Metro
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The United States Embassy and former vice president, Yemi Osinbajo have wished Tunde Onakoya well in his attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records. Onakoya set up a program "About Play Chess With Tunde Onakoya" to support the dreams of millions of children globally. To achieve this, Onakoya will play chess for 58…
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Kogi State governor Usman Ododo has reportedly moved his predecessor Yahaya Bello out of his Abuja residence. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) besieged Bello's Abuja residence earlier on Wednesday. The EFCC operatives had earlier restricted movement in and around Bello’s house situated on Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4. In a video…
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The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar sparked controversy over the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project to discredit it. The group’s chairman, Chief Niyi Akinsiju Cifian, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Atiku Abubakar faulted the statement by Works Minister, Dave Umahi, that the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway…
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At least 20 people consisting mostly of women and girls, have been abducted by suspected terrorists in Na-Alma village, in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident which occurred late Tuesday night and lasted into the early hours of Wednesday morning, happened when the gunmen stormed the community in their numbers riding on…
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The Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan has ordered the remand of 29 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators for invading the premises of the Oyo State Secretariat in Ibadan on Saturday. The defendants were arraigned on Wednesday for their various involvements in the failed invasion of the secretariat and the Governor’s Office. The News Agency of…
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To combat the insecurity in the country, 10 governors representing the Northwest and North Central regions, have been invited to the United States of America (USA) to attend Governor's Symposium on Peace and Security. The symposium, according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Katsina state Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed is being…
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An angry mob of travelers have lynched a personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred close to the Dankama border community, along the Katsina-Kaita road early Wednesday morning. It was gathered that an articulated vehicle loaded with both goods and passengers was moving from…
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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu will on May 20 know his fate in his request for restoration of his revoked bail and the removal from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to house arrest. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, fixed the date…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said the Kano High Court order restraining Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from parading himself as the National Chairman of the party remains a nullity and is of no effect. The APC alleged that the court order was borne out of a desperate desire by the opposition New Nigeria Peoples…
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The arraignment of the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje failed on Wednesday over irregularities in service of charges on him and other defendants. Kano State Government filed eight count charges bordering on corruption and misappropriation of public funds against the former Governor; his wife, Hafsat Umar Ganduje; Umar Abdullahi…
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The Northern Professionals Movement and the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) Elders Support Group have called for the suspension of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike for alleged anti-party activities. In a statement jointly released by the two groups ahead of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting…
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Prof. Vincent Osunkalu, the Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (LUTH), says donated blood cannot be given for free due to the cost involve. Osunkalu spoke against the backdrop whereby many Nigerians believe that blood that has been donated should be given free to patients who need…
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Rising inflation and weak earnings have pushed 10 million Nigerians into poverty in 2023, the World Bank in its Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2024 has stated.
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the country would be able to ramp up oil and gas production to feed Dangote and other local refineries by curtailing pipeline vandalisation and oil theft through its new partnership with the Nigerian Armed Forces.
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Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the presidency of working against the party’s suspended National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
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Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged contractors and site engineers handling the construction of the 260 smart schools and 260 Type-2 primary health facilities in the 260 wards of the state on the delivery of world-class projects that would stand the test of time.
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The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, formally invited the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata, over alleged security breaches, involving shootings at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Ugbowo Campus, last Friday.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, declared immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted.
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A Nigeria Child Labour survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that about 39.2 per cent of children in Nigeria are trapped in forced labour.
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Oyo State Government, yesterday, charged residents of the state to report any illegal, life-threatening and nefarious activities going on in their environment, saying the government is out to maintain security.