Tag: oshodi

Poetry: My apologies to new Oshodi

by Oluwatosin Johnson I heard tales of change, I set out to investigate, Oshodi welcomed me full of apologies,.... As I walk through, I stumble over dirt, Other feet break my stride, Loud…

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Lagos environment task force arrest pregnant women, nursing mothers, 178 other suspects (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene Officials of the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences arrested 183 suspected criminals in locations regarded as flashpoints yesterday. The suspects were rounded up…

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#StoriesWeHear: Pastor arraigned for stealing married church member’s underwear

by Isi Esene Tommy Issachar, a 25-year-old pastor was arraigned before a Oshodi Magistrates' Court on a two-count charge of breach of public peace and stealing. The accused who resides…

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4 porn magazine sellers arrested in Lagos (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has begun clampdown on distributors and sellers of pornographic materials across Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Four distributors…

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Japheth Omojuwa: Nigeria’s number one problem remains the same (YNaija FrontPage)

Pay attention to the history of nations and corporations, wherever there was a monumental leap in the fortunes of a people, there was a leap in the class of leadership.…

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Madam Monsurat: Woman to spend 2 years in jail for stealing N800,000 worth of jewelry in Oshodi

by Akan Ido Monsurat Ismalia, mother of five children was earlier today sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for stealing jewelry worth N800,000. Ismaila, 27, was convicted on two counts of…

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“My husband’s mistress threatened to disfigure me if I did not leave my husband alone” – wife tells divorce court, also begs to remain in the marriage

by Akan Ido A woman, Nkechi Obi, this week, pleaded with an Oshodi Magistrate Court in Lagos not to dissolve her marriage despite allegations of infidelity against her husband. Obi…

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Alleged man-eater, Clifford Orji, dies in prison after 13 years without trial

Isi Esene It has been confirmed that the alleged cannibal, Clifford Orji, is dead. Orji has been detained in Kirikiri prisons for the past thirteen years without going on trial…

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Tolu Ogunlesi: “Simply and squarely a failure of …” (YNaija FrontPage)

It has been three decades since that Chinua Achebe’s ‘The Trouble with Nigeria’ appeared. That is the book in which Mr. Chinua Achebe, stumped by the state of his country,…

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