Metro

Operation Orochi strikes: Teen exploiters jailed in crack cocaine bust in Cambridge

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

On Monday, 15 July 2024, David Rosa, 21, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to four years and two months…

Fake Inspector, dismissed soldiers linked to high-profile assassinations, robbery busted in Rivers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Recovered from him were improvised explosive devices (IEDs), military uniforms, five stolen refrigerators, and a Black Highlander vehicle used in…

Artisans rally for local patronage, urge governors, lawmakers to support NATEF 2024

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Akinyemi highlighted the broader vision of turning NATEF into an annual tourism event that attracts people from all over the…

Plan your movement: Lagos shuts Eko Bridge 56 days for urgent repairs

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The statement added that motorists could also use Costain inwards Alaka/Funsho Williams Avenue or, alternatively, go through Apapa Road from…

Man docked for allegedly relocating children without mother’s consent

Paul Dada

2 years ago

He said Inyang conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace with such act even though…

Ododo promises succor for traders in burnt Lokoja GSM Village

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Ododo gave the assurance when he visited the scene of the fire incident, Ismaila Isah, the governor's Special Adviser on…

NAF offers medical support to Maiduguri flood victims

Paul Dada

2 years ago

“This effort is part of a coordinated response involving the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the State Emergency Management Agency…

Police neutralise suspected armed robber in Kaduna

Paul Dada

2 years ago

He also assured the citizens that the police command would maintain its current momentum in the ongoing efforts to clamp…

CAPPA condemns 16-year concession plan for Tin Can Island Port water Services

Paul Dada

2 years ago

“The cycle of dispossession and exploitation that has long been the scorecard of public-private partnerships, privatisation or concession and other…

Ibadan teenager pleads guilty to stealing clothes worth N3m, jailed

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court that Amoo committed the offences with some others still at large…

Girl dies in lone crash in Anambra

Paul Dada

2 years ago

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Mrs Joyce Alexander, who confirmed the accident to…

Deadly assault repelled: DSS, NAF neutralise 28 bandits in Niger

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The Nigerian Air Force swiftly intervened, deploying a series of airstrikes that inflicted severe damage on the bandits. As of…

Cholera outbreak in Nigeria soars by 128%, Lagos hardest hit

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to the NCDC, Lagos accounts for 60% of all reported cases, with Lagos Island being the hardest-hit Local Government…

Nigerian nurse jailed in UK after leaving her 10-week-old baby to die alone

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

On the morning of 20 December 2022, Auta left her son at her nurses' accommodation at the Royal Bolton Hospital…

49 killed, 226 communities affected in Kano floods

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

He said the affected areas included Tudun Wada, Gwale, Wudil, Danbatta, Ajingi, Dala, Gwarzo, Madobi, Bichi, Kano Municipal, Karaye, Tarauni,…

FCCPC to traders: We seek your partnership to curb consumers’ exploitation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The FCCPC initiative is coming at a time Nigerians are experiencing sharp increases in the prices of food items and…

Flood: Food shortage hits Maiduguri

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

NAN reports that the health sector was also affected as a result of the flood that submerged the University of…

Abuja court sends Yahoo boy to jail over $100

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

Justice Nwosu thereafter convicted and sentenced him to a one year imprisonment or to pay N50, 000 (Fifty Thousand Naira)…

Court grants N10m bail to #EndBadGovernance protesters

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

2 years ago

The charges, filed on August 30 by the Inspector-General of Police under case number FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024, included treason, conspiracy to commit…

Atiku calls for urgent Federal relief as flood devastates Maiduguri

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to statistics from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Atiku revealed that recent floods had damaged approximately 16,488 hectares…

Enugu fraudster Okwudili Joseph jailed for cybercrime

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to the charge, Joseph impersonated Jim Warren, a gas detection specialist from the United States, in a fraudulent scheme…

Beracah Lubrications faces court battle as AMCON seeks N9.96bn in debt recovery

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to the statement of claim submitted by AMCON’s lawyer, Chineme Nweke of Anfield Solicitors, the debt arose from credit…

3 Lagos men docked for kidnapping, stealing

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Okonofua said that the defendants and others at large, kidnapped two people from Ogun and stole N13,000 from one of…

Tinubu orders immediate evacuation of residents as Maiduguri faces worst flood in decades

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

While assessments of the damage are ongoing, the President called for the immediate evacuation of residents from the affected areas…

Banking sector faces reckoning as EFCC vows to prosecute top officials for fraud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Olukoyede disclosed that the Commission has completed its investigations and compiled the necessary documents to substantiate the claims against certain…

Abiodun warns transporters: No unjust fare hikes as Ogun rolls out 100 CNG buses

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Abiodun also revealed that the Federal Government will provide 20 CNG buses and 500 conversion kits to Ogun State, with…

Lagos, Police set to crack down on miscreants along Tincan-Apapa Corridor

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Addressing truckers at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Annex Office in Marina, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation,…

Nigerian businessman Ogionwo charged for $300,000 scam in Oil deal

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The charges against Ogionwo are in violation of Section 1 (1) (c) and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the…

Met cracks down on hate: PC Griffiths dismissed for gross misconduct

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Inspector Scott Didham of the DPS stated, "We are working tirelessly to hold officers accountable for discriminatory behavior. There are…

LOTUS Bank hit again: Staff allegedly swindles over N336 million

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

By Akin Kuponiyi LOTUS Bank Limited faces another financial blow, having been defrauded of N336,993,863.35 by one of its employees,…

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