Metro Obituary Top Story

Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, former Lagos gov, reported dead

Early media reports have announced the death of former Lagos Military Governor this morning. The cause of death is not yet known. Rear Admiral (retired) Ndubuisi Godwin Kanu was appointed military governor of Imo State, Nigeria in March 1976 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. He was the first governor after the decree Read More…

COVID19 Featured Health Metro

Council shuts down health centre to prevent COVID-19 spread in Lagos

The Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State has shut down the Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Health Centre, Aboru to curb the spread of coronavirus in the area. The council’s Chairman, Mr David Famuyiwa, had recently ordered the closure of Meiran Primary Health Care due to one of its staff that tested positive Read More…

Economy Environment Top Story

Guterres renews $100bn climate change call for developing countries

The United Nations (UN)  has renewed  call for developed nations to fulfill their pledge to provide 100 billion dollars a year for developing countries to support both climate mitigation and adaptation. UN Secretary General António Guterres made the call at the virtual 2021 UN Climate Change Conference Roundtable on Clean Power Transition, according to a Read More…

Business Companies Corporate Governance Featured

CAC generated N19bn revenue in 2020

The Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, has said the organisation raked in more than N19 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) last year. Abubakar made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic that affected Read More…

Celebrity Culture & Arts Entertainment Top Story

Nicole Young says Dr. Dre physically abused her, put a gun to her head

Nicole Young accused Dr. Dre of domestic violence including punching and slamming her against a wall Nicole Young claims that her estranged husband Dr. Dre physically, emotionally, and verbally abused her in the course of their 25-year relationship in legal papers filed at the L.A. Superior Court amid their divorce. The 51-year old cited a Read More…

Football Sports Top Story

Who’s laughing now? Pogba, Solskjaer & Man Utd silence critics to go top of the Premier League

The Frenchman netted the winner in a 1-0 victory at Burnley as the Red Devils and their much-maligned manager moved three points clear of Liverpool On a freezing cold night and with the odds looked stacked against them, Paul Pogba and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United proved their doubters wrong once again, as they went Read More…

Featured Football Sports

Everton’s Iwobi ends 15-month Premier League goal drought vs Wolves

The Nigerian star helped Carlo Ancelotti’s men secure an away victory against their hosts in Tuesday’s English topflight encounter Alex Iwobi ended his Premier League goal drought as Everton defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 on Tuesday evening. The Nigeria international inspired his team to victory at the Molineux Stadium as Carlo Ancelotti’s team stepped up their Read More…