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…
Soyinka reacts to Buhari’s Covid-19 lockdown order, questions legality of action
Professor Wole Soyinka has frowned at the Sunday lockdown order on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states by President Muhammadu Buhari to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The Nobel laureate in a Monday…
*Police nab ‘most wanted’ serial rapist in Lagos (Guardian) *Danger looms in water transportation in Apapa (Vanguard)
Police nab ‘most wanted’ serial rapist in Lagos (Guardian) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected ‘most wanted’ serial rapist at the Egbeda area of the metropolis.The suspect, Chuks Emmanuel, is currently being interrogated at the Area ‘F’…
Lagos, Abuja, Uyo, PH, Warri, others get new Konga stores
Foremost e-commerce giant, Konga has expanded its growing list of retail stores nationwide, further cementing its place as Nigeria’s only omnichannel retail superstructure. Apart from serving as a source of fast-moving products, the retail stores enable Konga to offer quicker…
Three suspected kidnappers burnt to death in Abuja (Guardian)
Angry Mob Monday morning burnt to death three suspected kidnappers at Dutse Alhaji area in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The suspects were three young men and a female victim, who has been rushed to Kubwa General…
Minister cautions against attacks on plazas in Abuja (Guardian)
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, has expressed shock over the raid on Shoprite plazas across the territory by protesters over recent Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. He, however, urged residents of the territory,…