Metro
22 Jun 2023
Edo State government has arrested two persons for flouting its directive against indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
22 Jun 2023
The police in Ogun have commenced investigation into allegations of fraud levelled against a digital loan firm, known as Legend Empowerment Services.
22 Jun 2023
Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Sexual Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday, sentenced a self-acclaimed Alfa, Yakubu Isiaka, and a cobbler, Alex Michael, to life imprisonment.
22 Jun 2023
Gunmen, yesterday, shot at close range and killed a 45-year-old forest guard in Kola-Rewire axis of Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Council of the state.
22 Jun 2023
A 43-year-old man, Chinedu Eze, yesterday, narrated how he spent 14 years in prison for his alleged refusal to cooperate with police on an issue he claimed he had no knowledge about.
22 Jun 2023
A Member of the House of Representatives, representing Ekiti North Federal Constituency 1, Hon. Akin Rotimi, Jr. on Thursday congratulated the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, on the Honorary Doctorate Degree bestowed on him by the Lagos State University on Thursday June 22nd, 2023. Hon. Rotimi who served as Principal…
21 Jun 2023
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has blamed the attitude of road users more for the traffic gridlock experienced on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on a daily basis.
21 Jun 2023
The Executive Director and Founder, KIEK Foundation, Barr. Ebele Iyiegbu has tasked women across the country to be more resilient and skilful in life.
21 Jun 2023
Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave has announced a strategic partnership with music-streaming and discovery platform, Audiomack.
21 Jun 2023
The Ondo State Police Command have arrested three hospital workers over the missing placenta of a newborn baby.
21 Jun 2023
The Northern Christian Youth Professionals has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his recent appointments of the security Chiefs, saying they are a clear testament to the President's unwavering commitment to uniting Nigerians as one and ensuring equal treatment for all citizens. In a statement by Chairman of the group, Isaac Abrak, he said the recent…
21 Jun 2023
Justice Rahmon Oshodi of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, yesterday, sentenced a man, Eniola Wasiu Ibrahim, to life imprisonment for abusing his girlfriend sexually.
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to resign his position if former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello is not prosecuted. Olukoyede said this in a chat with journalists at the EFCC Headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja on Tuesday. The EFCC is seeking to arraign Bello…
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Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N8 billion fraud. The PUNCH reports EFCC arrests Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud that Sirika got to the EFCC's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja around 1pm on Tuesday. Sirika is currently being…
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Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…
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Dangote Oil and Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the prices of diesel and aviation fuel. Dangote on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre respectively. This latest round of reductions is coming about two weeks after the company slashed the price…
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Flutterwave is ready for an initial public offering (IPO), says CEO, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola (Right)[/caption] Nigeria’s top company in the financial technology sector, Flutterwave, has rolled out plans for an initial public offering (IPO). This was disclosed by the chief executive of Flutterwave, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in Washington D.C. on…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi Pinheiro,…
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The Nigerian government has said that every Nigerian borrower who goes for made-in-Nigeria product would get better terms on their credit facility. This was revealed by President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale during in an interview on TVC. "The president has put in a stipulation that we are going to be giving through the Consumer…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request made by a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, that his order of arrest should be discharged. The court rejected the request on Tuesday after Bello who was absent at his arraignment said he is ready to make an appearance but he is afraid…
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Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate the arrest warrant order issued to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against him on April 17. Bello, through his lawyer Adeola Adedipe, SAN, made the application following an order by Justice Emeka Nwite, directing the EFCC…
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The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun states over the recent power disruption. Mr Babatunde Lasaki, General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, made the appeal in a statement in Lagos. Lasaki said the problem was caused by a fault on Badagry Express…