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Chieftaincy title: ‘Soludo envies me’ – Ifeanyi Ubah’s response to suspension of Anambra monarch

Metro News NgJan 10, 202410 January 20240

The senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone, Ifeanyi Ubah, has reacted to the suspension of the traditional ruler of Neni, a community in Anaocha Local

HRM Akawu, New Ohimegye Igu Kotonkarfe Officially Turbaned

Metro News NgJan 10, 202410 January 20240

By Obansa Ibrahim, Lokoja The Ohimegye Igu of Kotonkarfe, His Royal Majesty, (HRM) Alhaji Saidu Akawu Salihu has been officially turbaned in his Kingdom, Kotonkarfi,

Lagbaja: Army to address security dark areas in Enugu

Metro News NgJan 9, 20249 January 20240

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has assured that the Army would strengthen security efforts in a few dark areas in Enugu

Eight feared dead in Borno landmine explosion

Metro News NgJan 9, 20249 January 20240

No fewer than eight persons have been reported dead with many others injured when two commercial vehicles stepped on landmines along Ngala-Dikwa road in Ngala

INEC ready for Kano bye-elections – REC

Metro News NgJan 9, 20249 January 20240

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kano State, has expressed its readiness for the conduct of all bye-elections in the state. The INEC Resident

Tinubu slashes foreign, local trips’ expenditures by 60 per cent

Metro News NgJan 9, 20249 January 20240

President Bola Tinubu has slashed the expenditure on all official travel, domestic and international trips by 60 per cent. For foreign trips the president will

French President Macron picks 34-year-old Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister

Metro News NgJan 9, 20249 January 20240

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister in a bid to give new momentum to his government. The 34-year-old Attal

Ibadan Grand Mufti dies at 80

Metro News NgJan 9, 20249 January 20240

The Grand Mufti of Ibadan, also known as Alfa Agba of Ibadanland, Sheikh Abdulfatai Muhali Alaga is dead. Newsmen gathered that the Alaga died on

NDA alerts Kaduna residents on commencement of shooting exercise

Metro News NgJan 9, 20249 January 20240

The Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Kaduna, has called on residents of Mando, Tsamiya, Kauya, and Afaka general areas not to panic ahead of its scheduled

Ijaw youths demand upwards review of N65bn Presidential Amnesty Programme budget

Metro News NgJan 9, 20249 January 20240

The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has called for an upward review of the budgetary allocation for the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, in the 2024 budget.