Metro + Crime
Abokis’ Cash Out in the Foreign Currency Black Market – CBN Threatens to Eliminate Operators
By Onyinyechi Ugwoke Ever wondered what those Aboki along the road, asking passersby if they have dollars, do with the foreign exchange? Ikeja Bird visited some of the foreign exchange …
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‘My friends hype me, but I hear what they say behind my back’ – The story of ‘Runs girls’ in Nigerian Universities
By Ofili Nonso “I know you will tag me bad,” she said. “It’s clear that everyone hates ‘Runs girls’. My friends hype me, but I hear what they say behind …
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Corps members replace striking doctors in FMC Yola
NAN reports that the National Association of Resident Doctors directed its members across the country to embark on a total strike from Aug. 2. This directive was issued on Saturday …
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Hushpuppi: 31 northern lawyers set to defend Abba Kyari in U.S claim FBI breached international protocol.
By Linus Akomolafe As the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, recently suspended in connection with a $1.1m scam involving an internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas also known as Hushpuppi …
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Court adjourns Baba Ijesha trial to 27th September, 2021.
The court registrar, Hassan Ibrahim told journalists that, the court was not sitting and the case has been adjourned because the judges are on retreat. Recall that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo …
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Lagos court remand Chidinma for 30 days over the death of Super TV CEO
By Linus Akomolafe A magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos, has ordered the remand of suspected killer of Usifo Ataga, Chidinma Ojukwu, for 30 days. The magistrate, Adeola Adedayo, gave the …
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Usifo Ataga Murder: Court remands Chidinma Ojukwu in prison for 30 days.
Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga has been remanded in prison for 30 days by a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court. Magistrate Mrs Adeola Adedayo remanded …
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Lagos Airport flyover bridge reconstruction; Traffic diversion begins Friday, Aug. 13
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, says that traffic diversion towards rehabilitation of the burnt Airport flyover bridge in Lagos will begin on Friday, Aug. 13 …
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Road side traders groan over bridge construction as sales decrease
By Linus Akomolafe Road side traders along Obafemi Awolowo Way in Ikeja have groaned over ongoing bridge construction work in the area, describing it as anti business activities. When IkejaBird …
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Man sentenced to death by hanging for killing wife and stepson
By Linus Akomolafe A high court in Adamawa has sentenced a 40-year-old man, Bangos Adamu, to death by hanging for killing his wife and his stepson. The police dragged the …
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DCP Tunji Disu replaces Abba Kyari as new Head of Police IRT -IGP.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the posting of DCP Tunji Disu as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) today, 2nd August, …
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CBD Operatives Arrest Suspected ATM Fraudster in Ikeja Business Districts.
Operatives of the Central Business Districts (CBD), has arrested a suspected fraudster specialising in hypnotising members of the public to withdraw money from their bank accounts using the Automated Teller …
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