Category: Metro
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Lagos Police Detain 43 Individuals in Late-Night Sweep
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command conducted an extensive overnight operation, resulting in the apprehension of 43 suspects across notorious areas in Oshodi and its neighboring districts. A statement released on Thursday via the command’s official channels revealed the outcome of the operation, highlighting the arrest of the suspects and…
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Ex-Kwara Speaker, Ali, mourns late jurist Belgore
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and Professor of Constitutional Law, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad has expressed sadness over the passing of retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ahmad Olarewaju Belgore. The revered jurist died on Tuesday evening after breaking his Ramadan fast, according to family sources.…
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Shehu Sani Highlights Motive Behind Foreign Airlines’ Price Reduction
Shehu Sani recently took to social media to shed light on the underlying reason behind the reduction in airfares by foreign airlines, urging Nigerians to support domestic carriers for better regulation of the industry. In his message, Sani emphasized that foreign airlines are slashing their prices primarily due to the presence of Air Peace in…
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Eid-el-Fitri Tragedy: Vehicle Plunges off Third Mainland Bridge into Lagoon
A tragic incident unfolded on Wednesday on the recently rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge as a vehicle veered off the road and plunged into the Lagos lagoon, raising fears of casualties. The mishap occurred on the day of Eid-el-Fitri, as Nigerian Muslims marked the end of Ramadan. Eyewitness Akinola Adeniyi recounted that the incident transpired around…
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Police Engage Kidnappers in FCT, Resulting in Two Fatalities
Reports indicate that a group of bandits attacked Gabaya’s residence in the Tokulo community of the area council on Sunday. Prior to this incident, the same bandits had kidnapped the council chairman’s father, John Makama, along with two other family members in 2021. Following the payment of an undisclosed ransom, they were eventually released. An…
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UNILORIN VC felicitates Muslims on Eid-el Fitri
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has felicitated members of the Muslim community and the generality of the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el Fitri festival. In a statement issued on his behalf by the Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle…
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Eyewitnesses to the tragic events of March 14 in Okuama, Delta State, have recounted harrowing details of gunmen clad in military camouflage launching a deadly assault on both soldiers and villagers. According to accounts, the attackers arrived in four speedboats from the Bomadi axis, firing indiscriminately upon their arrival at the community’s riverside.
One witness described how the chaos unfolded: soldiers and villagers were targeted as the gunmen, initially unidentified due to their military attire, unleashed a barrage of gunfire. The witness, unable to identify the assailants, fled with her children and others into the bush for safety, leaving behind uncertainty and fear. A speedboat driver involved in…
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Kwara: One suspected impostor in EFCC net
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Akogun Rasheed Usman, an alleged fraudster from Babanla in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, who has been posing as an officer of the anti-graft agency and defrauding victims on the pretext that he could…
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Encroachment of poly land: Kwara restates payment of compensation to original owners
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Government has restated that it paid compensations to original owners of the land where the state Polytechnic, Ilorin is sited, though some villagers within the premises of the over 50 years old institution had alleged none payment of compensation by the state government. It would be recalled that the…
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Senator Natasha, DSP Jibrin, others inaugurated as ECOWAS Parliament membersBy Lateef Taiwo
Lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central/PDP), alongside Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, amongst others have been inaugurated as members of the sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS parliament. The inauguration which took place on Thursday at the International Conferences Centre, Abuja, was graced by President Bola Tinubu, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio,…