Alvarez hat-trick helps Atletico defeat Rayo
Julian Alvarez scored a hat-trick to snatch Atletico Madrid a thrilling 3-2 win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Wednesday. The Rojiblancos fell behind in the 78th minute but…
Lagos govt apologises for flash floods, blames illegal structures, heavy rainfall
Lagos State Government has apologised to residents affected by Tuesday’s flash floods and explained that a combination of heavy rainfall, tidal lock, and illegal structures exacerbated the situation. Several neighbourhoods,…
Police to arraign NURTW leader over death of dispatch rider
By Esther Onyegbula The Lagos State Police Command said it will on Friday arraign a National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, leader, Shamsideen Adio, popularly known as Shameleon, over…
Boy beaten to death over cocoa pods
By Dayo Johnson Akure—The Ondo State Police Command, has warned against jungle justice following the death of a young boy alleged to have been beaten to death, allegedly accused of…
Bayelsa police nabs suspected killer of estate agent
By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio Yenagoa—The Bayelsa State Police Command’s Operation Puff Adder Tactical Squad has apprehended the suspected killer of Richard Ekpebu, a 42-year-old estate agent. Ekpebu was…
Cross River communal conflict escalates, many killed including commercial driver
By Emma Una CALABAR—MANY persons were reportedly killed, yesterday, in the raging communal dispute between the Ochon community in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State and their Alesi…
Container crushes police officer, another to death in Lagos
By Esther Onyegbula A police officer and a female passenger were, yesterday crushed to death in Lagos, when a 40-foot container-laden truck overturned on a commercial tricycle at Ijora Causeway,…
Tinubu, Atiku in fierce battle for Buhari’s northern bloc
By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja NIGERIA’s march toward 2027 has reached a point of no return. Quiet realignments have burst into bold declarations of loyalty, and long-standing alliances are now being…
14 banks fully met new capital requirements – CBN
•As CBN reduces interest rate to 27% •External reserve hit $43bn •NECA demands reforms to ease cost of living crisis •CBN’s easing of credit conditions a welcome, timely intervention –…
Fashion waste: Lagos charges textile industries on circular practices
By Olasunkanmi Akoni THE Lagos State Government, yesterday, charged players in the textile industry to collaborate with the government to tackle textile and fashion waste and adopt circular fashion practices…