An Abuja-based pastor, Rev Emeka Evans Unaegbu has been killed by gunmen inside his church in Nyanya-Jikwoyi area of Abuja. Emeka Evans, as he was popularly called, was reported to be conducting a lone vigil in his Goodnews Power Assembly…
El-Zakzaky @70: One dead, many injured as Shi’ites, Police clash in Abuja
An unidentified man was reportedly killed and many injured during a fiasco that ensued between members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ites, and personnel of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja. Secretary of IMN’s Academic Forum,…
Rain of suspects in the city, end of the road for notorious forex trader and a lot more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. 2,792 suspects arrested for various offences in Lagos (Vanguard) Two thousand seven hundred and ninety-two suspects…
Mechanic docked for criminally selling customer’s car
A 47-year-old mechanic, Bamidele Michael, on Monday appeared in a Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly selling a customer’s car without permission. The police charged Michael of Giri Junction, Abuja, with criminal breach of trust and cheating. The Prosecution…
Petrol queues resurface in Abuja over fear of price hike
Long queues have appeared in Abuja for the purchase of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol, few days after normalcy returned to the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that long queues returned to retail outlets in…
UAE extends ban on Nigerian flights
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended suspension of flights from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) from February 28 to March 10. The UAE aviation authorities made this known in the updated travel protocol posted on the website of the Emirates…
Early morning fire claims 6 in Abuja
An early morning inferno that engulfed Tipper Market, 3rd Avenue, Gwarinpa in Abuja, has claimed the lives of six persons, with several others sustaining various degree of injuries. According to witnesses, the fire outbreak which was caused by a spark…
From hawking to armed robbery; bros man must survive
Just call me Paulo, it’s not my real name because I don’t want you to publish it. My parents live in the village. I won’t tell you my village. All I will tell you is that I am not illiterate,…
Tolulope Arotile buried in Abuja
Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, was buried in Abuja on Thursday, July 23, 2020. According to a Channels TV report, the burial was at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Arotile, who died on July 14 in…
117 coronavirus cases recorded in Nigeria Tuesday bringing total to 782
Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases recorded a 117 one-day rise on Tuesday bringing the total to 782. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Lagos has the highest number of confirmed cases- 59 – after no cases were recorded in…
