Metro
12 Jun 2023
Kwara State Governor and Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) Chairman AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday visited the school for special needs in Ilorin, the capital city, to spend the Democracy Day with the children, a not-so-surprising carryover of his deep affiliation with the underserved communities since his assumption of office in 2019. Accompanied by school officials, the…
12 Jun 2023
The killing of about four people, including a commercial motorcyclist and a plumber by hoodlums in Orile Egun, Kara Nla and Kara Kekere communities through Pakuro, Mowe, in Obafemi Owode Local Council of Ogun State, has sent shivers down the spine of residents in the area.
12 Jun 2023
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a wanted logistic supplier and informant to a kidnapping and banditry group terrorising the FCT and its environs.
12 Jun 2023
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, flayed the Department of States Services (DSS) over its attempted abduction of a lawmaker-elect, Onyekachukwu Ike, last week, from the Anambra State House of Assembly complex.
12 Jun 2023
A heavy rain, which lasted about 65 minutes on Saturday forced hundreds of Osogbo residents, the Osun State capital, to flee from their homes, while traders in Shasha Market, Oke Baale, Alekuwodo, Obate, counted losses owing to the attendant destruction.
12 Jun 2023
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has ordered the Ministry of Health and the Hospital Management Board to investigate the rejection of three accident victims that led to their deaths.
12 Jun 2023
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory producing a deadly illicit substance, Methamphetamine, in a residential community located in Ikeja, Lagos State, where packaged sachets of the drug and various precursor chemicals used in the production were recovered.
12 Jun 2023
In a remarkable initiative to uplift his local community, a 34-year-old entrepreneur named EyiEko has launched a private trust fund aimed at supporting constituents in Ifako Ijaye. The endeavor marks a significant step towards a promising future for the region. EyiEko has made an investment in the lives of 30 individuals from Ifako Ijaye, empowering…
12 Jun 2023
A Lagos mobile court, Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos, has sentenced a woman, Rukayat Oderinde of number 17, Hassan Ogunmola Street, Ahamadiyya, Lagos, to 144 hours of community service, for violating waste management regulations.
12 Jun 2023
It was a black weekend in Ondo State as about 11 people lost their lives in boat mishap and auto crash, which occurred in different parts of the state.
11 Jun 2023
Stakeholders in the anti-corruption network have blamed the inability of the federal government to adequately tackle corruption in Nigeria on state and local government's lacklustre attitude towards the monster.
10 Jun 2023
No fewer than 40 teachers and 60 students across 20 schools have been trained on basic first aid skills by the Rescue A Child Initiative (RACI), in partnership with Halespace Ng, in Ipokia Local Government, Ogun State, recently. The initiative was founded by three Teach for Nigeria Fellows, Ahmed Iyanda, Ajayi Victor, and Fatai Salaudeen,…
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday, trained women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the FCT, Abuja, on prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said during a one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT, that the initiative is…
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In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
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The Oyo State Government says it demolished the building belonging to the Yoruba Nation agitators in its capital, Ibadan, over alleged illegal and nefarious activities in the house.
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Cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance said it is working very closely with the Nigerian government over its detained executive. The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, disclosed this on Thursday with the company's head of financial crime compliance still in detention in Nigeria. The Nigerian government's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Binance for laundering…
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Landmark Group said the Lagos State government is yet to consult it on the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction and beach sand filling. Landmark made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday and said the issue of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road passing through Landmark Beach remains a topic of wide-reaching discourse. The Group said it wants…
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Hassan Dada, has expressed concern about the high number of weapons in unauthorized hands in Nigeria.
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has secured an exparte injunction restraining further action on his purported suspension as member of the party. In an exparte motion granted by Federal high Court in Kano, Wednesday, Justice A. U Liman ordered the purported suspension of Ganduje as member of the…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declared former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello wanted. The EFCC is prosecuting Bello over an allege money laundering of N80.2billion. The former governor was absent in court earlier today when the EFCC arraigned him. Bello’s arraignment is coming on the heels of a warrant of arrest…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved system-wide policies to comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve learning and skill development, increase enrolment, and ensure the academic security of the nation's children. The approved policies are captured as DOTS, an acronym representing: Data Repository, Out-of-School Children Education, Teacher Training & Development, and Skill Development & Acquisition. According…
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Some Directors of agencies under the Ministry of Aviation who were recently relieved of their appointments have dragged the federal government to an industrial court. They said their appointments were statutory and should be allowed to finish their tenure The complainants in separate suits filed by their lawyer, Patrice Akwara prayed to be reinstated or…