Metro
4 Jul 2023
Yesterday, property worth several millions of naira was destroyed following a fire outbreak at a five-star hotel near Onitsha, Anambra State.
4 Jul 2023
There was pandemonium, yesterday, when soldiers serving in the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Kaduna, assaulted and arrested civilian staff members of the Corporation, who staged a peaceful protest against non-payment of their allowances and other emoluments.
4 Jul 2023
Hundreds of street sweepers in Edo State, yesterday, took to the streets of Benin City, the Edo State capital, to protest their N17,800 a monthly take home.
4 Jul 2023
Residents of Trademore Estate in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest against a move by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to demolish over 2,000 houses in the estate
4 Jul 2023
A prosecution witness in an ongoing spiritual cleansing scam trial, Dr. Lateef Oladimeji Bello, yesterday, told Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, how seven defendants allegedly obtained the sum of £1 million from him by false pretence.
4 Jul 2023
Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of 16 Internet fraudsters before Justice F.I Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State
4 Jul 2023
The have arrested a middle-aged woman, for allegedly setting a female police officer and her two children ablaze, in Nnokwa, Idemili South Council Area of Anambra State.
4 Jul 2023
The sudden disappearance of 38-year-old Ayisat Olapoju in Lagos has unsettled the family.[
4 Jul 2023
A United Kingdom-based Data Scientist and Graduate Statistician, Chief Adewale Omoniyi, has canvassed for support from all Yewa in the Diaspora for public officials from the zone, especially the lawmaker representing Ogun West, Senator Solomon Adeola. Omoniyi, who is a PhD Scholar in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, urged…
4 Jul 2023
Ejikeme Mmesoma, the Anambra student who the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) accused of manipulating her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result has denied the allegations. Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra State, made this known in a now-viral video on Monday. “I am the owner of this…
3 Jul 2023
A woman, identified as Nnaemaka Nwosu, has reportedly set a policewoman and her two children ablaze in Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday at Nnokwa community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Anambra State Police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, while confirming the incident said the suspect has…
3 Jul 2023
An Abuja-based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi has tackled the Department of State Services (DSS) over the continued detention of the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa. In a statement on Tuesday, Olajengbesi, a lawyer and Managing Partner at Abuja-based firm, Law Corridor, said the prolonged detention of Bawa by the…
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A Volvo truck (unregistered) carrying loads of food items overturned in the Ojota area of Lagos on Friday, leaving its occupants with serious injuries.
26 mins ago
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by seven senior advocates of Nigeria against the National Judicial Council (NJC) and others over the alleged unlawful appointment of judges in Kogi.
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At least 23 people have been killed in an attack by bandits on the Anguwar Danko community in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, according to a community leader. The attack, which occurred Wednesday night, has yet to be confirmed by Kaduna State Police authorities. A leader in the community, Zubairu Abdulrahuf, told…
38 mins ago
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on a watchlist. Immigration took this step after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declared Bello wanted. NIS placed Bello on the watchlist in a circular dated April 18 and signed by Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, DS Umar, for…
3 hours ago
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…
3 hours ago
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…
3 hours ago
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…
3 hours ago
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.
3 hours ago
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.