Metro Archives — Page 13 of 42

Feb

12

2022

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UNICROSS Alumni President Tours Campuses (Photos)

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The National President, UNICROSS Alumni and member of UNICROSS Governing Council; Comrade Paul Agwu conducts campus tour in UNICROSS, Faculty of Management Sciences. The President led his National Executive Council members including the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Association, Comrade Bathelomew Edom to pay courtesy calls to some Alumni stakeholders and partners of development at Ogoja Campus of UNICROSS. He also used the opportunity to inspect some of the ongoing projects of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Augustine Oko Angba. The Council member and his entourage were highly elated to see the laudable developmental projects pioneered by the current vice…

Feb

12

2022

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BREAKING: One Feared Killed In Abuja Area Council Election

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A middle-aged woman has been feared killed after she was knocked down by a supporter of one of the major political parties who was riding a motorcycle. The incident happened at about 10:12 am in PU048, Salasi opposite Post Office, in Karu, Abuja Municipal Area Council when the woman, a voter, was attempting to cross the road to her polling unit. THE WHISPERER gathered that the motorcycle rider who carried the flag of one of the political parties rode in a frenzy as if he was under the influence of alcohol. According to Blueprint, voters in the area immediately apprehended…

Feb

11

2022

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Uber Driver Commits Suicide In Lagos

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The body of an Uber driver has allegedly been found dangling from a ceil after he reportedly took his own life in his apartment. The victim’s body was reportedly found by his wife at their resident, number 51 Oduntan Street, Ketu, in the Ikosi-Isheri Local Government Area of the state. According to Sahara reporters, the late Uber driver waited for his wife to leave home for an appointment before taking his life. A neighbor of the victim who gave her name as Victoria said that no suicide note was dropped by the man, adding that it was his wife who…

Feb

10

2022

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First Lady, Aisha Buhari, travels on Kaduna-Abuja train

Metro

First Lady Aisha Buhari on Thursday travelled from Kaduna to Abuja by train, a move her aide said was meant to encourage more Nigerians to use that mode of transportation. According to Premium Times, Mrs Buhari arrived in Kaduna from Kano by air and then decided to travel by train to Abuja. She was in the company of her younger brother, Mahmud Ahmad, also known as Modi, and a few aides. Those familiar with her movement said the train left Kaduna at 4 pm and arrived in Abuja at past 6 pm. Sources told the paper that Mrs Buhari and…

Feb

10

2022

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Councillor Donates Two Mats To Sokoto Community As Welfare Package

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Two plastic mats have been donated by a councillor in Sokoto State to Sadada community, Kebbe Local Government Area of the state. While making the donations, the councillor, whose name could not be verified as of the time of filing the report, also took pictures with the beneficiaries. Such surprsing donations by Nigerian politicians is not new but the usual items had included frying pan, tricycles, motorcycles, and grinding machines, water sachets and shoe-shining starter kits have also been donated by politicians. Earlier newsmen had reported how donkeys were given out in Kano and cassava stems in Anambra as economic…

Feb

06

2022

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Borno women gave birth to 879,524 babies in 2019; Bayelsa 199 – NBS

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Women in Borno registered the highest number of newborns in Nigeria in 2018 and 2019, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The NBS said, in 2018 and 2019, Borno recorded the highest having 863,592 and 879,524, respectively. On the other hand, Bayelsa recorded the least total national birth registrations with 220 in 2017; 234 in 2018, and 199 in 2019. The report noted, however, that the total national birth registrations between 2017 and 2019 stood at 18.46 million with 2017 accounting for 5.03 million, while in 2018, it was 6.58 million with 2019 recording 6.83 million. At the state…

Feb

04

2022

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Imo Police Arrest Poly Students Celebrating Final Exams, Extort N1.5m From Them

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Amaka Anorue, a student of the Federal Polytechnic in Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, has accused police officers in the state of extorting and flogging her and her friends who were celebrating the completion of their academic programmes. She said officers attached to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Tiger Base, Owerri, accused them of being cultists belonging to the proscribed Eastern Security Network (ESN), detained them for two days and whipped them with wire before extorting N1.5 million from them. Speaking with FIJ, she narrated how on the night of Tuesday, January 25, she and 12 of her friends met at a lounge…

Feb

04

2022

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Suspected Bandits Invade Police Station, Kill 3 Officers, Kidnap Others In Niger

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Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked a police station in Niger State, killed three officers while an unspecified number of others were abducted on Thursday. According to SaharaReporters, the gunmen in a night raid stormed Ishau police station in the Paikoro Local Government Area of the state and carried out the attack. The assailants also attacked 11 communities in the Kafin-koro area, which include Zubakpere, Kuna, Aboloso, Kudami, Dakolon Daji, Nugwazi, Amale, Adunu, Ishau and parts of Beni. It was gathered that the gunmen kidnapped many people including a village head and four of his children as well as five…

Feb

03

2022

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Kwara Govt Shuts Baptist School After Fresh Violence Over Hijab Controversy

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The scene of the violence at the Oyun Baptist Secondary School, Ijagbo in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Kwara State Government on Thursday shut down the government owned Oyun Baptist Secondary School, Ijagbo in Oyun Local Government Area of the state. In a statement, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, condemned the fresh violence that broke out in the school following the continued denial of the use of hijab by the authorities of the institution. Some parents had stormed the school to protest the rejection of their wards at the school premises.…

Feb

03

2022

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BREAKING: Massive explosion rocks Ukpokiti Terminal, Escravos in Delta

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An oil vessel belonging to Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) has exploded in Delta State. According to a brief by the management of SEPCOL, the explosion which happened on Wednesday, engulfed the offshore facility known as FPSO Trinity Spirit, located at the Ukpokiti Terminal, around Excravos, Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state. The cause of the explosion is being investigated and SEPCOL said they are working with necessary parties to contain the situation. As of the time of filing this report, there were no reported fatalities. The firm also said that they were prioritising investigations with…