I set my 86-year-old mother ablaze after pastor said she’s behind my predicament’ – Daughter
A 45-year-old housewife, identified as Abiodun, nicknamed Iya Sunday, has given the reason for setting her 86-year-old mother ablaze in Ondo town, Ondo State. The suspect said her pastor told…
Top electronics distributor, three foreigners abducted in Lagos
Kidnappers have abducted the Managing Director of Fouani Nigeria Ltd, a major distributor of LG and Hisense products, along with three Lebanese while travelling by boat in Lagos. The names…
Police rescue US citizen from jumping into Lagos lagoon in suicide attempt
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad have rescued an American citizen, whose name was withheld, from jumping into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge in…
Tinubu names major Abuja highway after Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Arterial Road N20 from northern parkway to outer northern expressway (ONEX) as Prof Wole Soyinka highway. This was recommended by the Federal Capital Territory…
Tapswap frenzy: Why Nigerians are tapping their phone screens
A new trend has swept across Nigeria in recent days, with people of all ages tapping on their phone screens in pursuit of financial gain. Tapswap, a popular clicker app,…
Video: ‘Burial challenge’ – man spends 23 hour alive in coffin
A man simply identified as Young C, has spent 23 hours buried alive in a coffin as part of a daring challenge. Providing updates on his Instagram account, he assured…
Tinubu appoints ex-LAMATA boss, Dayo Mobereola as NIMASA DG
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Dayo Mobereola as the director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). In a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the…
12-year-old boy abducted, used as ‘collateral’ for bags of rice in Lagos
12-year old Junior Secondary School (JSS-2) student, (name withheld), who was allegedly used to buy two bags of rice by suspected kidnappers has been found. His father, Pastor Joshua Ogbonna…
Residents invade Abuja warehouse, steal food items
Some residents have broken into a warehouse in Abuja, thought to belong to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and looted away food items. NEMA stockpiles food items and other…
FG: Train services to start on Port Harcourt-Aba corridor in March
The Federal Government on Saturday said that train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…