A tragic incident occurred in Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, as a hit-and-run driver killed an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Idris Lawal, at a checkpoint on Iworoko Road. The incident, which took place around 11pm on Monday at Ayemi Garage, happened during a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by …
Read More »Nigerian Nurse Jailed in UK for Neglecting Baby
Ruth Auta, a Nigerian nurse working in the United Kingdom, has been sentenced to three years in prison for neglecting her 10-week-old baby, Joshua Akerele, who tragically died while she was at work. According to the Daily Mail, Auta, 28, left Joshua alone in her nurse’s accommodation for eight hours …
Read More »Court Grants N100m Bail to 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail of N10 million each to 10 protesters arrested during the last #EndBadGovernance demonstrations. The protesters, including Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (Lenin), 28; Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi (Yomi), 34; Suleiman Yakubu, 28; Comrade Opaluwa Eleojo Simon, 50; Buhari Lawal, 21; Mosiu Sadiq, 28; Bashir …
Read More »Waterborne Diseases Threaten Borno, NEMA Warns
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a warning about a potential outbreak of waterborne diseases following the recent flooding in Maiduguri, Borno State. Mrs. Zubaida Umar, the Director-General of NEMA, has deployed additional search and rescue personnel and facilities to support the ongoing efforts to rescue Maiduguri residents …
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