Metro
‘Dance of Shame’: How Nigerians turn suspected thieves into social media content
By Emmanuel Okogba A growing social media trend in Nigeria has seen people accused of theft being made to dance after they are apprehended, with videos of the incidents attracting
How hardship forces homes to shun balanced diets
By Elizabeth Adegbesan For Mrs. Alele Hamzat, a mother of four, the daily ritual of preparing breakfast has shifted from a routine household task into a stressful mathematical equation. Read
Edo/Delta: When concession turns highway into hell
By Ozioruva Aliu WHEN the concession of the about 125-kilometre Benin-Asaba Highway was initiated in 2023 and then officially launched in March 2025, road users, commuters and residents along the road corridors felt, for
Millions licensed to die under power lines: How govt planning failures put lives, investments at risk
By Nnamdi Ojiego For more than two decades, pupils of Clementine Schools in Agbado Oke, Lagos resumed each morning beneath the shadow of twin high-voltage electricity transmission lines.Parents dropped off
More People, More Trash: Hamzat blames influx for Lagos waste surge
Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Kadri Hamzat, has said that the continuous influx of people into the state adds to waste generation, noting that government will deploy 220 newly-acquired
OML 42: Delta community threatens to shutdown oil operations over spill
By Jimitota Onoyume Odidi, a host community of OML, 42, in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta, has protested over the oil spill in the area, urging the firm
‘Run, they shoot you, stay, abduction; not even chicken left’ — Zamfara woman recounts bandit terror
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo A 55-year-old woman, Fatima, has recounted the horror of bandit attacks in Zamfara State, saying residents are often left with the grim choice of being shot if
First storey building in Old Aguata to be annexed to Anambra’s Igbo Ukwu Museum
By Vincent Ujumadu The first one storey building constructed in the ancient town of Igbo Ukwu in Aguata local government area of Anambra State, will soon become an annex of
Four children gone in three days’ – Father cries for justice over mysterious deaths
By Peter Duru, Makurdi For Emmanuel Ochayi, a father of five from Amufu community in Edumoga, Okpokwu Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state, the past few days have been
3 killed over N200 fare dispute in Lagos
—CP Lagos, 9 Brigade Commander, Tactical Squad, RRS visit scene Three persons were, yesterday, reportedly killed and several others injured, following a violent clash in the Ikola area of Ipaja,
