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Ex-PDP Chairman, 22 Others Abducted As Gunmen Attack Abuja

Ex-PDP Chairman, 22 Others Abducted As Gunmen Attack Abuja

Forty gunmen reportedly raided the Kawu Community in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), kidnapping 23 people, including former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ward Chairman, Alhaji Alhassan Sidi Kawu. New Telegraph…

Hoodlums Stab Photographer To Death In Niger

Zacchaeus Salawadeen, a 33-year-old freelance photographer was reportedly killed by suspected hoodlums after being stabbed several times in front of his three children in Minna, Niger State. The hoodlums were alleged to have followed Salawadeen…

Two Fake Soldiers Nabbed In Lagos

Two Fake Soldiers Nabbed In Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the arrest of two men for reportedly parading themselves as soldiers falsely. The Public Relations Office Commander of the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed their arrest on Wednesday, saying the…

Lagos Raises Financial Instruments For Commodities

Lagos Raises Financial Instruments For Commodities

The Lagos State Government has signed an agreement with the Lagos Commodities and Future Exchange (LCFE) and key capital market operators to provide sustainable finance to the commodities ecosystem through the generation of tradable financial…

Lagos set for Film Festival- Censors Board boss

Lagos set for Film Festival- Censors Board boss

What are the challenges in Nollywood and how are you dealing with them?  One of the ways the Lagos State Government has intervened in Nollywood is in the area of funding. A committee was set…

Group hails Sanwo-Olu’s achievements, second term re-election

Group hails Sanwo-Olu’s achievements, second term re-election

A pressure group of Awori indi- genes in Lagos State has hailed the many achievements and re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu in Lagos State. The Secretary General of the Association, Mr. Oludayo Sunday, says…

Timeless: Davido Narrates How His Father Arrest Him Severally

Timeless: Davido Narrates How His Father Arrest Him Severally

Afrobeats megastar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has narrated how his dad, Chief Adedeji Adeleke sent policemen to arrest him several times in the early days of his career. The 30-year-old DMW boss said…

Tobacco still appeals to smokers despite danger warnings

Tobacco still appeals to smokers despite danger warnings

Smoking has many adverse health effects, including life-threatening complications and death. Experts say enforcing control measures against the product will help address associated problems. OLUSAYO OLASENI and BOLUWATIFE MOSES report   Mr. Olumide Ajayi, a…

Osun on edge as election violence grips state

Osun on edge as election violence grips state

Security is said to be fundamentally integral to the electoral process which began last weekend to define the general elections that would reflect the free expression of the will of the electorate. However, Osun has…

Bikes’ Crushing: Unleashing sledgehammer against masses’ lawlessness

Bikes’ Crushing: Unleashing sledgehammer against masses’ lawlessness

Caleb Onwe, Abuja   The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said its harsh policy of impounding and instantly crushing bikes of lawless commercial motorcyclists, also known as Okada riders, was a last resort, after…