Metro
4 Jul 2023
Brig-Gen Yusha'u Ahmed, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), he is doing everything possible to reposition the scheme for better performance in the delivery of its mandate to promote national unity, cohesion, and integration. The DG spoke in Kaduna at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Batch 'B' pre-orientation workshop with the…
4 Jul 2023
The last is yet to be heard of the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the national chairman of the party, Sen Abdullahi Adamu distanced the party from the selection of principal officers of the National Assembly. Speaking when he, alongside members of the APC national working committee (NWC) met with members…
4 Jul 2023
The trial of Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos State, Frederick Nwajagu, for terrorism was on Tuesday stalled due to absence of his counsel. Nwajagu is standing trial before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square. He is charged by Lagos State Governmentand and was arraigned on May 9 on a nine-count…
4 Jul 2023
The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of six persons in an attack by local vigilantes, Yan Sakai, in Kadamutsawa community of Bungudu Local Government Area. A statement on Tuesday issued in Gusau by the command spokesman, ASP Yazid Abubakar said the attack, which took place on June 28, left four people injured.…
4 Jul 2023
Mr Ladi Adebutu, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 governorship election candidate in Ogun, and his party on Tuesday presented 8,000 documents as exhibits before the Election Petition Tribunal. Adebutu in the petition, marked, EPT/OG/GOV/03/2023, is challenging the victory of Gov. Dapo Abiodun, bordering on alleged non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act and electoral…
4 Jul 2023
The Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the request of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori to appoint 20 Special Advisers (SAs) to assist in driving the administration of the state. The approval of the governor’s request followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Mr Emeka Nwaobi, during plenary of the Assembly, presided…
4 Jul 2023
A housewife, Latifat Musa, prayed for divorce from an Area Court in Ilorin over strange sickness and miscarriage. The petitioner, told the court that she has been treating various illneses since she got married to Kareem, three years ago. ”Due to the strange illness, I lost my pregnancy. I do not have fruit of the…
4 Jul 2023
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday released 80 vehicles to ease high cost of transportation for farmers caused by withdrawal of subsidy. A statement in Maiduguri by Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Mallam Isa Gusau, said the vehicle compressed 50 buses and 30 pick-up vans to convey farmers to their farms for free.…
4 Jul 2023
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, awarded a N2 million fine against Seplat Energy Plc for filing a suit against two perceived members of Statutory Audit Committee (STACO) of the company. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who directed the oil giant to pay the defendants in the suit the sum of N1 million each within 30…
4 Jul 2023
The Kogi Government on Tuesday took delivery of 21 additional life support ambulances it procured to boost healthcare delivery services to residents of the state. Mr Onogwu Muhammed, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Yahaya Bello, in a statement in Lokoja, urged citizens to enrol in the free ‘Bello Healthcare Plus’ to live a healthier life.…
4 Jul 2023
Two men who specialise in hacking into bank customers’ accounts have been arrested by the zone 2 command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), which consists of Lagos and Ogun. Hauwa Idris-Adamu, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the arrest of the two suspects in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to her, the force worked…
4 Jul 2023
President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima will open their defence on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in the joint petition filed by the Labour Party and its flagbearer, Peter Obi, challenging Tinubu’s declaration as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The five-member panel of Justices of the Presidential Election Petition…
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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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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…
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced another significant reduction in the prices of diesel and aviation fuel to ₦940 and ₦980 per litre, respectively. This follows an earlier reduction to ₦1,000 per litre. The new pricing is designed to help mitigate the effects of economic hardship in Nigeria and comes just a week after the company,…
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A Dana Air aircraft with registration number 5N BKI, flying from Abuja to Lagos on Tuesday morning, veered off the runway during landing operations at the Murtala Mohammed airport in Lagos. A statement signed by Mr. Kingsley Ezenwa, Head of Corporate Communications of the airline, said all the 83 passengers and crew members onboard were…
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An aircraft operated by Dana Air with registration number 5NBKI with about 83 passengers on board crashlanded at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos in the early hours of today. The airline on its official X handle said all passengers on board disembarked unhurt without injuries or scare as the crew handled the situation with…
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A former spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar's 2023 presidential election campaign, Daniel Bwala, has debunked claims that the girl who was bullied in a viral video is his daughter. Bwala refuted the claim through a statement on his X handle on Tuesday morning. "My attention has been drawn to a viral video circulating on all social…