Eko Electric worker electrocuted in Lagos

A 42-year-old staff member of an electricity distribution company, Oluwole Orija, has been electrocuted while working in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State.   The incident occurred at about 8:15 pm on Monday, March 17, 2025.   The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident in a statement…

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Governor Makinde condemns emergency rule in Rivers State, says democratic tenets must never be tampered with

Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo state, has condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.  Makinde shared his thought in his biweekly newsletter, ‘The Business of Governance (Issue 110)’, published on Thursday evening, March 20.  Recall that on Tuesday, March 18, President Tinubu announced a state of…

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Man and his wife arrested for brutal assault on schoolgirl who plucked mangoes from their compound in Maiduguri (videos)

A man identified as Mamman Shettima Baba has been arrested for brutally b3ating a young schoolgirl for plucking mangoes from a compound in the Pompomari Housing Estate of Maiduguri, Borno State.   Baba was arrested on Friday, March 21, 2025, alongside his wife, who filmed a video of the assault.    The incident, captured on…

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