Metro
24 Jul 2023
About 10 senior secondary school students in Ogun State have waylaid and assaulted a teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, who stopped one of them from cheating during an examination in the school.
24 Jul 2023
The seven-man technical committee on Alaba International Market demolition, which was set up by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has assured traders and stakeholders of justice.
24 Jul 2023
Angry youths have set a suspected motorcycle thief ablaze in Agbor town, Ika South Local Council of Delta State.
24 Jul 2023
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday, July 21, stormed a hotel in Okota area of Lagos and arrested a drug kingpin, when he was preparing a recruited courier to swallow 93 pellets of cocaine meant for distribution in Italy.
24 Jul 2023
There was tension in Aladja Community of Udu Council and Ogbe-Ijoh Community of Warri South West Local Council of Delta State, following the killing of a 40-year-old Efe America at Aladja, and a 29-year-old female wedding guest at Ogbe-Ijoh.
24 Jul 2023
Shop owners in the ATC area of Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, yesterday, counted their losses as a result of fire incident that razed their goods.
24 Jul 2023
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on knowledge-sharing with the African Corporate and Government Counsel (ACGC) Forum. According to the MoU, both organisations will develop a relationship that is mutually beneficial to their in-house counsel membership With the move, the bodies are mandated to jointly organise conferences…
23 Jul 2023
Two children, yesterday, died when the fence of the house adjacent to 25 Ajao Street, Olainukan Bus Stop, Ishawo, Ikorodu collapsed on a room they were living.
22 Jul 2023
Respected scholar and former Dean, Faculty of Social Science, University of Lagos, Prof Lai Olurode has reacted to the recent subsidy removal and the planned palliatives to the most vulnerable, He said: ‘’Certainly, the Presidency is bothered by the full ramifications of the removal of fuel subsidy. Secondly, it is aware that Nigeria’s poorest of…
22 Jul 2023
The traditional ruler of Ogidi community in Anambra State, Igwe Alex Onyido (Ezechuamagha), has said that the late literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, ‘remains the pride and inspiration of Ogidi people.
22 Jul 2023
Former Minister of Transport, Dr. Kema Chikwe, has urged the Federal Government to distribute all palliatives aimed at cushioning the effects of the fuel subsidy removal through women.
22 Jul 2023
Declares emergency on health, summons medical experts to investigate The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the outbreak of Diphtheria disease in Kafanchan, IN Jema’a Local Council of the state, adding that no fewer than 10 children have died, while others were hospitalised. Meanwhile, the state Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has directed the medical team in…
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Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is in the United States of America for a high-powered symposium organised by U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). The three days conference being attended by governors of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa and Plateau states, is designed to address insecurity in Northern Nigeria and proffer better…
3 hours ago
Sir Chikwe Udensi, a security consultant with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), has urged Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, not to mix his good works with some falsehood when passing information to the people. Udensi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said that he is disturbed at the way the…
3 hours ago
The Kaduna State House of Assembly Ad-Hoc Committee has set up a committee to investigate the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The committee, established during the Assembly's sitting on April 16th, has requested a comprehensive set of documents from the state commissioner of finance. The probe will include details of all loans acquired during…
5 hours ago
Hearing in two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, could not proceed on Wednesday at a Federal High Court, Abuja.
7 hours ago
Dr. Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedevilling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and the presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates, on Wednesday in Gombe. The News Agency…
7 hours ago
The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
7 hours ago
In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
8 hours ago
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
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The Enugu State Government has banned all forms of illegal tolls and extortion of motorists by touts, warning that violators would face the full wrath of the law. The government also announced the cancellation of all existing produce and haulage revenue collection contracts by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), saying those responsibilities would now…