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21-year-old butcher stabs colleague’s to death in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old butcher, Selim Ayodele, over the alleged stabbing to death of his 26-year-old colleague, Ibrahim Wasiu, following a disagreement at their workplace in Alagbole, Ogun State. Read Also: Family see...
safety
Why crashes on Otedola Bridge — Lagos govt
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has absolved Otedola Bridge of any structural or engineering defects, attributing the recurring fatal crashes on the corridor to reckless driving, driver indiscipline, and overloaded heavy-duty trucks. The State Commissioner for Tra...
News
Farancis Duru: Meet the baby-faced legend of Nollywood
By Benjamin Njoku & Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Nigerian movie industry has been thrown into mourning again as popular actor, Francis Duru, has passed away at the age of 57 . Duru died following a brief illness, according to a statement released by his family in the early hours of Fr...
safety
2027: Violence threatening polls – ‘Tinubu must come’, ‘Tinubu must go’ supporters clash
*Parties lament raging danger to members’ lives *From Lagos to Enugu, Edo, Rivers, Kogi, Adamawa, meetings, rallies under attack *Opposition alleges killings, gunfire, assaults, destruction of party offices *INEC activates early-warning mechanism; reputation experts warn of inves...
business
From Atiku’s spokesmen to Tinubu’s spokesmen – yesterday, Atiku; today, Tinubu; tomorrow, who knows?, by Stephanie Shaakaa
A microphone has no permanent owner. The man holding it today may well be holding it for somebody else tomorrow. Segun Showunmi has given Nigerians another reason to examine the curious business of political loyalty. Read Also: 2027: Atiku suffering from ‘Emir complex’ — Segun So...
government
‘Courts are now market stalls’: Nigerians react to Justice Augie’s jabs on judiciary
•‘If we lose courts, we lose election before first vote’ •Nigeria’s judiciary on trial — Welson •Courtroom should not be turned into final polling unit — Adewale By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South West A retired justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Amina Adamu Augie, last w...
government
Who recruits ad hoc workers for INEC?
When Nigerians discuss election preparedness, attention often turns to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, its national commissioners and the technology the commission plans to deploy. Read Also: 2027: Violence threatening polls But former INEC Na...
parks
Return of Ebola: Triumph of 2014, test of 2026
By Sola Ogundipe October 20 has acquired an unsettling significance in Nigeria’s public health history. 12 years ago, on that date, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Nigeria free of Ebola after a painstaking campaign halted an outbreak that threatened to overwhelm the ...