Metro
15 Jun 2023
Tough time awaits traffickers of illicit drugs between Nigeria and India with a historic signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Narcotics Control Bureau of India in Abuja.
15 Jun 2023
Friends and associates of the late Fatai Olukayode Lawal, who was the Business Controller at the Nigerian Breweries, Ibadan, yesterday, called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to intervene in the ongoing police investigation to unravel the mystery surrounding his death.
15 Jun 2023
Operatives of Amotekun Corps have arrested a notorious leader of a cult gang, Taiwo Ogunsola, alias Taiwo Portable, in Ilesa, Osun State.
15 Jun 2023
Olufemi Ajadi, the 2023 governorship candidate of NNPP in Ogun, has commiserated with the people of Ogun State over death of the 9th Agura of Gbagura land in Abeokuta, Oba Saburee Babajide Bakre. According to a palace source, Oba Saburee passed away on Wednesday, 14th June 2023. The monarch died at the age of 61.…
15 Jun 2023
A 25-year-old man, Oluwafemi Damilola, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Council of Ondo State, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of four ladies without paying them.
15 Jun 2023
Residents of Kara Nla, Kara Ewumi and Torotoro Ijere communities in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Council of Ogun State have urged security agents and other relevant authorities to rescue them from the torment of criminals and land grabbers in the area.
14 Jun 2023
Some indigenes and residents of Kano state have condemned in totality the demolition of historic Kano government roundabout by governor Abba Yusuf. Governor Abba Yusuf reportedly ordered the demolition in the early hours of Wednesday. The roundabout, known as Kano Golden Jubilee Monument, was erected in the year 2017, to commemorate Kano's attainment of 50…
14 Jun 2023
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Belema Oil Producing Limited, Mr Tein Jack-Rich has assured of the terminal capacity to create over 100,000 jobs for families in the Niger Delta and Nigeria at large.
14 Jun 2023
The Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and LEAP Africa have initiated a project to equip Nigerian youths with leadership skills. The project also involved educational opportunities tailored to support and strengthen youth leadership and the ecosystem in Nigeria to complement government efforts at empowering the youth The Executive Director, of Leap Africa, Kehinde Ayeni, while speaking…
14 Jun 2023
A Lagos-based digital marketing company, Chrone Influitive Company, has organised the inaugural digital marketing summit, an event fully attended by industry experts.
14 Jun 2023
To stem the tide of open defecation, Lagos State government, yesterday, flagged off the ‘Clean Nigeria: Use The Toilet Campaign’ in Apapa Local Council.
14 Jun 2023
Justice Abiola Soladoye of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, yesterday, sentenced a 45-year-old businessman, Emeka Orisakwe, to triple life imprisonment for defiling his three under-aged girls.
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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.
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Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the presidency of working against the party’s suspended National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
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Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged contractors and site engineers handling the construction of the 260 smart schools and 260 Type-2 primary health facilities in the 260 wards of the state on the delivery of world-class projects that would stand the test of time.
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The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, formally invited the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata, over alleged security breaches, involving shootings at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Ugbowo Campus, last Friday.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, declared immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted.
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A Nigeria Child Labour survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that about 39.2 per cent of children in Nigeria are trapped in forced labour.
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Oyo State Government, yesterday, charged residents of the state to report any illegal, life-threatening and nefarious activities going on in their environment, saying the government is out to maintain security.