Thursday, 4 February 2016

Female driver crushes eight to death in Lagos


Tragedy struck on Ilaje Road, in the Bariga area of Lagos State, after a female motorist in a LandCruiser Sport Utility Vehicle crushed eight pedestrians to death.

Police fire tear gas at workers, injure one


There was panic on Monday on Iju Road, Lagos State, after policemen used tear gas to disperse protesting workers at the Linda Manufacturing Company, during which a lady, identified simply as Aina, was hit by a tear-gas canister in the face.

Woman, 41, dies during stampede for N1m gov’s gift


A 41-year-old food seller, Mrs. Lizzy Offiong, has died while struggling for a share of the N1m the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, gave to Mbiaobong market women.

Doctor kills husband with hammer after threesome with teenager

The couple

A doctor has been accused of murdering her husband after a threesome with a teenager.

The doctor, Chamari Liyanage allegedly beat her husband, Dinendra Athukorala to death with a hammer out of fear that he would reveal that they were having sex with a 17-year-old,

Bank workers arrested for diverting customers’ savings


The police in Lagos have arrested three workers of the Eco Bank of Nigeria Plc for allegedly defrauding the bank to the tune of N2.7m.

Neighbour stabs pregnant woman to death over N1,000 debt


A six-month old pregnant woman, identified as Mrs. Ikhuoria, has been allegedly stabbed to death by her neighbour over a debt of N1,000.

Hoodlums stab LAWMA worker for tipping off police


A worker with the Lagos State Waste Management Agency, Oluwaseun Thomas, is currently on admission at a private hospital on the Lagos Island, after hoodlums stabbed him in the eye for allegedly reporting their activities to the police.

Goat seller in jail for selling Indian hemp


A 28-year-old man, Ishyaku Abdullahi, was on Wednesday remanded at Ikoyi Prisons, Lagos after pleading guilty to drug trafficking.