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Aug

14

2023

NAF aircraft crashes while traveling to Niger state

MetroMetro, NAF, Nigeria, Security

One of their planes was involved in an accident, according to the Nigerian Air Force. On Monday, sources told our correspondent that the incident happened as the plane was en route from Kaduna to Minna, the capital of the Niger state. In a statement released on Monday, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF's director of public relations and information, acknowledged the occurrence.. He said the aircraft left Zungeru Primary School on its way to Kaduna but was later found to have crashed in a village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger. According to what was written, a Nigerian Air…

Aug

08

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

After pushing a man into BRT lane, mob in Lagos beats police officer to unconscious.

NewsCrime, Lagos, Metro, Police, Security

In the Ketu neighborhood of Lagos State, a guy named Yusuf was allegedly pushed by officers, and as a result, he was struck by a BRT vehicle and knocked unconscious by a mob. The policeman and his colleagues were attempting to remove Yusuf from his vehicle when he was forced into the BRT lane, according to eyewitnesses at the scene who spoke to our reporter.. Yusuf was struck by one of the BRT buses operating in the lane leading into Lagos during this process, and he collapsed as a result of the collision. An eyewitness who did not want her…

Aug

07

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023 WASSCE results have been released by WAEC.

Education, Metro2023, Education, Metro, WASSCE

Results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been made public by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). On Monday, the examination body announced the results. Patrick Areghan, Head of Nigeria's Office (HNO) of WAEC, reported that 262,803 of the 1,613,733 applicants who registered for the exam have had their results withheld "due to reports of cases of examination malpractice." A total of 1,361,608 candidates, or 84.38 percent, received credit or above in a minimum of five courses, with or without English Language or Mathematics, he claimed, showing an improvement in the pass rate. Additionally, 1,287,920…

Aug

07

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

‘The whole story will soon emerge,’ Yul Edochie responds to his father’s comments over his second marriage.

Entertainment, MetroEntertainment, Lifestyle, Metro, Nollywood, Pete Edochie, Yul Edochie

Nollywood star Yul Edochie has responded to his father, Pete Edochie's, recent allegations about his second marriage to actress Judy Austin. In a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo, Chief Pete Edochie stated that the news of Yul's second marriage came as a surprise to him. He also credited Yul's first wife, May, with the success of the actor's first marriage. His comments reinforced the vitriol that has enveloped Yul's second marriage to Judy, especially since the death of the actor's first child with May, Kambilichukwu. However, in a tweet, Yul stated that the "real story" will be revealed shortly, claiming…

Aug

05

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kanu bans sit-at-home in the Southeast and introduces EED

Economy, Metro, NewsBiafra, Freedom, Metro, Nnamdi Kanu, Simon Ekpa, Sit-At-Home

By Silas Mmadu and Sampson Ojeh Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the pro-Biafra group Indigenous People of Biafra IPoB, has banned all sit-at-home protests in the South-East and proclaimed every Monday in the area as Economic Empowerment Day (EED). Emma Powerful, the IPoB's media and publicity secretary, revealed this in a statement on Saturday. IPoB's statement provided further clarification, stating that "Economic Empowerment Day, or EED, refers to a day designated for mass mobilization of Biafrans to devote their resources and means toward reversing the sharp and unprecedented decline in the economic, educational, and social needs of our…