Metro News Archives — Page 7 of 13

November 21, 2022 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Takes Financial Literacy To Markets, Sensitizes Traders On New Naira Notes

Ecobank Nigeria, an affiliate of the leading pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group has taken financial literacy and inclusion to traders in several markets across the country being part of activities to mark “Ecobank Day”, 2022. City Business News reports that...

October 31, 2022 No Responses

My Gratuity Not Enough To Pay Ransom, Wife Of Kidnapped UI Don Pleads

Dr Adebola Agbaje, wife of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, the kidnapped University of Ibadan (UI) don, has pleaded for the release of her husband, saying her expected gratuity was not enough to pay the N50 million ransom demanded. In an exclusive...

October 25, 2022 No Responses

Suspected Smugglers Kill Customs Officer In Kwara

An officer of the Nigerian Customs Service was killed on Friday in Igboho by suspected smugglers while on patrol on Sinau-Kenu Road in Baruteen Local Government Area of Kwara State. Customs spokesman in Kwara, Mr Chado Zakari, explained in&nbs...

October 21, 2022 No Responses

Emefiele To Appear In Court Over $70m Judgment Debt

The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele to appear in court January 18, 2023 to explain his refusal to obey a valid court order. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued the...

October 19, 2022 No Responses

Lafarge Pleads Guilty To Supporting Terror Groups

French cement maker Lafarge has pleaded guilty in the US to supporting the Islamic State and other terror groups. According to BBC report, the firm agreed to a $777.8m (£687.2m) penalty for payments it made to keep a factory running...

October 15, 2022 No Responses

NPA MD Mourns Ngozi Obikili, GM, Corporate & Strategic Planning Division

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko has paid a condolence visit to the family of late Mrs Ngozi Obikili, General Manager, Corporate & Strategic Planning Division who passed on 12th October, 2022. Accompanied ...

October 10, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Expresses Sadness Over Anambra Boat Accident

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed sadness over the boat accident in Anambra in which dozens of people were killed. The president in a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, on Sunday said he was saddened by the...

October 8, 2022 No Responses

Court Remands Man For Allegedly Raping Friend’s Wife

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Friday remanded a 35-year-old trader, Chigozie Ojinika, in Kirikiri Correctional centre for allegedly raping his friend‘s wife. The police charged Ojinaka, who resides at 72, Ayelara St., Surulere, Lagos with rape.&nbsp...

September 20, 2022 No Responses

Man Seeks Dissolution Of Daughter’s Marriage

A 74-year-old man, Alhaji Abdulrahman Kwamande, on Tuesday prayed a Makurdi Court to dissolve the marriage between his daughter Halima and Aminu Sulaiman. In his application, Kwamande averred that he was the biological father of Halima and consequently ...

September 19, 2022 No Responses

Taiwo Afolabi Mourns Twin Brother

Dr. TaiwoAfolabi, Chairman, SIFAX Group, has described the death of his twin brother, Kehinde Afolabi, as a devastating and great loss. Mr. Kehinde Afolabi, Managing Director/CEO, Ken Dallas Hotel, died on Saturday in Lagos. According to the SIFAX Group bos...

September 5, 2022 No Responses

Farmer Drowns In Jigawa While Rescuing Cattle

An 18-year-old farmer drowned in Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa on Saturday while trying to rescue his cattle. Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Commission in Jigawa, CSC Adamu Shehu, stated in Dutse on Sunday that the...

August 24, 2022 No Responses

Man Drags Mother-In-Law To Court Over Wife’s Refusal To Return Home

A businessman, Isma’il Ibrahim, on Tuesday dragged one Zainab Muhammad, his mother-in-law, to a Shari’a Court at Rigasa Kaduna, for allegedly refusing to allow his wife to return to her matrimonial home. The complainant, a Resident at Police Station road...

August 22, 2022 No Responses

353 Inmates On Death Row In Lagos

The Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service ( NCoS ) on Sunday said it had no fewer than 353 inmates currently on death row at its Kirikiri Custodial Centre. The spokesman of the command, Mr Rotimi Oladokun, confirmed...

August 9, 2022 No Responses

Woman Docked For Allegedly Stealing 99 iPhones

A 60- year-old woman, Adenike Okunbanjo, was on Monday docked in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing 99 pieces of iPhones worth N14.85 million. The defendant, a businesswoman who resides at 1, Alade St., Temidire, Ibafo, Ogun State...