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Local Stories
Chrisland: Police begin probe as school, parent disagree over alleged rape
Chrisland Schools, Lagos State, has denied allegations that a 10-year-old primary six pupil was raped during the school’s participation in the World School Games in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Read more…
Electoral violence: 1,149 Nigerians killed, INEC suffers 42 attacks, decries rising insecurity
The Independent National Electoral Commission has lost no fewer than 9,836 smart card readers in over 42 attacks on its offices and staff in three years. Read more…
Afe Babalola seeks poll suspension, interim govt after Buhari
Legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has said an interim government should replace the current administration at the expiration of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in 2023. Read more….
Ishaku insists on local police to tackle insecurity
The Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, has said that Nigeria must embrace local policing to end insecurity. Read more…
Tribunal report: Five months after, Lagos yet to demolish Ikoyi skyscrapers
Five months after the collapse of a 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos, the state government is yet to commence the demolition of two nearby high-rise buildings which failed the integrity test conducted by the state government investigative tribunal. Read more….
International Stories
Flood: South Africa declares a national state of disaster
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday declared a national state of disaster over the deadly floods on the east coast, warning that rebuilding even basic services would take time. Read more….
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and partner announce newborn son has died
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, announced on social media Monday that their baby son has died. Read more….
CDC overhauls travel warning list; much of Europe now at 'high' risk
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled its new system for travel risk assessments on Monday. Read more…
3 US sailors from an aircraft carrier were found dead in less than one week
Three sailors from the USS George Washington aircraft carrier were found dead in less than one week, the Navy said, as the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and local authorities investigate the deaths. Read more….
Business Matters
Imported vehicles: Dealers threaten shutdown over 15% levy
As controversy continues to surround the introduction of a 15 per cent National Automobile Commission levy imposed on imported used vehicles by the Nigeria Customs Service, car dealers have threatened to close their stores this week. Read more…
Food prices jump over insecurity, fuel scarcity in Q1 – Report
THE rise in diesel prices, petrol scarcity, and heightened insecurity in the nation drove food prices to a record high in the first quarter of 2022, a new report by SB Morgen, has shown. Read more…
Domestic borrowing threatens Nigeria’s economic stability, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund has warned that increasing levels of domestic government borrowing from banks in Nigeria and other emerging markets could threaten the country’s financial stability. Read more…
Oil earnings drop by N75.9bn despite monthly price hike – Report
Nigeria’s earnings from crude oil plunged by about N75.9bn in February and March this year despite the increase in global oil prices for the third consecutive month in March 2022. Read more….
Vandalism, others push oil firms’ bank borrowing to N5.68tn
The combined bank borrowing of oil firms operating in the downstream and upstream subsectors of the Nigerian oil and gas industry rose from N5.19tn in January 2021 to N5.68tn in December 2021, showing an increase of N490bn. Read more
Tech Updates
In the wake of explosive accusations against Africa’s most valuable startup, Flutterwave co-founder speaks
Former CEO of Africa’s most valuable startup Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, has responded to the recent allegations of fraud and insider trading levelled against the company’s management and current CEO and co-founder, Olugbenga Agboola. Read more….
Twitter's board put up a defence mechanism against Elon Musk
Twitter has indicated that it's not interested in being bought by the world's richest man without a fight. Read more…
Metro
NURTW crisis: Police, soldiers avert MC Oluomo, Istijabah’s boys’ clash
Security men, including soldiers and policemen, on Monday, forestalled a clash between loyalists of the newly appointed Chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, and the Chairman, Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria, Azeez Ajibola, aka Istijabah, in Lagos State. Read more….
One killed in Rivers youth election fracas, police begin probe
One person has been reportedly killed in a fracas that ensued during a youth election in the Onne community in the Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. Read more….
Newly employed bakery worker absconds with N350,000 in Lagos
A worker with Tasty Loaf Bakery on Ajelogo Road, Mile 12, Lagos State, John Emeka, has allegedly absconded with the sum of N350,000 belonging to the bakery. Read more….
Gunmen rob fun seekers, workers in Anambra eatery
Some gunmen on Sunday invaded an eatery around the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, dispossessing employees, customers and fun-seekers of their mobile phones and other valuables. Read more…
DJ Cuppy says returning to djing distracted her from studies
Nigerian disc jockey Florence Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy revealed how she has been hugely distracted from school since returning to djing. Read more….
Nigerian socialite makes money rain at ‘Rick Ross Live in Lagos’ concert
While the rapper was performing one of his popular tracks, ‘Blowing Money Fast’, a Nigerian socialite, Cubana Chiefpriest made cash rain on Rick Ross, according to legit.ng. Read more…
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