Metro
27 Dec
Fun seekers and owners of event centres, yesterday, lamented challenging economy as Nigerians joined the rest of the world to celebrate Boxing Day.The holiday, which comes up on December 26, is marked by the exchange of gifts.
27 Dec
For 50-year-old Eno Essien Asuquo, who had been battling breast cancer since August 2003, the Christmas season brought good luck as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, reached out a helping hand.
27 Dec
Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with Eagle Crime Awareness and Prevention Initiative (ECAPI), an anti-crime organisation has flagged-off a youth anti-crime initiative, dubbed ‘Police/ECAPI Youth Anti-Crime Carnival’, at Police College, Ikeja, Lagos. The carnival has as its theme: ‘Building Youth Resilience Against Crime Towards Safer Nigeria’. Speaking at the event, Inspector General of Police (IGP),…
27 Dec
Three inmates of Ijebu Ode Correctional Home, in Ijebu Ode Local Council of Ogun State, have scaled the fence and bolted away from the facility. Spokesperson for Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, Victor Oyeleke...
27 Dec
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), yesterday morning, rescued a drunk driver who rammed into a road median at C.M.S, inward the outer Marina area of Lagos.
27 Dec
A group, Community of Sant’Egidio, has hosted over 700 children and elderly persons to a Christmas lunch in Lagos. The children were not only treated to sumptuous meals and drinks; there was also music and a dancing competition aimed at ensuring they enjoyed Christmas.
27 Dec
The Ogun State Police Command has detained an ad hoc civilian volunteer seen drinking in a viral video, describing the act as a flagrant disregard of ethical values.
26 Dec
A non-governmental organization, Family Care Advocacy Foundation (FACAF) on Tuesday extended support and gifts to orphans, as well as 20 nursing mothers and their newborn babies delivered on Xmas day at the Benin Central hospital. Director of Family Care Advocacy Foundation (FACAF), Pastor David Uwoghiren, said the gesture is aimed at providing succor to families,…
26 Dec
Findings from the 2019, 2020, and 2021 audit reports have shown that the Kaduna State Government withheld 10 percent statutory allocation from the 23 councils in the state, totaling N17.6 billion. Local Government Area Councils in the State are entitled to 10% of all internally generated revenue from the state according to the law. These…
26 Dec
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools of Nigeria (ASUSS) Ogun State chapters have commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for the Christmas bonus paid to civil and public servants in the state. The two unions, in their separate letters of appreciation, signed by the state's Chairman of TUC, Akeem Lasisi,…
26 Dec
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by Kano State Government functionaries to pilfer NN8,080,190,875.13 billion from the Kano state government purse. The Chairman of the Kano state chapter, Abdullahi Abbas, urged officials of the 44 local councils in the state not to partake in alleged moves by government…
26 Dec
The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has inducted some notable individuals comprising medical professionals and nonmedical persons with proven credentials including Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security into the Association Hall of Fame. Expressing appreciation to the NMA, Umakhihe was particularly fascinating…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised concern over "orchestrated internal and external conspiracies malicious aero-politics, imperialistic intrigues, and discrimination" to frustrate Air Peace operations internationally. In a statement on Friday signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo noted at the plenary of their National Executive Committee (NEC), that such a plot was not healthy…
47 mins ago
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed money laundering charges against former Attorney-General Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled on Friday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to present a strong enough case (prima facie case) against Adoke. EFCC alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash…
49 mins ago
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to meet up with the FIRS's projected N1.9trillion tax from the public sector. ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu Adamu at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Abuja assured the FIRS that the…
56 mins ago
Federal Character Commission (FCC), expressed its disappointment with the absence of the Chief Executives of supervisory bodies from federal tertiary institutions during a meeting with the commission. The purpose of the meeting was to familiarize the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and National Universities Commission (NUC) with…
1 hour ago
The Kwara Government has said it will target about 1.5 million children between zero and five years of age, for polio vaccination across the 16 Local Government Area of the State.
2 hours ago
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says his administration has provided a matching fund of N100 million to scale up food and nutrition interventions in the state.
2 hours ago
Senator Ede Dafinone, the lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff for their instrumental roles in securing the release of His Royal Majesty, King Clement Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, the monarch of Ewu-Urhobo…
2 hours ago
Officers from the Ikotun Police Division, Lagos State have rescued three children who had been locked in a room for days by their grandmother. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Friday, stated that an investigation is ongoing on the matter. Hundeyin disclosed that the children have been kept safe while the grandmother…
3 hours ago
A Volvo truck (unregistered) carrying loads of food items overturned in the Ojota area of Lagos on Friday, leaving its occupants with serious injuries.
3 hours ago
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by seven senior advocates of Nigeria against the National Judicial Council (NJC) and others over the alleged unlawful appointment of judges in Kogi.