Category: Metro

Last week’s decision to dethrone the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II by the state government has consumed five members of the state House of Assembl [...]

FBI arrests 13 Nigerians over $30m cyber fraud

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has arrested thirteen Nigerians, 7 Yorubas, 6 Igbos, over alleged $30 million money laundering scheme in the [...]

Nigerian Embassy in U.S suspends passport interviews, biometric capturing over coronavirus

Nigeria’s diplomatic missions in Washington, New York and Atlanta, United States, have suspended passport interviews and biometric data capture over t [...]

Nigerian pathologist dies of coronavirus in Canada

The minister of state for health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, says a Nigerian pathologist has died in Canada after contracting coronavirus. He said, “We mu [...]

15 dead as LASG sets up N2bn relief fund for victims of Lagos explosion

The Lagos State government has set up a N2 billion relief fund for victims of the recent explosion in the state. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos [...]

US says it has evidence of voter, INEC officials intimidation by army, DSS

The US Government has revealed that it is in possession of evidence that Nigerian security agents, including the Department of State Services and the [...]

More than 50 houses destroyed in Lagos explosion as NEMA debunks pipeline vandalism as cause

The acting coordinator of the Lagos territorial office of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye says over 50 buildings were de [...]

FCTA demolishes workshop of female mechanic, seize cars

In the words of the female mechanic, Joyce Dacer Adam, “Yesterday afternoon, at about 3:15pm, I was getting ready to leave for Female Entrepreneurship [...]

Houses destroyed, students trapped as explosion rocks Lagos

Many have been injured following an explosion in Abule Ado, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State comprising of Surulere, Ijegun, Ikotun, [...]