Crime Metro Stealing

60-year-old man accused of stealing employers N4.3 million

A 60-year-old man named Wole Bakare appeared in Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly stealing N4.3 million from his workplace. The defendant, a sales advisor, was docked for theft and resides at 8, Ajiboye Crescent, Orile Agege, Lagos. The offence was committed between July 1 and August at SOHAS S.S. Ventures on Ogba Road, Read More…

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Advertising Business

Nigeria loses N120 billion per year to overseas advertising production

The production of advertising, promotional, and marketing communication materials outside of the country costs the Nigerian advertising business approximately N120 billion yearly, according to the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON). This was said in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja by Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, Director-General of ARCON. He claimed that Read More…

City Transport Legal Metro

Court invites parties to justify N20 million decision against LASTMA

In a N20 million lawsuit against the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Justice Tijani Ringim of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered some Nigerian commercial banks to appear and give reasons. Following a garnishee action brought by a Lagos lawyer named Mr. David Enemona, the court issued the order for parties Read More…

Ebonyi Nigeria Politics

LP Ebonyi South candidate detained, not kidnapped – Police

The Police Command in Ebonyi called the supposed kidnapping of Linus Okorie, a senatorial candidate for the Labour Party in the state’s Ebonyi South, a “fake.” In a statement issued in Abakaliki on Monday, the command’s spokesman, Chris Anyanwu, claimed that Okorie had simply been apprehended and not kidnapped. He claimed that Okorie, a former Read More…

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Disaster Emergency Relief Nigeria

FG meets Cameroon over floods, gives state governments evacuation instructions

The current floods, which hit Nigeria after Cameroonian authorities released water from their Lagdo Dam, have affected more than 2.5 million people. Out of this total, 603 people died, 2,407 were injured, and 1.3 million people were displaced. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, disclosed these figures Read More…

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Aviation Nigeria

NAMA increases satellite ground base stations to 14

To accommodate the additional airports being built throughout the nation, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has expanded the number of satellite ground base stations from eight to fourteen. On Sunday, Mr. Matthew Pwajok, the acting managing director of NAMA, informed newsmen of this. He mentioned that there used to be just eight satellite stations Read More…