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Three weeks ago, 12 commuters met their untimely death, while eight others sustained injuries in a fatal crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, by Fidiwo/Ogunmakin diversion. The crash, which involved a Lagos State-registered intra-city bus travelling to Ilorin, and a Volvo truck going the opposite direction, was attributed to over-speeding. Based on reports from the Federal…

On leaving home for the recently held 22nd convocation of the Lagos State University (LASU), Fuhad Ogunsanya Adetoro, the best graduating student of the 2017/2018 session obviously knew that honour awaited him as the valedictorian. The other packages that were to come with the honour, as well as his returning home, as an adopted son…

Residents of Old Ewu/Ogunyinka streets and environs in the Mafoluku area of Oshodi, Lagos State, are appealing to the state government to come to their aid and stem the tide of flood that is ravaging their neighbourhood. Some of them who spoke to The Guardian explained that they have been at the mercy of the…

The last time the South East and Ndi-Igbo in parts of the world witnessed a Biafra-ordered sit-at–home was on May 30, 2017.

When The Guardian, which first broke the news of the existence of an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Edo State visited the facility, run by the International Christian Centre in July 2015, Tani Philemon, who volunteered to share her experiences with the Boko Haram insurgents...

The whole world was agog yesterday, celebrating the wedding of Prince Harry of Britain to Miss Megan Markle, a former American Hollywood actress for the simple fact that the union has broken many rules and barriers of prejudice, race, class, gender and identity.

The last time petroleum products flowed from the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Depot in Emene, Enugu State, to other parts of the South East, as well as, Benue and Kogi states was in 1996.

Aleto Community in Eleme, has endured heinous crimes, ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, wanton killings and other such vices, including their youths being backwards in education. But through prayers, such challenges have been brought to an end.

Saturday, May 5, 2019 would forever remain indelible in the memories of Tarabans, especially those living in Jalingo, the state capital, following the havoc visited on them by a deadly rainstorm, which took them unawares. Apart from the fact that no fewer than five persons lost their lives, and several others injured, including a catholic…

The ranking of Port Harcourt as the world’s most polluted city in the world has not just increased panic among residents but has forced some wealthy residents and those who have alternative homes to begin relocating from the city.

When the Lagos State government inaugurated the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LSNSC) in March 2017, it was with fanfare. In fact, the state government was equally excited...

For years, Osogbo, the Osun State capital has been experiencing severe flooding that wrecked havoc, destroyed homes and claimed many lives. Expectedly, the fatality rate was high due to the nature and situation of things. Inadequate river channels, lack of drainages, ineffective waste dump mechanisms...