Metro
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Some suspected hoodlums from Obbo-Aiyegunle in Kwara State on Tuesday attacked Ilejemeje Local Government Secretariat and some residents of the town over a land dispute. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged hoodlums were heavily armed and fired gunshot to scare residents. The local government secretariat windows and doors were vandalised as…
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licenses of three private jet owners for carrying out commercial flight operations. The Acting Director NCAA Captain Chris Najomo who announced the suspension in a video press release poster on the official X handle of the authority did not mention the name of the suspended private…
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024, National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges as well as Federal Government Academy, Suleja, NECO spokesperson Azeez Sani in a statement on Tuesday, said the National Common Entrance Examination which was earlier scheduled to be held on 20th April 2024, will now be held on…
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and the entrance examination into Federal Government Academy, Suleja. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by Azeez Sani, acting Director, Information and Digital Communication, of the council. Sani stated that…
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The Air component of Operation Hadarin Kai (OPHK) has executed a precision airstrike on the hideouts of ISWAP terrorists nestled within Kolleram village along the shores of Lake Chad. The operation, conducted on April 13, 2024, reportedly yielded significant success as the Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) post-strike conducted revealed the neutralization of over 30 terrorists.…
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President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made this known on Monday night during the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations ceremony held in the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. He identified a complete overhaul of the institutional mentality and memory of police…
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In what could be described as a score card of the agency’s performance in the last three years, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa (Retd)
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In continuation of their onslaught on illegal fishing on Nigeria territory waters, the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO, have handed over a Motor Fishing Trawler (MFT) OLOKUN XIV and 12 of its crew members to the Federal Department of Fisheries (FDF) in Bayelsa.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arraigned the two Alakijas (Alaba Alakija and Oyinkansola Alakija) before a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos over allegations of property fraud.
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Troops of the Nigerian Army stationed in Taraba and Benue states have dealt significant blows to terrorist activities, by arresting a gun-runner, killing a terrorist and preventing kidnapping attempts.
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The Police in Lagos State have arrested two armed robbery suspects in the Agbado area of the state.
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Pained by last week’s loss of a woman to a tragic accident involving a containerised truck in Alapere area of Lagos, the State Truck and Cargo Operators Committee (LASTCOC) has vowed to enforce stricter safety measures.
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Operatives from the anti-kidnapping unit of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnapper, Aralu Chukwudi Charis, 40, from Otolo, in Nnewi North Local Council of Anambra State.
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The leader of Anioma Security Net Watch, Mr James Peter (a.k.a) Synergy has been reportedly killed by operatives of Delta State Vigilante operating within Owaeke, Emuhu and adjoining communities in Ika South Local Council of Delta State.
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For defiling his neighbour’s 15-year-old girl, Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court yesterday, sentenced a 24-year-old baker, Adesina Farouk to life imprisonment.
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Worried by the rising cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Lagos, a group, the Leadership Initiative For Youth Empowerment (LIFE) has trained 43 youths against violence in homes and communities.
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A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo Vanguard for Good Governance, has raised the alarm over the alleged plots to rig the April 20 governorship primaries of the party in the state. According to the group, the delegate congress that ought to have been held on Monday to identify party members that will…
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The coroner Magistrate has attributed the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Junior Oromoni, to his parent and doctor's negligence two years after the commencement of the Coroner Inquest. Magistrate Mikhail Kadri sitting in Ogba while delivering judgement on his report on the inquest, said that Oromoni died as a result…
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The Kano State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has faulted the purported suspension of the national chairman of the party, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from the party. The party position came barely less than an hour after the legal adviser of the party in Dawkin Tofa local council of Kano state, Haliru Gwarzo…
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The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Branch, Bauchi has faulted the University management for violating the varsity's law guiding the appointment of a new vice chancellor and “illegally” allowing some principal officers to stay in office on acting capacity beyond six months. The ASUU-ATBU Chairperson, Dr. Ibrahim Inuwa, while…
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and associate of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai has been suspended for anti-party activities and acts of disrespect to the incumbent governor, Uba Sani. The indefinite suspension was handed over by the Ward Chairman of APC Tudun Wada South (07), Nura Bello Dikko who also barred Lawal Buba…
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Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has adjourned the trial of the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto, who was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N4.8 billion fraud, till May 27, 2024. The judge fixed the date for further hearing in…
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives have issued President Bola Tinubu a three three-month ultimatum to resolve the worsening insecurity across the country or face mass from Nigerians. The minority lawmakers said they remained united, indivisible, and committed to acting as a watchdog on behalf of the Nigerian…
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Hajia Asma’u Malami, the wife of late Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami, has dragged her stepson and stepdaughter to Court over her husband’s will. Other plaintiffs are Mustapha, Sadiq, Amina, Zainab and A’isha, children of the late Malami and Asma’u The respondents are also deceased children, Aminu and Hafsat. At the resumed…
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On Tuesday, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) faced a fresh crisis during the House of Representatives' caucus meeting. Allegedly, lawmakers aligned with the party's acting Chairman, Umar Damagun, and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike attempted to express confidence in Damagun, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The failed plot was as a result of resistance from a…
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The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, has warned Nigerians to get prepared as 31states, and 148 local government councils are at risk of flooding. Utsev gave the advice at a public presentation of the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook (AFA) in Abuja on Tuesday. He explained that the Annual Flood Outlook…
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The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission has filed new charges bordering on corruption and maladministration against former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Chairman of the anti-corruption commission, Muhuyi Magaji, disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday. Magaji said the initial allegations against Gandujel were the tip of the iceberg…
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The meeting of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives ended in commotion with the lawmakers sharply divided along the lines of those in support of the party's Acting National Chairman, Umar Damgun and those against his continued stay in office. The meeting summoned by the leader of the caucus and…
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Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee meeting, scheduled for Thursday, April 18, a PDP support group, known as PDP Restructure Movement has endorsed former deputy governor of Kogi State, Phillips Salawu, as the next National Chairman of the party. The group led by Isa Mu'azu in a statement said that in…
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The Federal Government said it is planning to reduce the cost of tax expenditure and ensure tax incentives aimed at impacting the economy positively. The Ministry of Finance made this known on Monday in a statement by spokesperson, Mohammed Manga. Manga said to achieve this, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,…
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The Federal Government has concluded the allocation for the first batch of completed houses across the 36 states of Nigeria. Salisu Haiba, spokesperson for the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi disclosed this in a statement. Ogunbiyi said the first batch of the allocation process for successful applicants…
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In fulfillment of his campaign promise, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has authorised the immediate release of ₦1.4 billion for further payment of gratuities. The breakdown of the payment is as follows: ₦900 million for retired state civil servants and ₦500 million for retired primary school teachers. The release of the additional ₦1.4…