A few years ago, I went shopping for my kids at Ikeja. As I was passing under the bridge by Ipodo, I saw traders quickly scooping up their wares and scampering to safety. When I saw pedestrians like me hurrying…
Railway line near Bochum closed again due to cable theft
Rail traffic around Bochum is again affected. According to the police, copper cables have now been stolen after fiber optic cables were severed last week. It is not yet clear how long the disruption will last. There are currently no…
Court orders man to clean Mosques for accommodating thieves
A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja, on Wednesday ordered a 28-year-old man, Ana’s Ibrahim, to sweep the community central mosque for six months for accommodating thieves. Ibrahim, of Zuba fruit market Abuja, pleaded guilty to belonging to gang…
Thieves grab jewels, treasures worth ‘up to a billion euros’ in Dresden (Vanguard)
Thieves grabbed jewels and other treasures worth up to a billion euros from an eastern German museum in the early hours of Monday, Bild newspaper reported. The intruders cut the electricity supply in Dresden’s Gruenes Gewoelbe, or Green Vault museum,…
NSCDC recovers 200 drums of crude oil, navy seizes truckloads of diesel (Punch)
The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday arrested seven suspected oil thieves with over 200 drums of adulterated crude worth over N10m. The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Stephen Lar, at…
Help, I am in an abusive relationship – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha
I have a vague recollection of the first time I visited Lagos. Once a year, my parents did a road trip to Abeokuta; where we are from. So, whoever was available would follow them. I went with them because I…
