Metro
17 May 2023
Civil Rights Advocacy Group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, called on the incoming federal administration to prioritise practical and foolproof disarming of Fulani insurgents, who are waging war against farming communities.
17 May 2023
Demola Lawal known (Latchenko), a lead media strategist at Athen Media. In a recent interview, he issued a wake-up call on the state of democratic capitalism in Nigeria, calling for urgent action to prevent a total collapse of the economic and political system. Lawal pointed out that Nigeria, like many other countries, has experienced a…
16 May 2023
Operatives of the C4i Intelligence Unit of the Rivers State Police Command arrested three in connection to the kidnapping and armed robbery.
16 May 2023
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti following a video of his assault on a police officer. Seun, son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti was seen in a viral video slapping a policeman in Lagos State. The Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, according to a statement from police…
16 May 2023
The Guinness World Record said it is reviewing the evidence first before officially confirming the 100 hours record of Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci.
16 May 2023
Cash gifts and brand new bicycles were presented to 58 soldiers selected from various units of the Nigerian Army (NA) in Jos, Plateau. The presentation was done by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division and Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Major General Abdulsalam Bagudu Ibrahim at Headquarters 3 Division Auditorium Jos. According to the…
16 May 2023
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Monday said the list purporting to be the official selection list for the 75 Regular Course of the Academy is fake. The Academy’s Public Relations officer, Maj. Victor Olukoya, said in a statement in Kaduna that “The attention of the NDA has been drawn to a fake list that…
16 May 2023
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has commiserated with victims of an overnight attack on Kubat village of Mangu Local Government Area. Lalong commiserated with the victims in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, on Tuesday in Jos. He expressed sadness that the attack claimed the lives of…
16 May 2023
The Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) has begun a four-day training on public order and modern crowd management for no fewer than 100 police personnel in Zamfara. Speaking at the event in Gusau on Tuesday, Mr Bashir Umar, an NPTF Programme Coordinator, said that the training would imbue young police officers with public order policing…
16 May 2023
Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti will be charged to court after police investigation.
16 May 2023
Calamity was averted, yesterday, when a billboard hosting advertisements for Adron homes collapsed on vehicles parked at ‘garage’ at Ojodu Berger, Lagos.
16 May 2023
Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC) and Retired Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. Solomon Arase, has blamed poor implementation of community policing on lack of trust in police by Nigerians.
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned newly-registered companies against paying certain fees to obtain tax identification number (TIN) amongst others. The management of CAC gave this warning in a statement on its X handle on Friday. CAC said it noticed email messages sent to directors of newly-registered companies. READ ALSO: CAC targets registration of…
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Sansani town, the headquarters of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, has been thrown into a state of mourning as unidentified gunmen carried out a brazen attack, claiming the life of monarch Abdulmutalib Jankada. Sources close to the matter said the attack occurred on Thursday inside the monarch's palace at about…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised concern over "orchestrated internal and external conspiracies malicious aero-politics, imperialistic intrigues, and discrimination" to frustrate Air Peace operations internationally. In a statement on Friday signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo noted at the plenary of their National Executive Committee (NEC), that such a plot was not healthy…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed money laundering charges against former Attorney-General Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled on Friday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to present a strong enough case (prima facie case) against Adoke. EFCC alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to meet up with the FIRS's projected N1.9trillion tax from the public sector. ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu Adamu at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Abuja assured the FIRS that the…
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Federal Character Commission (FCC), expressed its disappointment with the absence of the Chief Executives of supervisory bodies from federal tertiary institutions during a meeting with the commission. The purpose of the meeting was to familiarize the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and National Universities Commission (NUC) with…
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The Kwara Government has said it will target about 1.5 million children between zero and five years of age, for polio vaccination across the 16 Local Government Area of the State.
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Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says his administration has provided a matching fund of N100 million to scale up food and nutrition interventions in the state.
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Senator Ede Dafinone, the lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff for their instrumental roles in securing the release of His Royal Majesty, King Clement Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, the monarch of Ewu-Urhobo…
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Officers from the Ikotun Police Division, Lagos State have rescued three children who had been locked in a room for days by their grandmother. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Friday, stated that an investigation is ongoing on the matter. Hundeyin disclosed that the children have been kept safe while the grandmother…