Metro
9 Jun 2023
Operatives of Gombe State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old auto mechanic, Babangida Isa, for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl.
9 Jun 2023
The family of 14-year-old Reuben Azazi has called for assistance to enable their son undergo medical surgery for Burkitt lymphoma, also known as aggressive cancer on his jaw.
9 Jun 2023
Joint security operatives have rescued 13 Abuja-bound passengers abducted by gunmen on transit through Isua, the headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Council of Ondo State.
9 Jun 2023
Operatives of Anambra State Police Command have rescued two suspects that were about to be lynched by an angry mob, at Total junction, Ihiala Local Council of the state, over alleged murder.
9 Jun 2023
Association of Orphanage & Home Operators in Nigeria (ASOHON) has condemned activities of the owner and operator of Nma Charity & Social Mothers Rehabilitation Centre” at Umunkpeyi Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Council of Abia State.
9 Jun 2023
A middle-aged woman, identified as Mrs. Onyinye Okafor, has died in a flood, which swept her off during a heavy rainfall in Oko, Orumba North Local Council of Anambra State.
9 Jun 2023
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Command, has through its anti-smuggling activities, seized goods worth N335.9 million from smugglers, and also realised over N34.2 million as revenue disbursed into the Federation Account.
9 Jun 2023
Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of 37 suspected Internet fraudsters in Oyo State.
8 Jun 2023
Senior Pastor of The Covenant Nation and Convener The Platform Nigeria, Poju Oyemade, has countered the claim by a Catholic priest in the Abuja Archdiocese, Rev. Fr. Chinenye Oluoma that gospel minister Mercy Chinwo charges a specific fee to sing in churches. Oyemade, whose The Platform Nigeria has become an avenue for discourse on nation-building…
8 Jun 2023
The Police, on Thursday, arraigned a 42-year-old Chef, Paul Afolabi, before a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, over alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating.
8 Jun 2023
The Police on Thursday arraigned a trader, Gabriel Okoro, before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly assaulting a woman.
8 Jun 2023
One of the 21 pregnant girls rescued during a raid on a baby factory by troops of the 14 Army Brigade, Ohafia, Abia State, on Sunday, has tested positive to Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV).
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The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will be hosting the second University Registrars Workshop and 75th Business Meeting.
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The United Nation Industrial Development Organisation(UNIDO) in conjunction with the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and Oyakhilome foundation have reiterated the resolve to address epileptic power supply in the country.
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Niger State government has signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bayer AG on agricultural revolution to benefit two million farmers.
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Tech4her Africa on Thursday launched its DataDiva Project, an ambitious initiative aimed at equipping 5,000 female university students across Lagos and three other Southwest states in Nigeria with essential data science skills by 2026. The DataDiva project is an independent program organised to support the annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Datathon held at Stanford…
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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…