Metro News

ABUJA – The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country by the detained self acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho admitted the transmitter along with a 20-foot container in which it was allegedly brought into the country […]

  ABUJA– As parts of activities to mark the commemoration of the 32nd Democracy Day Anniversary in Nigeria, Eminent Patriots of Nigeria, a group of Eminent Leaders of thought, Statesmen and women in Nigeria in collaboration with June 12 Pro Democracy Movement of Nigeria will its annual agenda, discuss setting national dialogue on the future […]

LAGOS STATE – Two persons sustained varying degrees of injuries, while six vehicles were burnt when a petrol-laden truck exploded on Wednesday afternoon along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogun State. The explosion, which occurred at the NASFAT turning point on the expressway, was caused as a result of the petrol-laden tanker, which overturned at the […]

Ogun State, Nigeria — A devastating fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after a petrol-laden tanker exploded near the NASFAT U-Turn, setting several vehicles ablaze and causing a major traffic snarl. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) confirmed the explosion, which occurred on the outbound Lagos section of […]

NIGERIA – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Jesutega Onokpasa, a prominent political commentator, has passed away. Onokpasa died on Monday, and the news of his passing was confirmed Tuesday. Pro APC advocate Okezie Atani announced his passing via his X page, mentioning the political figure by his wife and children. He wrote, “We […]

United States – President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it was sending 700 US Marines and thousands more National Guard troops to Los Angeles, sparking a furious response from California’s governor over the “deranged” deployment. Trump had already mobilized 2,000 National Guard members to the country’s second most populous city on Saturday, with some 300 taking […]

Lagos State – The Lagos State High Court is set to commence its annual vacation on July 21 to end the 2024/2025 legal year of the state judiciary. This was announced in a notice dated June 5, and signed by the Chief Registrar of the state judiciary, Mr Tajudeen Elias. According to the notice, the vacation […]

NIGERIA – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) under the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has successfully executed an air strike on a terrorist enclave in Bukar Meram, on the southern fringe of the Lake Chad area. This was disclosed by a counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, in a post on his X handle on […]

NATIONWIDE – Managing Director of Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, Dr. Chukwuemeka Agbasi, has promised that the agency will intensify it’s repair of federal roads across the country to make them motorable. He also commended President Bola Tinubu for his unwavering support to the agency through his renewed hope agenda, which he noted was the […]

Kano, Nigeria — Tragedy struck on the morning of Eid-el-Kabir as a fire broke out at the Kano Phone Market, widely known as Farm Centre, engulfing a section of the bustling commercial hub and destroying several shops. The incident first surfaced online through a viral video shared by an eyewitness, showing plumes of thick black […]