Metro

Temitope Adelakun, the convener of the  Easter Funfair in Ibadan, on Tuesday said the initiative was based on the vision to create an avenue for children to bond together and explore their creativity. Adelakun told the News Agency of…

Mr. Samuel Mashi, Chairman of Akwanga Local Government of Nasarawa State, said on Monday that gunmen have killed a pregnant woman and 15 others in Numa village of the area on Sunday night. Mashi told newsmen in Akwanga that the gunmen…

The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) says it has commenced operation “Safety on Ogun Traffic Corridors,’’ with the deployment of 350 operatives and 23 patrol vehicles for the Easter celebrations. Mr Seni Ogunyemi,…

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered that two friends, who allegedly raped a 19-year-old woman be remanded in prison. Magistrate Monisola Kamson, ordered that Sodiq Abdulrauf and Ali Ahmad, be remanded in Oke-kura Prison Yard,…

Four suspected cultists were killed during a clash between two rival cult groups of Aiye and Eiye in Ajah area of Lagos State on Sunday. A very reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos state that two suspects were…

Two persons were on Saturday confirmed dead in an accident involving a Volvo jeep and a Mack truck around Danco filling station on Lagos/Ibadan expressway. Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps…

Fire has razed six shops at the side wings of Birnin Kebbi central market on Friday night. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire gutted shops where agro chemicals and agricultural materials are being sold in the…

An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Friday ordered  one Victor Sunday to be remanded in prison for allegedly beating his neighbour to death. The Magistrate, Mrs. A.O. Salawu, remanded Sunday in Ikoyi Prisons and ordered…

The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Friday that the implementation of the Penalty Point System on traffic offenders would drastically reduce road accidents nationwide. Mr Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector…

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a commercial motorcyclist, Umar Kareya, in prison for allegedly killing passenger over N200 transport fare. The Magistrate, Mrs. Jumoke Bello, who did not take the plea of the defendant…