Metro
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Operatives of the Force Intelligence Department – Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) have dismantled criminal operations of 'one chance' armed robbery syndicates in Abuja with the arrest of 12 most wanted suspects.
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There are mounting concerns over the alleged abduction of healthy men in Lagos by a terror gang, suspected to be homosexuals for marathon anal sex.
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Operatives of the Owerri Urban Divisional Police headquarters, Imo State, in conjunction with local vigilante group have arrested a suspected armed robber, Izea John Chukwuebuka, 23.
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About seven people, including an activist, Fawaz Alabi, were drowned in Lagos within a week.
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Some concerned residents of Lotto and Ogunrun Ori communities in Mowe along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have alleged improper and unfair alignment setting at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Interchange Road at Lotto, Mowe.
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a commercial bus conveying N3.2million counterfeit cash owned by three suspects: eight-month pregnant Favour Peter, 24; Esther Adukwu, 27, and Ochigbo Michael, 39.
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A monarch in Akure South Local Council Area of Ondo State, the Olojoda of Oda Kingdom, Oba Julius Omomo, joined his ancestors a few months after his ascension to the throne. The monarch who passed away at the age of 83 was installed on May 30, 2023, following the demise of the previous traditional ruler…
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The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of a lady who was in an "amorous relationship" with the soldier who murdered her in their barracks in Enugu. The Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, however, dismissed reports that the soldier was a repentant Boko Haram terrorist who was enlisted into the army. Private Mohammed Adamu…
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Lagos State government has advised all public facilities, including beaches and swimming pools, to adhere to safety regulations on swimming pools. The advisory was issued after police in the state said seven persons drowned at different swimming pools and beaches in the state within six days. "Two drowned in one hotel in Mushin and one…
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved the upgrade of an additional 34 feeders from Band B to Band A for Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company in Lagos State. NERC last week approved an increase in the electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification. READ ALSO: List of Lagos areas on Band A…
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The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has lambasted the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), labelling them a "political burden" and "preposterous for a group of people" seeking political relevance to overburden the system. Recently, the NEF expressed regret for endorsing President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election. The forum said, that for the…
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A group known as One Voice Development Initiative has expressed its dissatisfaction with the prolonged imprisonment of Abba Kyari, the former head of the IGP Intelligent Response Team (IRT), alleging it is an injustice that has gone too far. They also noted that Kyari played a crucial role in the apprehension of high-profile kidnappers, leaders…
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There seems to be no respite for Nigerians on food prices despite the rise in naira value as the March inflation figure rose to 33.20 per cent.
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Nigeria’s power grid, operated from Osogbo in Osun State, collapsed in the early hours of yesterday, throwing the country into nationwide darkness amid ongoing furore over the hike in electricity tariff for premium consumers.
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has said the Federal Government has rescued over 1,000 victims of verified mass abduction across the country without paying ransom.
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More South-West leaders have disowned the Yoruba Nation agitators that forcefully invaded the Oyo State Secretariat on Saturday, as the Oyo State's Police Command, yesterday, paraded no fewer than 21 of the suspects at its Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan.
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Following the recent attack on President Bola Tinubu’s administration by the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has charged federal appointees of Northern extraction to either support the President or relinquish their positions.
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Vice President and Chairperson, Trade Promotion Board of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Abimbola Olashore, has said this year’s edition of Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF), would unlock new trade and better business opportunities for local businesses in the country.
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The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has claimed that the Federal Government now pays more for fuel subsidy.
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Chairman of Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguard, Farmasum Fuddang, has given soldiers 48 hours to withdraw from Bokkos Local Council, Plateau State, as their presence cannot guarantee safety any longer.
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Federal Government has expressed its readiness to ensure that Nigeria has a voice in the development and regulations of Artificial Intelligence on the global stage.