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Oshodi: How Minister of Works reversed demolition of Owonifari market

The eventual demolition of Owonifari Market in Oshodi area of Lagos State was long coming.

MTN reportedly sacks 2,000 workers after Visafone takeover

MTN said it will address the media on the reported Visafone takeover on Thursday.

Oshodi demolition: “Isopakodowo market a death trap” – dislodged trader warns

“I’m still a young man and I have a wife and two children…I don’t want to die.”

Escalator, I hate thou!

“I felt mentally abused and psychologically traumatised. I walked gently back to my hotel room and didn’t come out for days.”

Strictly NYSC: 13 brilliant ways to make money as a corper

Smart corpers have started looking at getting additional streams of income apart from the regular “allowee.”

OPINION: “Degoatification” and the dilemma of a yam plunderer

“Return the yam before the “degoatification” process reaches your slum.”

Nollywood rib-cracker Dede One Day to be buried in February

Dede One Day reportedly slumped while anchoring an event last December.

Tejuosho “ghost” market: KAI officers allegedly extort money from petty traders

Elderly woman: “I had to borrow the money from another trader to stop KAI from taking my goods away.”

“Biafra pikin”: Nnamdi Kanu’s wife delivers baby boy

Kanu, who’s being detained by the secret service, may not get to meet his baby boy any time soon.

“They harassed my kids, kidnapped my wife” – Nigerian player Fegor Ogude

Ogude: “I don’t know the state in which my wife is since last night.”

“We’ll treat workers like kings and queens” – Lai Mohammed

Mohammed: “It’s morally wrong of us to expect workers to come early to work when they are using staff buses that are 20 years old.”

Police officer walks away as drivers quarrel, cause traffic jam after truck “brushed” man’s car

The police officer is usually interested only in “arresting” motorcycle operators (okada men) and “extorting” money from them.

Police allegedly tried extorting money from man minutes after escaping death

Immediately after the crash, police officers were reported to have stormed the scene.

Corruption: How EFCC “friendly arrested” Olisah Metuh

“They said he was not being arrested but friendly invited.”

Jonathan dedicates international award to Nigerians

“I believe that my people, the Nigerian people, are more deserving of this honour.”

Photos: Nnewi petrol station after inferno, explosions

The accident happened 11 days after the deadly Nnewi gas plant explosions.

Drama as Stella Adadevoh’s family disown Ebola movie

The family intends to hold the filmmakers legally accountable.

“Wicked” chicken escapes death, sends buyer to hospital on New Year’s Day

The broiler simply decided it would rather live to die another day.