Metro
8 May 2023
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assured Nigerians that the fire incident that occurred at the Enugu Zonal Command of the Commission will not affect its operations. EFCC secretary Dr. George Ekpungu gave the assurance on Sunday, May 7, 2023, during an inspection visit to the Command. Speaking to reporters after a tour…
8 May 2023
It was another day of lamentation by commuters and motorists as a diesel-laden tanker, yesterday, fell and spilled its content around Ibafo Bus Stop, thereby worsening traffic along Lagos- Ibadan expressway.
8 May 2023
The family of the late eighty-three-year-old John Manu, yesterday, apologised to the Taraba State chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors and Management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jalingo, for assaulting a doctor.
8 May 2023
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a total of 126 suspects, who allegedly engaged in various crimes, such as kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, vandalism, murder and sexual assault in the first quarter of 2023.
8 May 2023
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized a total of 8,852 kilogrammes (8.8 tonnes) of Canadian Loud, an imported synthetic strain of Cannabis, at the Eleko Beach Road in Lekki area of Lagos after a 30-minute gun fight with armed men who were escorting the consignment loaded in two long trucks.
8 May 2023
Three suspected cultists have reportedly been killed in a supremacy battle between suspected Greenland and Iceland cult groups on the East-West road section of Ahoada East Local Council of Rivers State.
8 May 2023
Delta State Police Command has charged 94 female suspected commercial sex workers to courts, including other male suspects arrested during search patrol in Ughelli, Warri and other parts of the state.
8 May 2023
Ogun State Police Command has arrested three members of a robbery syndicate, who invaded the phone market popularly known as Tarmac on April 12, 2023, where they killed a trader, after carting away several phones.
8 May 2023
Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force), yesterday, arrested 38 persons during a raid and removal of shanties and criminal hideouts at the Lekki Coastal Road, Lagos.
7 May 2023
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in collaboration with local security outfits have rescued 58 kidnap victims from some identified kidnappers den in communities contiguous to the territory.
7 May 2023
The police command in Ogun, says it has arrested three members of a robbery syndicate who allegedly invaded the phone market in Abeokuta and killed one trader.
6 May 2023
A Corp member of the Federal Capital Territory, Aderinsola Elizabeth, has organized a one-day seminar on the importance of digital skills and the positive usage of social media, particularly on teenagers and youths.
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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…
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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,…