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Andrew Nice Omininikoron, the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit vehicle arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a passenger, Oluwabamise Ayankole, has been accused of engaging in illicit acts with another female passenger in Lagos State. The female victim, who spoke exclusively to PUNCH Metro, accused Omininikoron of...

The Lagos government has announced a suspension of the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in motor parks across the state. The announcement comes hours after the Lagos chapter of the union withdrew its membership of the national body of the NURTW. The Lagos chapter of...

Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Igboho, has called for dialogue in the quest for self-determination, maintaining that it can be achieved without bloodshed. Igboho said this in a statement issued on Thursday by his counsel, Yomi Alliyu, in which he sued for calm among his supporters. “He...

The crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) worsened today as the Lagos State chapter and its Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as Mc Oluomo, pulled out of the national body.  This is coming less than 24 hours after the national body of the union suspended...

Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, was released from detention on at least two conditions Lawyers in the know of his release conditions made this known to Newsmen on Monday. They made this known shortly after the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua...

Yoruba Nation campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Ighoho has been released in Benin Republic. Igboho was released on Monday to Yoruba Nation arrowhead Leader of the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Banji Akintoye. Checks by The Nation show the 49-year-old agitator has spent...

Police arrest BRT driver who reportedly kidnapped, killed Bamise. The Lagos state police have apprehended the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in which Oluwabamise Ayanwole, a 22-year-old lady was reportedly kidnapped and killed. A source told The Guardian newspaper that, “the Runaway driver of the BRT bus has...

The suspended DCP Abba Kyari and six other police officers have arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday. They are charged by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over alleged involvement in cocaine trafficking. Suspended DCP Abba Kyari on Monday pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking...