nigerian metro news 070220

Kenya’s Sharon Cherop emerged as the first female athlete to finish the 42km race at the 2020 Lagos City Marathon. Her compatriot, David Barmasai, earlier emerged winner of the male category of the 2020 Lagos City Marathon. The 42km race commenced from National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos and ended...

You wouldn’t be wrong to call David Barmaasi Tumo the slayer of the 2020 Lagos Marathon 42-kilometre race. He not only won the race, he also set a new record! He crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 20 seconds – a new record for the … Read more via BellaNaija –...

A stray bullet fired during a skirmish between the police and protesting commercial motorcyclists (also known as Okada riders) in Lagos pierced the stomach of a schoolgirl and ruptured her bladder, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. Mariam Shobukola, 15, had accompanied her school principal to make a...

IgbereTV reports that famous Islamic leader and scholar, Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has condemned the present state of Insecurity witnessed in the country as a result of Boko Haram. In the video below, he said that Nigeria has witnessed more death as a result of Boko Haram now than during...

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has thrown his weight behind Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s decision to ban motorcycles and tricycles in Lagos state. Fashola, who is a two-time Governor of the state, insisted that okada was not part of the plan for the state. While speaking...

A fresh attack by unknown gunmen has claimed three lives in Kaduna state – Two Fulani men and a trader were reportedly killed in the attack which happened at Kaura local government area of the state – The attack which reportedly happened on Wednesday, February 5, has not … Read more via...