Category: Metro
FG shuts down Chinese supermarket in Abuja over Coronavirus
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has shut down Chinese-owned Panda Supermarket in the Jabi area of Abuja as part of measures [...]
Reps, Senators demand resignation of service Chiefs
Some members of the House of Representatives have demanded the resignation of service chiefs, following a debate on the nation’s security during Wedne [...]
Seven buildings affected by Balogun market fire
Buildings numbering about seven were on Wednesday destroyed in a fire outbreak that affected a section of Balogun market, located on Lagos Island. The [...]
EFCC arraigns Senator Shehu Sani for bribery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Senator, Shehu Sani, who has been in the custody of the EFCC since December [...]
Court sentences husband killer, Maryam Sanda to death
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday found Maryam Sanda guilty of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Sanda was sentenced to deat [...]
Christian groups write US over killings, persecution
A coalition of 47 Christian groups have asked the United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, to include religious persecution in the agenda of [...]
Amotekun of biblical origin, makes Muslims suspicious – MURIC cries out
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Governors of Southwest States not to lean towards any religion or target any ethnic group for victimiz [...]
Leah Sharibu’s father reacts to reports of her motherhood status
Nathan Sharibu, father of the teenage Christian girl, Leah, one of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls, says he received the news of his daughter’s report [...]
Chinese, Indian languages compulsory in Ebonyi schools
The governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi has revealed that Chinese Mandarin, Hindi and Climate Change will be compulsory subjects for students studyi [...]
Gunmen abduct travelers near Kaduna train station
Gunmen attacked vehicles conveying travellers who arrived at the Rigasa railway station from Abuja on Saturday. Some of the victims were abducted whil [...]