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Protesting okada riders attempt to set ablaze Alapere police station in Lagos

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Agency (Taskforce) has concluded plans to prosecute…

Residents jubilate as Kano’s ‘village of idiots’ gets new name

Residents of Karaye village in Kano State are in celebration mode after their community…

Gunmen abduct three Chinese in Osun, kill police orderly

Three Chinese expatriates were Monday evening abducted by some gunmen in Itagunmodi, Osun State.…

Use fireworks, get arrested and prosecuted, Police warns FCT residents

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has warned against the use of fireworks…

Alleged N400m fraud: Olisa Metuh knows fate February 25

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed Feb. 25 to deliver judgment…

Lagos convicts 452 traffic offenders in four months

The Lagos State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, said…

Lady jumps out of moving vehicle to escape kidnappers in Ikorodu

A student, Chijioke Ifeasinachi, has narrated how she jumped out of a moving vehicle…

I was raped at eight, told my mom but she called me a liar, says lady as she shares painful childhood memories

A lady has narrated how negligence from one's parents can have some life-damaging effects…

Security votes spending: Court grants SERAP leave to sue Buhari, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, others

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday granted leave to the Socio-Economic Rights…

Uber loses licence to operate in London for second time in two years

Uber has been stripped of its licence to operate in London over safety breaches,…

Think Africa is fully independent? Change your mind, there’s an African Island under UK’s colonial administration

The African Union (AU) has demanded the United Kingdom end its "continued colonial administration"…

Factory worker falls inside melting pot in Ikorodu, dies instantly

A factory worker has died from injuries he sustained during an industrial accident while…

Man, 26, drowns inside National Stadium swimming pool

26-year-old Sodiq Yusuf has allegedly drowned while swimming inside the National Stadium’s swimming pool…

RRS stops man from jumping into Lagos Lagoon in suicide attempt

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos State have rescued a man who…

N1.45 trillion smuggled goods enter Nigeria from Benin yearly, says World Bank

No fewer than goods worth N1.45 trillion are smuggled into Nigeria annually from the…