Category: Metro
Over 5,000 jobs lost to xenophobia protest in Lagos —Sanwo-Olu
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, has said that over 5,000 persons have lost their jobs to the protest against xenophobic attacks on Niger [...]
I was told 60 percent of funds for projects in Oyo went to gov, wife – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says he was told that 60 percent of funds allocated for projects in the state went to the governor and his wife. T [...]
Okowa’s sister-in-law regains freedom after ransom payment
Elizabeth, the younger sister to the wife of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, who was kidnapped last week in Asaba, the state capital, has regaine [...]
How FSARS officers robbed Lagos businessman of N200,000
A Lagos based businessman, Osaretin Erins has narrated how men who were supposedly officers of Special Anti-Robbery Squad robbed him of N200,000 at a [...]
EFCC arrests another FBI-wanted suspect in Kaduna State
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office has arrested another FBI-wanted internet fraudster identified as Emmanuel Adede [...]
I am not aware of high commissioner’s recall – Nigeria’s consul general
Godwin Adama, Nigeria’s consul general to South Africa, says he has no information on the recall of Kabiru Bala, Nigeria’s high commissioner to South [...]
Nigerians who want to return from SA have expired passports
Air Peace has postponed plans to evacuate Nigerians willing to return from SA over the xenophobic attacks due to the fact that they have expired passp [...]
FG has no plan to sever diplomatic ties with South Africa
The minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that the country will not sever diplomatic ties with South Africa as a result of the attack [...]
Onyeama accuses counterpart in South Africa of fueling xenophobia
Minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has accused Naledi Pandor, his South African counterpart, of fueling xenophobia. Onyeama made the accusa [...]
Bandits in Katsina State give conditions for dialogue
Bandits in Katsina State have given Governor Aminu Bello Masari conditions for dialogue, insisting that the state government should release their memb [...]