...
View ArticleLekan Shonde, alleged wife killer, on hunger strike
Lekan Shonde and his late wife Alleged wife killer, Lekan Shonde, who has spent three days in police custody, has reportedly gone on hunger strike. He has declined to eat since he voluntarily turned...
View ArticlePolice rescue boy abducted by mother’s driver
Goodnews with his mother … Quiz Anambra councillor over nephew’s death Men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) of the Rivers State Police Command has rescued a four-year-old boy, Goodnews Tenalo,...
View ArticleAgony without end on Oshodi- Apapa expressway…
A tanker falling into a section of the deplorable road After an enduring wait lasting nearly five months for the passage of the 2016 budget, regular road users of the Oshodi-Apapa expressway are...
View ArticleAbandoned Mafoluku road leaves residents in distress
The abandoned road For residents of Beesam in Mafoluku area of Oshodi, Lagos State, the birth pains of development is taking longer than necessary and they are in a dilemma over a protracted road...
View ArticleReign of terror in Oto Awori as cult activities claim five
Late Perry It is a graveyard peace for residents of Alemu in Oto Awori Local Council Development Area (LCDA) over fears of a showdown between rival suspected cult members. After the quiet community...
View ArticleBayelsa political appointees get 30% pay cut
Gov. Seriake Dickson As part of efforts to cushion the effects of the dwindling federal allocations to the state, the Bayelsa State Government has announced a 30 per cent pay cut for all political...
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