Metro Archives - Page 123 of 211

Aug

01

2023

Helicopter crashes into building in Lagos.

NewsAccident, Metro

On Tuesday, a helicopter in Lagos State's Oba Akran Ikeja crashed into a structure. According to information, the incident occurred at 3:00 pm close to United Bank for Africa, Oba Akran, and AP Filling Station. The plane caught fire close to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), where it was headed. According to OHAFIATV News, the helicopter's pilots were rescued. On the other hand, it is unknown if there were any further passengers. When this report was sent, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) responders were already on the scene.

Aug

01

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Teenager reported missing by police in Umuahia

Abia State, Lifestyle, MetroAbia State, Lifestyle, Metro, Police

13-year-old Rejoice Ezeocha has been reported missing by the Abia State Police Command. According to a press statement from the Abia Police Command, the missing girl is not only a resident of Lodu Ndume, Ibeku but also of Ofeke, Azueke Ndume, Ibeku, all of which are located in the Umuahia North LGA of the State. Rejoice Ezeocha According to a statement made by Maureen Chinaka, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Rejoice departed their home on July 18, 2023, for an unidentified location. She continued by saying that her relatives' attempts to find her location had been fruitless. Rejoice, who…

Jul

30

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nnamdi Kanu is eventually released by DSS for a medical test.

Health, Metro, NewsBiafra, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been released by the Department of State Services (DSS) to get a private medical exam. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Kanu's primary attorney, said that the IPOB leader had a medical checkup on Friday in an undisclosed Abuja hospital. In a statement, Ejiofor said: "We are glad to inform you that Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu met with his preferred personal doctor on Friday in an Abuja hospital outside the State Security Service (SSS) facility. "I observed the consultation as required by the protocol. Kanu's medical checkup went smoothly and successfully, and…

Jul

30

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohanaeze backs Gov. Mbah to stop sit-at-home in Enugu and South East

Metro, NewsMetro, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Sit-At-Home

On Sunday, the Enugu State chapter of the pan-Igbo sociocultural organization Ohanaeze Ndigbo reaffirmed its unwavering support for the State government's decision to call off the sit-at-home campaign. A section of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by Simon Ekpa, who claimed to be the Biafran Prime Minister and lives in Finland, imposed the weekly sit-at-home. The organization is enforcing sit-at-home as a means of demanding the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is being held by Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS), the country's secret police. Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State However, the group praised the…

Jul

28

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

100,000 firms to be removed from the CAC database – See Why

Business, Economy, MetroBusiness, CAC, Economy, Metro

100,000 registered firms will soon be deleted from the Corporate Affairs Commission's database, according to the organization. The Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer of CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, announced the commission's intention to remove 100,000 registered firms from its database during a training on "Use of the Beneficial Ownership Register" in Lagos. "CAC steps up enforcement of going off its register of 100,000 companies for failure to file an annual return," Abubakar added. He claimed that the Corporate Affairs Commission was scheduled to revoke the status of 100,000 businesses that had missed their deadline to submit yearly reports over the…