Category: Metro
Singer, Michael Owolabi raise alarm on chemical toxicity from companies in his community in Ogun
“I write this from a painful heart. On the right-hand side is my community, Oloko near Obasanjo farms, Sango Otta, Ogun State precisely where I and my [...]
Muslim Lawyers’ Association okays death sentence judgment on Kano singer
The Muslim Lawyers’ Association (MULAN), Kano State branch has okayed the death sentence judgment against singer, Sharrif Yahaya for blaspheming the h [...]
Gunmen kill Bauchi lawmaker, abduct wives, one-year-old daughter
Gunmen have killed Musa Baraza, a member of the Bauchi state house of assembly, and abducted his wives and one-year-old daughter.
The incident happ [...]
Ondo teacher sentenced to life imprisonment for defilement
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has sentenced a teacher, Omotayo Adanlawo, to life imprisonment for defiling a 10-year-o [...]
Mailafia recants, says he got information on northern gov leading Boko Haram from traders
Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says he got the information about a northern governor leading Boko Hara [...]
Teen kidnappers abduct neighbour’s 6-year-old son in Bauchi
An 18-year-old student of AD Rufai College of Education and Legal Studies, Muhammad Isa has been arrested by the Bauchi state police command for kidna [...]
14 shot dead as gunmen raid village in Niger
The Niger police command says 14 persons have been killed by gunmen at Ukuru Village in Mariga local government area of the state.
Wasiu Abiodun, t [...]
Boko Haram now recruiting child soldiers – MNJTF
Nigerian army colonel and Chief of Military Public Information for The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Timothy Antigha has raised an alarm of [...]
Two brothers arraigned in court over death of Arotile
Nehemiah and David Adejo, two brothers detained over the death of Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, were on Thursday a [...]
60 year old man to be stoned to death for raping 12-yr-old girl in Kano
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday sentenced a 60-year-old man, Mati Abdu, to death by stoning after he was convicted for raping a 12 [...]