Metro

A public servant in Osun State, Mr. Adenipekun Ademiju, was shot dead on Wednesday by gunmen on Ife-Ibadan expressway. The gunmen suspected to be herdsmen were said to have attempted to rob motorists at Ikire when the victim’s vehicle ran into them. Ademiju aka Okere, a staff of Atakunmosa West Local Government, reportedly boarded a…

Adewuyi Adegoke (pictured left), a pastor at Methodist Church, Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, has been arrested by the police for allegedly organising his own kidnap. TheCable gathered that Adegoke had arranged with one Oluwadare Sunday to demand N3 million ransom from his congregation. He reportedly went into hiding on Sunday evening while there were…

A 35-year old man has reportedly committed suicide on Saturday night, a day after a tipper lorry crushed his younger brother to death close to their family house along Agulu – Ekwulobia road. The man who is identified as Elochukwu Ogboo, committed suicide in Amaezike village, Agulu in Anaocha local government area of Anambra state….

A Nigerian on Twitter has alerted the public and authorities on the atrocities committed by a stepmother against her husband’s 10-year-old son at Owode Onirin in the suburb of Lagos. In one of the multiple posts on Sunday, Opomulero Eleniyan, who tweets as @Opomulero_007: wrote: This is Ezekiel Kuti, he stays with his dad and…

No fewer than 19 passengers were burnt to death on Saturday in an accident along the Akure-Owo Expressway in Ondo State. Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, Femi Joseph, said that bodies of the victims had been deposited at the mortuary of the Ondo State General Hospital in…

Residents of Isawo Agric, in Ikorudu, Lagos State have cried to Lagos State Government to come to their aid over the dilapidated road in the area. According to the residents who alerted LiveTimes, the road was pliable before the government of Akinwumi Ambode brought engineers to start work on the road. The residents added that…

A student at the Department of Hospitality Management Technology, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ezekiel Mayowa, has killed himself after he was reportedly dumped by his girlfriend. The corpse of the 34-year-old part-time student was discovered in his residence at Eyita, Ikorodu, around 5am on Friday. He was said to have taken a poisonous substance suspected to…

The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday said the loss of lives was averted on Saturday after a tanker loaded with petrol collided with a truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to a statement by FRSC from Ota on Saturday, Corps’ Route Commander, Florence Okpe, said the accident which occurred at about…

A suspected armed robber was on Friday morning caught and burnt to death in Abuja. The incident, which happened in Lugbe Zone 9 in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has thrown the entire community into a panic, as traders within the area, who had earlier gone to shops to start their daily businesses, could not…

Two officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), who were on Sunday abducted by unknown gunmen have regained their freedom. Though details of their freedom are not immediately known, the FRSC officers were said to have been released last night and had since reunited with their family. It was gathered that their abductors collected…