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Lagos-Ibadan chaos: Kara Bridge repairs leave motorists, commuters groaning

…Spend hours in gridlock as LASTMA, TRACE deploy more personnel By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have continued to groan over severe traffic congestion following the commencement of repair works on the Kara Bridge. The two-week rehabilitation project, directed by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, involves the […]
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Man beats relative to death over bush burning

By James Ogunnaike A 55-year-old man Ishau Falana has been arrested by the Ogun state command of Nigerian police for allegedly killing his relative, one Badmus Rafiu. A release signed by the command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said “the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Ayetoro divisional headquarters by a younger brother to the […]

Again, fire guts Nsukka timber market, razes N200m worth of goods

By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka At least N200 million worth of goods were razed in an early morning fire outbreak at Nsukka Timber Market, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State on Monday. The fire which started at about 3:00am, razed at least 20 shops, destroying timbers materials and machines before personnel from Nsukka Fire […]

Police kill two suspected kidnappers in Plateau

The Police Command in Plateau has killed two suspected kidnappers in Gindiri, Mangu Local Government Area of the state. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the command, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Jos. According to him, the criminals were killed after a gun battle with the police on […]

One shot, as protest over epileptic power supply to Kafanchan turns violent

A peaceful protest against epileptic power supply in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Monday, turned violent as one person was shot by security operatives. The protesters stormed the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC), Kafanchan business office, in their numbers carrying placards with inscriptions: ‘Stop charging us high’, ‘Stop the blackout’, ‘Give us stable power supply. A […]

Anxiety over deadline for NIN/SIM linkage

The deadline set by the Federal Government for mobile subscribers to link their National Identification Numbers, NIN, with their mobile phone’s Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, cards, is tomorrow.

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