A scuffle between two residents of AIT Road in the Alagbado area of Lagos State became a tragedy on Wednesday after they stabbed each other to death. PUNCH Metro learnt that the two men – Owolabi Yusuf and the other, identified simply as Isiaka – had at about 7.30pm disagreed …
Read More »Kidnappings: Police to establish division between Lagos and Ogun states
THE Police High Command, yesterday, said it has concluded plans to establish a police division in communities around the border between Lagos and Ogun States, with a view to curbing the activities of kidnappers. The decision is coming on the heels of cases of kidnappings in the area located around …
Read More »Obama to block prosecution of Saudi Arabia over 9/11
Barack Obama will on Friday veto legislation allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, risking public outrage and the first congressional override of his presidency. The White House confirmed Thursday that Obama would veto the legislation — unanimously passed by Congress — allowing 9/11 families to launch civil suits against …
Read More »Cholera kills six in Lagos, 39 under observation after eating Abacha
Six people have died of cholera in Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State after eating contaminated Abacha, a local delicacy of the people of the South-East geopolitical zone. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who briefed the press about the development at the state’s secretariat on Thursday, stated that …
Read More »Budget paddling: NANS asks Dogara to resign, seeks independent investigation
The National Association of Nigerian Students’ has called for an independent investigation into alleged cases of funds diversion in the national assembly. The senate secretariat of the association made its position known in a press statement issued by its Senate President-elect, Oyejide Salam. The students’ body also asked the speaker …
Read More »Teenager bags six-year imprisonment for phone theft
An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, has sentenced an 19-year old man identified as Happy Okotie to six-year imprisonment for stealing. Okotie was jailed along with a 25-year-old man, one Kingsley Ebose, for six years each without an option of fine. They were convicted by the trial magistrate, …
Read More »‘How the Economy got into trouble’, Emefiele
The CBN Governor Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Weekend, had a chat with members of Nigeria Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria NPAN. He spoke on efforts being made by government, monetary and fiscal policy authorities to revive the economy. Here are excepts. Nigeria is in recession, the first in decades or few …
Read More »Guardiola on guard as City begin cup defence
Manchester City launch their League Cup defence at Swansea City this week with manager Pep Guardiola desperate to keep a lid on expectations after their supreme start to the season. City have won their eight games in all competitions — a club record — and preserved their two-point advantage at …
Read More »71st UNGA: Buhari to participate in meetings on refugees, AU Security, Slavery
President Muhammadu Buhari will Today, participate in high level meetings on refugees and migrants issue in the 71st session of UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. This information is on the twitter page of the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. Adesina revealed that the …
Read More »FBI detains five over New York bombing
Federal authorities on Sunday detained five people with possible links to the New York bombing, local media reported, citing unnamed law enforcement sources. The FBI’s New York branch tweeted that no one had been charged in connection with the blast in the city’s Chelsea neighborhood, which injured 29 people — …
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