Metro
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The Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a man stabbed by an inspector identified as Taofeek on Saturday at the Skymall shopping mall in Ajah. Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed on Sunday that the victim is Anosikwa Patrick, “The police officer has been identified as Inspr Taofeek, member…
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Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo state, Dr. Isaiah Osifo, the standard bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has cautioned against politics of godfatherism and money bags. Speaking with newsmen weekend shortly after a stakeholders meeting of Concerned Edo South Leaders in Benin City, Osifo described the candidates of the…
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A best-selling children's book author, Olamidotun Votu-Obada, has flagged off the writing of books under the ‘Be Inspired By The Greats’ (BIG) series in a bid to retell stories and history of inspiring African legends beyond the boundaries of the African continent to children across the world. Votu-Obada, in a virtual interview, said that her…
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The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) and the International Valuations Standards Council (IVSC), have strengthened a common partnership aimed at assisting the Nigerian government to achieve its goal of a $1 trillion economy by 2026. [AD] President Ahmed Tinubu having worn the 2023 Presidential polls had in his maiden speech assured Nigerians that the…
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Clergyman and National President of a Benin Based group, God and People Parliament, Dele Oluwatade, has said all those agitating for Biafra Nation and Yoruba Nation are wasting time pursuing an impossibility. Oluwatade spoke in Benin City while delivering a lecture titled, "Advocacy for Restructuring Nigeria to Eight (8) Regional Parliamentary System". He said Nigeria…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three members of an organised criminal organisation after two months they were declared wanted.
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Lamentations, yesterday, trailed Nigeria's poor response to emergency and lack of empathy for those in need.
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Residents of Ikot Ntuen in Ekpenyong Atai 2, in Essien Udim Local Council of Akwa Ibom State have protested against the murder of their son, Prophet Elisha Asuquo and his assistant, Pastor Aniekan Ibanga.
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Operatives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Imo State Police Command have arrested two suspected dealers of Cannabis sativa popularly known as Indian hemp, in Ihiagwa, Owerri West local government council of the state.
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The Nigerian Navy (NN) have successfully disrupted an illegally tapped oil wellhead number 15 under Oil Mining Lease 18, located in Elem-Krakama, in Degema Local Council of Rivers State.
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The Police in Lagos State have arrested an officer attached to the Police Mobile Force (PMF), otherwise known as MOPOL for allegedly stabbing a civilian to death during a public brawl at a shopping mall somewhere in Ajah area of the state.
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German police said Wednesday they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in "multiple areas of criminal activity," with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian police said in a statement. The dating trick was a "modern…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 examinations in the country. Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations. He added that at the end of…
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Bullied Lead British International School student Miss. Namtira Bwala has urged the school authorities to immediately investigate and pronounce the stiffest possible sanctions in the student's rule book on Ms.Maryam Hassan, Miss Faliya, and nine other students. In a viral video posted on the internet on April 22, 2024, Bwala who is a student of…
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The Federal Government has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged bullying incidents at Lead British International School, Abuja. This was after the government convened an emergency meeting with the management of the school following disturbing video footage of some students bullying others emerged on social media earlier on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Bullying:…
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Former director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, said its candidate for the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, never believed in the principles of the political party. Okupe made this assertion during his interview on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’. He said Obi only saw the Labour Party as a platform to…
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A Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 17 for a ruling on a bail application filed by the detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mark Mordi, SAN, adopted their processes and argued their case against…
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has notified the public and all stakeholders that runway 18L/36R has been reopened for flight operations at about 8.00 p.m. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, FAAN on Tuesday in Lagos. Orah said the development followed…
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Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has appealed to the 15 aspirants who contested for the gubernatorial ticket of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the primary elections held last Saturday to sheathe their swords.
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Development experts have expressed dismay over the slow pace of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), noting that it is insufficient to achieve the 2030 targets.