Lagos is drowning in refuse as piles of waste block roads and drains across the city. Residents and health experts warn of an imminent public health crisis, with diseases like cholera and Lassa fever looming. Read more.
A Lagos court sentences Makinde Rasaq to 13 months community service for multiple sanitation violations. LAWMA warns residents against indiscriminate waste disposal.
A Lagos street sweeper was crushed to death by a bus reversing recklessly on Meiran Road. The driver fled but was caught. LASTMA confirms the tragic incident.
A female LAWMA street sweeper was killed by a commercial bus driver reversing illegally on a Lagos expressway. The driver fled but was caught by LASTMA. Read the full report.
A female Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) street sweeper was fatally struck by a commercial bus reversing unlawfully on Meran Road. LASTMA apprehended the fleeing driver. Read details of this preventable tragedy.
Lagos State plans to bring back monthly environmental sanitation to address severe waste management challenges. The state generates up to 15,000 tonnes of waste daily but collects less than a third. Read the full plan.
A soldier was killed and two are missing after troops clashed with suspected militia in Taraba. The attack occurred while securing farmers in Takum. Read the full report.
Gunmen attacked Ora community on the Osun-Kwara border, kidnapping retired Customs officer Emmanuel Owolabi and killing a chief. Police have intensified search efforts. Read the full story.
A Rufus Giwa Polytechnic student was shot dead by suspected cultists in Owo, Ondo State. The tragic incident occurred just three weeks after the death of his mother. Read the full report.
Tragedy in Kano as an Islamic cleric is murdered inside Yusuf Garko Mosque. The suspected attacker was later lynched by an angry mob. Police have launched an investigation.
Shock in Kano as a man is killed inside a mosque during dawn prayers. The suspected attacker was later lynched by angry youths. Authorities are investigating.
Delta State Police arrest night guard Godwin Mngumi for the murder of retired Justice Ifeoma Okogwu. Victim's phone recovered, one accomplice arrested, manhunt for third suspect ongoing. Read the latest.
African Union Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf condemns the horrific attack in Kalogi, Sudan, killing over 100. He demands a ceasefire, humanitarian access, and justice.
An angry mob in Ondo State beat a man to death, hacked off his genitals, and dragged his body through the streets over an alleged rape of a disabled woman. Shocking details inside.
A Ukrainian student was tortured and burned alive in Vienna after being forced to hand over cryptocurrency. Two suspects, including a fellow student, have been arrested. Read the shocking details.
A police officer was fatally shot by suspected armed robbers on Ugbowo-Lagos Road, Benin City. The incident triggered a gunfight. Read for details and eyewitness accounts.
A tragic IED explosion in Banki, Borno State, has claimed the lives of four children. A 12-year-old boy is injured. Police warn against handling suspicious objects. Read more.
A tragic IED explosion in Banki, Borno State, has killed four children. Police confirm the incident and warn against handling suspicious objects. Read the full report.
A tragic bomb explosion in Banki, Borno State, has claimed the lives of four boys, including two siblings. The victims, aged 12-15, mistook the device for scrap metal. Read the full details.
Mr. Wang, a Chinese national kidnapped in September during an attack that killed 8 NSCDC officers in Edo, has been released in Kogi. He has since returned to China. Details inside.
Former Madagali councilor Shamalsinmi Umaru was shot dead at home. His two sons were abducted, with kidnappers demanding a N7m ransom. The family pleads for help as the deadline looms.
A 17-year-old boy died after a powerful illegal firework exploded in a South LA backyard. The blast, mistaken for a bomb, occurred on West 84th Street. Read the full report.
Lagos State Government announces a 10-year plan to procure 100 CNG compactor trucks in 2026, aiming for 2,000 total trucks. LAWMA MD Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin details new billing, tricycles & landfill phase-out. Read more.
A policeman was killed and soldiers wounded when bandits attacked a joint security team in Kaduna's Kubau LGA. The team was returning from a grazing reserve assignment.
Bandits killed Samuel Abi Dangiwa, a retired teacher and former Education Secretary in Kaduna, and still collected ransom from his desperate family a month later. Read the shocking details and community outcry.
A police officer died and another was injured after a mixer truck lost control in Abuja's Central Area. The FCT Police Command has arrested the driver and launched an investigation.
Nigerian troops raided a gunrunner's hideout in Plateau, recovering an AK-47 rifle and communication equipment. In a separate incident, Imo police killed two kidnappers. Read the latest security updates.
A Federal Capital Territory Police officer died, and another was injured in a crash involving a mixer truck on Sani Abacha Expressway. The driver is in custody as investigations continue.
Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspects linked to the ritual killing of a senior FRSC officer and her daughter. The Commissioner of Police revealed chilling details of the investigation. Read the full story.
Borno police arrest 17-year-old Amir for allegedly stabbing his neighbour, Rifkatu Haruna, 35, to death and stealing her phone. The incident occurred in Maiduguri on Tuesday night. Read the shocking details.