Metro

The police on Tuesday arraigned three men who allegedly assaulted three members of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State. The police charged Taorid Mudashiru, 38; Qudus Oluwo,…

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Zubairu Muazu, says all hands are on deck to ensure the safe return of the Director of the State Fire Service, Mr Rasaki Musibau, and others abducted in the state on Saturday. Musibau and six…

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 22-year-old car washer, Onyekazuru Samuel, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter. The defendant, who resides at Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos State, is standing trial for…

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded three persons who allegedly robbed motorcyclists at gunpoint. Magistrate S. K. Matepo ordered that Kabiru Abu, 21; Faruk Afolagbe 20, and Okiki Salami, 20, should be kept at the Kirikiri…

As the scorching sun bites harder in Maiduguri, soft drink vendors are recording high sales, as people buy more cold drinks to quench their thirst. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rise in temperature to above 40…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday confirmed a passenger train crushed a beggar to death at Muslim area of Lagos. Mr Jerry Oche, the Lagos District Manager (RDM) of the corporation,made confirmation while addressing…

A 60-year-old man, Tesleem Balogun, who stood as guarantor for his son, who is standing trial for allegedly stealing a tricycle worth N866,000, on Monday appeared in a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court. Balogun, who lives on Aina Jakande…

Three persons were on Monday confirmed dead in an accident involving a tipper loaded with granite and a Dangote truck around Mile 12 Market, Ogere, Ogun, on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson for Traffic…

A private Lexus Jeep on Sunday plunged into the river on Ijebu-Ode/Benin Expressway, killing a woman and injuring her daughter, an official has said. The Public Relations Officer of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE),…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has appealed to motorists to always ensure the use of seat belts while driving, to reduce the severity of road crashes. Assistant Corps Commander, Ohiani Martins, made the plea when he led his team…