Metro
From campus mud to NYSC khaki: The inspiring story of Bitrus Nwalsu
By CHRISTOPHER AMEH, Bauchi Thirty-year-old Bitrus Nwalsu was recently spotted manoeuvring a locally-fabricated wheelchair through the heavy traffic of the busy Shafa Roundabout. He struggled cautiously to cross, a daily
Akure-Ado Ekiti Road: 96bn road project stalls
By Dayo Johnson & Rotimi Ojomoyela The woman was beside her SUV when a commercial motorcycle rider reportedly crashed into her vehicle. Before she could understand what was happening, other
Police repatriate Chinese fugitive wanted over rosewood smuggling
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has repatriated a Chinese national, Zhang Shijie, to Guangzhou, China, following his arrest in Nigeria
1,106 terrorists killed, 758 collaborators arrested — Abubakar
By Ndahi Marama, MAIDUGURI The immediate past Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has said troops killed more than 1,106
347 displaced as mudslide, flood ravage Cross River
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR Torrential rainfall has displaced no fewer than 347 people in Cross River State after mudslides and flash floods ravaged communities in the state in August, the
Plateau bus attack: How I survived as gunmen kill 13, including 8 passengers, driver—Lone survivor
JOS — The lone survivour of the Dungus Junction attack, Nasiru Garba, Plateau State, during which nine persons were killed, yesterday, narrated that he hid in the vehicle, as the
Anambra: Husband recounts discovery of alleged child abuse
ONITSHA — The husband of 36-year-old Anulika Onyeanusia, who was arrested by the Anambra State Police Command over an alleged sexual abuse of her underage daughter, has recounted how he
Lagos’ 5.1m-tonne waste burden: The search for way out
By Divinegrace Onosetale Five million, one hundred and ten thousand tonnes. That is the amount of solid waste Lagos could generate in one year if the state’s upper daily estimate
Alarm in Lagos markets, as fraudsters target 125 business owners
By Evelyn Usman No fewer than 125 businessmen operating in some of Lagos’ major markets have been pencilled down as potential victims by suspected fraud syndicates, in what the police
‘Where do we sleep?’ – NYSC members lament accommodation crisis nationwide
By Adesina Wahab As part of efforts to reunite the country after the civil war, the then military administration of General Yakubu Gowon set up the National Youth Service Corps,
