Four Chinese working at the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway project were yesterday, abducted in Ogun State by gunmen while a policeman was killed during the operation. The policeman was one of the security men escorting the Chinese expatriates who were abducted. It was gathered that the gunmen, numbering about eight, laid ambush for the victims […]
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The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 127 suspected traffic robbers within the last three months in various parts of the state. Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, said the suspects were picked at various spots in the state. He promised that robberies in traffic would soon fizzle out and become […]
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As part of efforts to deliver credible, transparent elections and enhance voters’ participation, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, disclosed that 176,846 polling units (PUs) would be available for the 2023 general elections, a 56,872 increase or approximately 41 per cent boost over the previous 119,974 units. A breakdown of the distribution, as announced […]
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Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has called for the creation of an additional state in the South East. He made this known yesterday at a public hearing on the review of the constitution held at Imo Concorde Hotel, Owerri. The hearing was chaired by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Ahmed Idris Wase. The […]
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Italy’s midfielder Manuel Locatelli (R) celebrates with Italy’s midfielder Jorginho after he scored the team’s second goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group A football match between Italy and Switzerland at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on June 16, 2021. (Photo by Riccardo Antimiani / Pool / AFP) Italy became the first team to reach […]
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Over 18 million children exposed to harmful e-waste globally WHO report warns exposure to pregnant women raises risk of stillbirth, premature births 72.6% of e-waste produced in 2019 were illegally dumped in low, middle-income countries Nigeria generates N64.2b worth of e-waste, ranks second in Africa after Egypt SON, NESREA strengthen ties to check e-waste The […]
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At least seven major international carriers are jostling for a pie of the Nigerian market ahead of this year’s summer travels. The airlines, some of which are making a return to the Nigerian routes since the beginning of the pandemic, have lined up multiple frequencies in and out of Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, beginning […]
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US President Joe Biden (C) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) prior to the US-Russia summit at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva on June 16, 2021. (Photo by Peter Klaunzer/Pool/ AFP) There was no talk of gazing into Vladimir Putin’s “soul” and the Russian president didn’t try to gaslight a rookie US […]
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Will transaction politics hold sway in the lead up to the election of Governor Willie Obiano’s successor on November 6, 2021? This poser becomes relevant when viewed against the backdrop of recent court and shock attacks on the platforms of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and governing All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the state. The […]
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Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya COAS has not served for 36 years, military clarifies New army spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, has declared that deploying “the sword or gun cannot alone provide a panacea to the complex and multifaceted security challenges that characterise today’s world.” The new spokesman appointed by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. […]
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