Metro Archives - Page 257 of 281

Oct

03

2022

Kwara Doctor kills girlfriend, housewife, buries corpses in office

Health, Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Kwara State, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The Kwara State Police Command said its operatives arrested a medical doctor, Adio Adeyemi, of Kaiama General Hospital, over the alleged kidnap and murder of two ladies. Adeyemi was alleged to have kidnapped and killed his girlfriend identified only as Ifeoluwa, and another housewife, Nofisat Halidu, in 2021. Ifeoluwa was declared missing in the Tanke area, while Nofisat, a housewife in Kaiama, was reported missing by her husband, Mr. Halidu. The police confirmed the incident in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, on Sunday. The statement read in part, “On assumption of office as Commissioner…

Oct

02

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Dr. Sam eulogize Heroes of the nation at independence.

Abia State, Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsNigeria, Politics

Without freedom, we don’t have a name, one vision, one identity, one nation. If our country is worth dying for during wars, we should also realize that it’s worth living for in time of peace! While honouring our Heroes past who fought to bring us independence, Let us also honour every patriot, dead and alive who ensured that Abam Onyerubi is what it is today. I therefore honour, Late Chief S. N. Okpi, Late Chief Nkochi, Late Dr. Oreh, Late Chief Kalu Okereke Kalu, Late Chief Idika Omenka, because without them, freedom would not have existed. What they did, we…

Oct

02

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Something Is Happening Across Our Nation – Chris Nwaokobia

Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, Politics2023, Chris Nwaokobia, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Who will tell Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the times have changed. Who will tell him that Nigerians are committed to new values in leadership? Who will tell Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Waziri Adamawa that a new day is here. Who will tell him that the days of greed and profligacy have become shibboleth? Who will tell those who think that religion and region will determine how we vote in 2023 that they are wrong? Who will tell them that we are at the throes of a massive peaceful ballot based revolution? Who will tell those struggling to paint Peter Obi…

Oct

02

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Independence: Sanwo-Olu releases 46 inmates from Lagos prisons

Lifestyle, MetroBabajide Sanwo-Olu, Crime, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the release of 46 inmates from various correctional facilities in the state. Sanwo-Olu’s action followed the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy. The governor also commuted the death sentences of six inmates to life imprisonment, said Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), Commissioner for Information. The official noted that the release and committal orders were in cognisance of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Day Celebration. The exercise is pursuant to the provisions of Section 212 (1) (2) of the 1999 Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (amended). Onigbanjo’s statement explained that the council, in…

Oct

02

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

‘Obidient’ rallies: Bwala says APC in decline, Atiku made Obi popular

Metro, Opinion, PoliticsAtiku Abubakar, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

The spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Daniel Bwala, has said that the massive rallies held simultaneously in different major cities across the country, especially in Kaduna, by the supporters of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, shows the decline of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Bwala disclosed this in a series of tweets on Saturday. Obi’s supporters, popularly known as the ‘Obidients’, organized a ‘one million march’ in many States to commemorate Independence Day. However, Bwala, while reacting to the mammoth crowd that turned up for the event, said Atiku made Obi popular and…