Metro Archives - Page 124 of 211

Jul

23

2023

Lagos confirms mass burial for End SARS victims:, says None from Lekki tollgate

News#EndSARS, Crime, Freedom, Metro, RIP

The bodies of the 103 victims of the 2020 #EndSARS protest that were readied for mass burial, according to the Lagos State Government, were not from the Lekki tollgate. A statement issued on Sunday reaffirmed this. The dead, according to the government, were taken from several locations in Lagos, including Ikeja, Ajah, Isolo, and Ikorodu. The declaration further stated that no bodies were taken from the Lekki tollgate and mentioned the jailbreak that took place at Ikoyi Prison. "For the record, the Fagba, Ketu, Ikorodu, Orile, Ajegunle, Abule-Egba, Ikeja, Ojota, Ekoro, Ogba, Isolo, and Ajah districts of Lagos State saw…

Jul

21

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Production of electricity falls by 16% to 3,501MW

Business, Economy, MetroBusiness, Economy, Metro

Nigeria's electricity production fell by 16.4% week-in-week yesterday, from 4,187.6 MW recorded on Thursday last week to 3,501.20 MW.' Our checks revealed that a number of reasons, including the state of the plants and the inadequate gas supply to thermal facilities, contributed to the situation. The situation has compelled the Electricity Distribution Companies, or DISCOs, to implement load shedding in an effort to distribute the scarce electricity among many people at various times. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) recently announced that eleven electricity distribution firms, or DISCOs, had submitted a request for a rate review to the agency. According…

Jul

21

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Guinness World Records disowns Nigerian who got blind during cry-a-thon

Entertainment, Lifestyle, MetroEntertainment, Guinness Book of Records, Metro, Nigeria

Nigerian who became blind during a cry-a-thon has been disowned by Guinness World Records Guinness World Records, GWR distanced itself from Tembu Ebere's attempts to cry for 100 hours.. Ebere's attempt to break the record for the longest personal cry left him temporarily blind. In a BBC interview, Ebere gave an update on his health. Ebere claimed that after suffering from excruciating headaches, puffy eyes, and a swollen face as a result of his continuous sobbing, he went briefly blind for 45 minutes. However, the Guinness World Record, or GWR, distanced itself from such a record in response. GWR emphasized…

Jul

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Government of Benue uncovers 2,500 ghost workers

Opinion, PoliticsBenue State, Metro, Opinion, Politics

The Hyacinth Alia-led administration of Benue State has discovered 2,500 phantom employees on the state's payroll. The Governor expressed sadness about the delay in paying the salaries of teachers in elementary and secondary schools as well as local government personnel in a statement released on Thursday by his chief press secretary, Sir Tersoo Kula. According to the governor, the administration uncovered "mindless padding of the wage bill, and other fraudulent manipulations on their payroll" before deciding to postpone the project. According to the governor, the administration uncovered "mindless padding of the wage bill, and other fraudulent manipulations on their payroll"…

Jul

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Drama as trader purports to find a male’s private part in food

NewsAlaba International Market, Crime, Metro

There was a little drama on Friday at the well-known Alaba International Market in Ojo, Lagos, after an unexpected finding of a human private part by a hungry customer who visited a food vendor there. Pandemonium ensued when the horrifying sight of the human part in the woman's bowl of soup at GBO Plaza's market caused traders and customers to rush the area to see the bizarre ala carte garnished with protruding human part and its accompanying delicacies steaming hot from a bowl of soup. According to reports, the middle-aged woman, only known as Ebere, discovered odd meat on the…