Metro
16 May 2023
Calamity was averted, yesterday, when a billboard hosting advertisements for Adron homes collapsed on vehicles parked at ‘garage’ at Ojodu Berger, Lagos.
16 May 2023
Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC) and Retired Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. Solomon Arase, has blamed poor implementation of community policing on lack of trust in police by Nigerians.
16 May 2023
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery of goods worth N186,000.
16 May 2023
An Osun State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Iragbiji, yesterday, remanded a herdsman, Umoru Baba, and a driver, Babatunde Afeez in a correctional facility for allegedly causing the death of a family of three.
16 May 2023
Renowned educationist and longest serving Principal of Anwar-UL Islam College, Agege, Lagos, Alhaji Jimoh Adisa Gbadamosi, who died in the early hours of, yesterday, Monday, May 15, 2023, at 96 years, will be buried today at Abari Cemetery, Lagos, by 4:00p.m.
16 May 2023
Youths in Nsukka Local Council of Enugu State, under the aegis of Nsukka Youths Association (NYA), have organised prayer sessions over incessant untimely deaths in the area.
16 May 2023
Asclepius Consulting marks World Hypertension Day today the 17th of May. The day is used to raise awareness of the importance of measuring periodic blood pressure and knowing its normal levels. Also, organizations share knowledge of early prevention methods of high blood pressure and also highlight prevalence of high blood pressure in the Nigerian Society. The…
15 May 2023
An unspecified number of people have sustained various degrees of injuries following an explosion from an explosive device in Taraba State.
15 May 2023
In furtherance of its pursuit to environmental sustainability, Keystone Bank Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading deposit money banks, recently donated protective garments to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). Presenting the items to the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) for distribution among its highway sweepers and workers in the FCT, the bank’s head of Public…
15 May 2023
The cry for justice, yesterday, resonated one year after Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a second-year Christian College student, who was killed by a mob of Muslim students after being accused of blasphemy, in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
15 May 2023
Operatives of Decoy squad of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old suspected kidnapper, Emmanuel James, ‘m’, and the syndicate driver, one Ejiro Peter, ‘m’, 25, at Otor-Udu, Ughelli South Local Council of the state.
15 May 2023
Operatives of Rivers State Police Command have arrested one Kelvin Akaa, a suspected member of a fake employment syndicate in the state. Officers from Choba Police Division arrested Akaa, in Port Harcourt, on Saturday, following complaints by his victims.
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed a new board to oversee the affairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Tinubu announced the appointment of seven Nigerian professionals on Friday in a statement by presidency spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale. The SEC board has Mairiga Aliyu Katuka as Chairman; Emomotimi Agama is Director-General while Frana Chukwuogor is Executive…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned the public not to fall for a video suggesting it is auctioning vehicles. NCS on Friday refuted the video with scandalous narration announcing a purported auction of vehicles. Customs issued a statement on Friday to alert the general public on the video while warning them not to fall…
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Akwa Ibom State Government has indicated readiness to commence aggressive desilting of gutters and flood channels across the state.
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Lagos State government on Friday said it has apprehended 10 fake enforcement officials around the Cele/Itire axis of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway of the state. The apprehended persons; Ojo Oluwaseun, Rafiu Agbabiaka, Babatunde Ibrahim, Abiodun Olusegun, Daniel Olanrewaju, Aweda Kabiru, Olufowobi Michael, Olamilekan Olasupo, Bunmi James and Iyiola Shola(female) were caught carrying out unauthorised enforcement using…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has monitored the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise in Abuja. Prof. Oloyede who monitored the exercise at the Kogo Computer Based Tests (CBT) Centre in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the process. He reiterated the examination body's earlier order…
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned newly-registered companies against paying certain fees to obtain tax identification number (TIN) amongst others. The management of CAC gave this warning in a statement on its X handle on Friday. CAC said it noticed email messages sent to directors of newly-registered companies. READ ALSO: CAC targets registration of…
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Sansani town, the headquarters of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, has been thrown into a state of mourning as unidentified gunmen carried out a brazen attack, claiming the life of monarch Abdulmutalib Jankada. Sources close to the matter said the attack occurred on Thursday inside the monarch's palace at about…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised concern over "orchestrated internal and external conspiracies malicious aero-politics, imperialistic intrigues, and discrimination" to frustrate Air Peace operations internationally. In a statement on Friday signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo noted at the plenary of their National Executive Committee (NEC), that such a plot was not healthy…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed money laundering charges against former Attorney-General Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled on Friday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to present a strong enough case (prima facie case) against Adoke. EFCC alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to meet up with the FIRS's projected N1.9trillion tax from the public sector. ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu Adamu at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Abuja assured the FIRS that the…