THE Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line will begin operations in September. The Managing Director of LAMATA, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, disclosed this at a news conference organised by the Ministry of Transportation and its agencies on Tuesday in Lagos. The …
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THE prices of major staple foods in Nigeria such as beans, yam, potato, plantain and tomato have risen by over 250% in the last one year. This is according to the latest Food Price Watch from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which states that the price of beans soared …
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THE Nigeria Police Force has clarified misconceptions surrounding the redevelopment of police barracks, particularly the Falomo Barracks in Lagos State. According to a statement on Tuesday via X, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police counter what it describes as “misleading write-ups and social media …
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A passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed during takeoff in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Wednesday morning, with fire crews working to douse the flaming wreckage. The Saurya Airlines plane crashed at around 11:15 am (0530 GMT), Nepal’s military said in a statement. “Rescue work is going on” with the army’s …
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THE Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists with guns. The command’s spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the suspects were arrested during a stop-and-search operation. He gave the names of the suspects as Isioma Unwogo, 21, Godstime Imareigbe, 32, Apeleokha …
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AMADU Koita Makalo, a former bodyguard of Sierra Leone’s ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma, has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 182 years in prison. The verdict comes after his involvement in a failed coup attempt last year. Makalo, also a former soldier, faced charges of treason, murder, and shooting with …
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POPULAR Nigerian comedian and skit maker, Chukwuebuka Amuzie, professionally known as Brain Jotter, has reacted to the viral report about the potential exploitation of Mike Ejeagha’s 1983 hit song ‘Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo’. Truthng reports that the song recently received renewed attention following the trending dance challenge originated by Brain …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined to grant a motion to stop the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, from spending from the state’s consolidated revenue fund. Rather than grant the motion ex parte marked FHC/ABJ/CS/984/24, Justice James Nwite asked the plaintiffs to put Fubara and other …
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new Labour government has scrapped the controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in its first major policy announcement after winning a commanding election victory earlier this month. The decision to abandon the scheme marks a significant shift in the …
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A man has been arrested in Adamawa State on charge of killing his close friend and seizing his motorcycle and N20,000 cash. The man, 25-year-old Yahaya Balarabe, stabbed the friend, identified simply as Usman, until he died, according to a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje. …
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