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Four kidnappers who abducted man, demanded £110,000 ransom jailed in UK

Metro, World News

Four kidnappers who abducted man, demanded £110,000 ransom jailed in UK

The four men convicted on Monday, 18 September are: Ervis Ademi, 22, of Bedivere Road, Bromley; Xhekson Malollari, 31 of…
WAEC

Headlines, News

WAEC to introduce CBT for WASSCE

Areghan said that introducing the CBT mode of administrating some of the council’s examination had been part of his vision…
Sanwo-Olu

News

Independence Anniversary: Lagos advocates support, prayer for Nigerian leaders

Sanwo-Olu noted that Nigerians must strive to sustain the peace that the government is aiming to achieve, saying that the…
Tunji-Ojo says President Tinubu approves employment of 50 medical doctors and 100 nurses across the nation’s correctional centres’ hospitals

Opinion

Ministry of Interior: Tunji-Ojo executing Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

The coming of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the President of the Federal of Nigeria with the mantra of "Renewed…
Ansaru

Headlines, Metro

52 terrorists killed, 60 others apprehended in battle with military

Buba said a total of seven terrorists comprising of five adult male and two adult female surrendered to troops within…
Taiwo says Obasanjo is the greatest impostor of all time

News, Top Stories

Obasanjo is the greatest impostor of all time – Estranged wife blows hot

“For the records; I want the world to know that Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is the greatest impostor of all time,…
Bode Agoro, Lagos HoS

News, Top Stories

Sanwo-Olu appoints Bode Agoro as Lagos new Head of Service

According to the circular, "Until this appointment, Mr. Agoro, Olabode Shuaheeb, who succeeds Mr. Hakeem Olayinka Muri-Okunola, was the Permanent…
Lagos warns residents to stop dumping refuse in drains

Metro

Lagos warns residents to stop dumping refuse in drains

Addressing newsmen who accompanied him at the end of the tour at Ilubirin Housing Estate, Wahab urged residents to desist…
Sanwo-Olu threatens squatters

Metro

Sanwo-Olu warns squatters on Lagos-Badagry expressway

Sanwo-Olu, who had one-on-one engagements with residents and traders along the route, assured that the Doyin section of the highway…
Mamman

Metro, Top Stories

FG jacks up salaries of tertiary institutions’ lecturers by 25%

The increment cut across universities, polytechnics and colleges of educations. A letter from the Office of the Auditor General of…
Burna Boy releases official music video for 'City Boys'

Entertainment

Burna Boy releases official music video for ‘City Boys’

The song sparked a viral movement after the introduction of the signature dance that Dave Chapelle was later seen learning…
NNPC Ltd. raises alarm about what it described as emerging coordinated sabotage campaign being waged by a syndicate against the organisation

Metro

NNPCL not involved in secret recruitment

Reports on social media had claimed that about 35 people were allegedly recruited secretly into the NNPC Limited under the…
Lagos Assembly says doctor who operated on boy with missing intestine is not a surgeon

Headlines, Metro

Doctor who operated on boy with missing intestine not a surgeon – Lagos Assembly

Adebola died on Tuesday shortly after the House called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to further assist him seek treatment abroad.
Zamfara Govt says FG has given N214,285 to each of the 14 female students of the Federal University Gusau (FUG) recently rescued from bandits.

Headlines, Metro

Troops rescue six of the kidnapped Gusau Varsity students

Scores of students, mostly female were abducted by the bandits around 4.00am on Friday, as the gunmen invaded students hostels…
Massive crowd during candlelight process for Mohbad

Metro, Top Stories

Massive crowd during candlelight procession for Mohbad (Photos)

Mourners converged at the Lekki Phase 1 Estate gate before moving to the Muri Okunola Park on Victoria Island Lagos.
Police use teargas to disperse members of Take It Back movement, others who gathered for protest at Boro Park, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Metro, Top Stories

Breaking: Many injured as police teargas Mohbad’s fans during candlelight procession (Video)

In a trending video, many people were seen running helter and skelter as the police shot teargas canisters to disperse…
Ademoye

Politics

Ogun LG Allocations: LOGPAN backs Dapo Abiodun

By Adejoke Adeleye, Ogun Local Government Pensioners Association of Nigeria (LOGPAN). Ogun State chapter has backed Governor Dapo Abiodun on…
Lagos Assembly constitutes 40 standing committees

Headlines, News

Lagos Assembly constitutes 40 standing committees

The Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, during plenary, named himself as the Chairman of Selection Committee while the Majority Leader, Mr Noheem…
Court grants NGO’s plea for I-G to re-investigate Mohbad’s death

Metro, Top Stories

JUST IN: We have completed Mohbad’s autopsy – Police

Earlier in the day, the Lagos State Police Command exhumed the corpse of  Mohbad, so that autopsy could be carried…
Two years of battling sexual and domestic violence

Features, Metro

DSVA: Two years of battling Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Lagos

From September 2021 to July 2023, the agency received a total of 10,484 cases of SGBV via the Virtual Referral…
EFCC

Metro

$9.6bn P&ID fraud: How Trinity Biotech’s MD escaped arrest – Babangida

“My team visited the office of Trinity Biotech Nigeria Limited, located on the 1st floor, Oyo State House, Ralph Shodende…
Lagos

Metro

Plan your movement: Lagos shuts part of Iyana-Ipaja Road for over two months

Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, in a statement on Thursday, said the closure is part of efforts to address the…
President Tinubu

Business, Top Stories

This is what Tinubu did at NASDAQ in US to set African record

The President, surrounded by Nigerian business leaders and officials of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, in trademark fashion, did not fail…
Kano government denies giving directives to the state police Command to ban durbar in the state during Eid-el-Kabir festivities.

Politics, Top Stories

Kano tribunal ruling: Governor Yusuf heads to Appeal Court

Yusuf, who addressed journalists at Africa House, Government House, Kano, through a state broadcast, said already, he has directed his…
Bayern narrowly edge out Man. United in 7-goal thriller

Football

Bayern narrowly edge out Man. United in 7-goal thriller

Casemiro scored his brace for United to make it 4-3 five minutes into added time. He rose above the defence…
Rampaging Arsenal crush PSV at Emirates

Football

Rampaging Arsenal crush PSV at Emirates

Midway into the second half, Arsenal were 4-0 up. Martin Odegaard took a great first touch to control a killer…
Bellingham's last-gasp hands Madrid victory over German side

Football

Bellingham’s last-gasp hands Madrid victory over German side

The match was heading to a goalless draw when Bellingham scored on added time to ensure that Madrid claimed all…
Iyabo Ojo with some of the lawmakers

Metro

Mohbad: Iyabo Ojo, others storm Lagos Assembly, seek justice

Ojo, the Convener of the protest, told lawmakers at the assembly complex on Wednesday that the group was at the…
ALARHOSPS rolls out events for 10th anniversary, to unveil Assembly Hall in Epe school

News

ALARHOSPS rolls out events for 10th anniversary, to unveil Assembly Hall in Epe school

ALARHOSPS was formed 10 years ago to promote continuous interaction and common welfare interests of people who have served Lagos…
Kano government denies giving directives to the state police Command to ban durbar in the state during Eid-el-Kabir festivities.

Headlines, Metro

Tribunal ruling: Kano imposes 24-hour curfew

According to the state government's directive, the curfew takes effect from 6.00pm of Wednesday, September 20 to 6.00pm of Thursday,…