Metro Archives — Page 26 of 41

September 15, 2020 No Responses

Housewife Seeks Divorce Over Husband’s Gambling Addiction

A trader, Fisayo Akibu, on Tuesday approached a Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, seeking dissolution of her 19-year-old marriage to husband, Abiodun over his addiction to gambling Testifying, the mother of four, said:”my husband puts all his earnings into...

September 10, 2020 No Responses

Lagos-Ogun Mass Transit Trains Resumes Monday, Increases Fares

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the resumption of Lagos-Ogun Mass Transit Train Services (MTTS) from Monday after five months of suspension to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. A statement issued on Thursday by District Public ...

September 9, 2020 No Responses

Marriage Crashes Over Missing Underwear

A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday dissolved a marraige involving a trader, Sadia Abass, and her husband, Azeez, over a missing underwear. Sadia had petitioned the Court to dissolve her marriage over allegations that he had stolen her...

September 4, 2020 No Responses

Woman Stabs Boyfriend To Death Over Abortion

The Police Command in Anambra State has arrested 25-year-old Onyinye Chime for allegedly stabbing her 29-year-old boyfriend, Eleyi Azubuike, to death with a kitchen knife for suggesting abortion to her.The command’s spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed, disclosed t...

August 28, 2020 No Responses

Okomu Oil Inaugurates Seven Projects

The management of Okomu Oil Palm Plc has constructed seven different projects within its areas of operations in Edo State as part of measures to speed up development in the benefitting communities. Inaugurating the projects on Friday, the Managi...

August 24, 2020 No Responses

Ibeju-Lekki Youths Reap Benefits of Dangote Refinery Vocational Training

Many indigent youths in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State are now counting their fortunes and reaping the benefits from the first batch of the vocational training programme organized by Dangote Oil Refinery. So far, according to a statement, some of....

August 20, 2020 No Responses

Oyo Extends Maternity Leave To Six months

The Oyo State Government on Thursday said efforts are ongoing to ensure that maternity leave for pregnant and nursing mothers who are state employees is extended from four to six months. This is contained in a statement by the...

August 18, 2020 No Responses

Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Donates N38millionTo Slum2School

Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has donated $100,000 (N38 million) to Slum2school Africa, to help cushion the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in disadvantaged communities across Nigeria. Mr Chuks Igumbor, Managing Director and Chief Execu...