Category: Metro
Mothers of ‘yahoo boys’ will be jailed if found guilty – SCIID boss
The Deputy Commissioner in-charge of the Lagos State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID), Panti Street, Yaba, Lagos, Yetunde Lo [...]
Sexual harassment bill to penalize academics, exempts clerics
The Senate has proposed up to a 14-year jail term, without an option of fine, for academics who commit sexual offences in tertiary institutions. The s [...]
Offensive users of social media may get 3 month jail term
The Nigerian Senate has proposed a three-month jail for offensive users of social media. The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Sani [...]
Burning building in Lagos Island collapses, kills policeman
The front section of a six-storey building, located at 43 Martins street, Lagos Island, gutted by fire on Tuesday, collapsed around 8.30pm, killing a [...]
VP stopped investigations into embezzlements by his high-profile friends – Obono-Obla
The suspended chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, has alleged that vice preside [...]
Late Pius Adesanmi’s wife under fire for burying his remains in Canada without family’s consent
Family members of Nigerian scholar, late Pius Adesanmi, are currently at loggerheads with his wife, Muyiwa, who they claim buried his remains in Canad [...]
Army foils Boko Haram bid to attack Lagos, arrests eight
Eight Boko Haram suspects were over the weekend, arrested by the military, in connection with plans to attack facilities in Lagos. According to The Na [...]
Student expelled from FUNAAB for writing open letter to VC on Facebook
A 200-Level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Michael Adewale Ifemosu, has been expelled by the university for alle [...]
Kidnappers of Kano children to be sentenced to death – Ganduje
Governor of Kano State governor, Abullahi Ganduje has said that the kidnappers of nine children in Kano, will face death penalty. Earlier in the month [...]
Magu snubs question about Tinubu’s bullion vans
Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), snubbed a question on the petition against Bola Tinubu over alle [...]