Metro
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Prof. Vincent Osunkalu, the Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (LUTH), says donated blood cannot be given for free due to the cost involve. Osunkalu spoke against the backdrop whereby many Nigerians believe that blood that has been donated should be given free to patients who need…
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In a dramatic twist to the intriguing political preamble to Thursday's National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a vote of confidence has been passed on the party's Acting National Chairman, Amb Umar Damagum by the National Working Committee (NWC). Damagum's continued stay as acting chairman has attracted serious opposition from…
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Justice Kolawole Ogundare of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted a businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10 million bail with two sureties in like sum. The judge granted him bail following his plea of not guilty to the charge brought against him by the Economic and…
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Kano State High Court has ordered the national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to stop parading himself as a member of the party. Subsequently, the court directed, that henceforth, Ganduje should desist from presiding over all affairs of the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC. Justice Usman Malam Na'abba granted the…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned businessman Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, before a Federal High Court in Lagos over abuse of the Naira currency. He was arraigned on three counts of spraying and tampering with the Naira notes during a social event at Eko hotel in Lagos. When the…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday, destroyed a total of 304,436 kilogrammes and 40,042 litres of illicit substances seized from parts of Lagos and Ogun states.
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The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, yesterday, warned truck drivers in the agency’s fleet, to strictly obey safe driving rules or risk severe penalties, including outright dismissal.
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The Police in Kwara State have arrested 46 suspected cultists for alleged destruction and murder of a 36-year-old man in Ilorin. Police sources said the incident started at Ile-Film/Bolanta road in Ilorin where suspected cultists attacked and shot Adelodun Farouq...
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Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, yesterday, sentenced a 26-year-old carpenter, Tayo Akinboyewa to life imprisonment for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a primary school pupil.
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Isale Eko Descendants Union (IDU) has called for urgent comprehensive reset of the Lagos Island Central Business District (CBD) to curb incessant fire incidents leading to loss of lives and property in the area.
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Lagos State government through its Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), yesterday, arrested 13 miscreants and 57 others for crossing the highways without using pedestrian bridges.
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Lagos State government through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources has commenced the removal of all contravening structures under the system 1 drainage channel midstream (Odo Iya Alaro) Ojota and Ogudu.
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The Lagos State Government said its food security initiative is fully on track. Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday. Omotosho said with the Ounje Eko intervention programme (discount weekly market), the food security initiative of the state is solid. READ ALSO: Lagos requires N50b…
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The Federal Government has charged stakeholders in the automotive sector on the realisation of made-in-Nigeria vehicles for economic growth and development. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Anite, said this on Thursday in Abuja, during a Dialogue on Automotive Component Manufacturing in Nigeria. According to Anite, the country has the consumer base…
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The Lagos State Government said it will test run the Redline Rail from Agbado to Iddo next week. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday. Omotoso said that for two months, various interest groups and stakeholders will be invited to take a ride on…
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Police in Lagos State have intercepted some bags of substances, suspected to be Indian Hemp, at a Jetty in Ojo area of Lagos and arrested a suspect.
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Nigerian Army troops have successfully repelled an attack by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.
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Police operatives in Katsina have foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralising one suspected bandit.
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Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to put Nigeria on a solid economic pedestal.
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Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Thursday concluded a seven-day campaign tour of the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of the Saturday’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress(APC).
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Rising inflation and weak earnings have pushed 10 million Nigerians into poverty in 2023, the World Bank in its Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2024 has stated.
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the country would be able to ramp up oil and gas production to feed Dangote and other local refineries by curtailing pipeline vandalisation and oil theft through its new partnership with the Nigerian Armed Forces.