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Police storm Agba Jalingo’s Lagos residence, hold wife, daughter hostage

Policemen from the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Friday stormed the residence of human rights activist, Agba Jalingo, Channels Television…

2 years ago

Kidnappers on motorcycle killed fleeing lawyer —Zamfara NBA

A lawyer, Benedict Azza, was shot dead on Thursday by two suspected gunmen on motorcycle in Gusau, Zamfara State, despite…

2 years ago

Three teenagers rape neighbour’s 18-yr-old disabled daughter

An Iyaganku Family Court sitting in Ibadan ordered the remand of three teenagers and a 12-year-old in a juvenile home on…

2 years ago

Woman, daughter, 6 others die in Lagos church stampede

■ Police confirm 2 deaths, seal off premises A 45-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter were among the eight people believed…

2 years ago

Eight dead as Somali forces battle Al-Shabaab at besieged hotel

At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist militants on a hotel in the Somali…

2 years ago

Commuters groan, businesses shut as Sango-Ota road collapses

The deplorable condition of the Sango-Ota end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State, has continued to compound the woes of…

2 years ago

FRSC receives 316 new operational vehicles from FG

The Federal Road Safety Corps has taken delivery of 316 new vehicles procured by the Federal Government to ease its…

2 years ago

JUST IN: Lagos extends okada ban to Mushin, Oshodi-Isolo, Kosofe, Somolu

Lagos State Government has extended its ban on commercial motorcycle (okada) operation to four more local governments, making a total…

2 years ago

No part of Lagos is under any lockdown – Lagos police

The Lagos State Police Command has denied reports that some parts of the state is under a partial lockdown as…

2 years ago

Man ‘Selling Hard Drugs on Jiji’ Arrested in Abuja

Orakwe Chibuike Celestine, the MD/CEO of Marvelrock Pharmaceuticals and Stores Ltd., has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement…

2 years ago