January 25, 2023

[GIST] Jandor expresses worries over attacks on campaign train

[GIST] Jandor expresses worries over attacks on campaign train

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The Lagos Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, also known as Jandor on Tuesday decried incessant attacks on his campaign train by suspected political thugs. Adediran reiterated the concern at a meeting with council of Chief Imam at the Ketu Central Mosque in Kosofe Local Government Area during his campaign tour of the


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January 24, 2023

[GIST] Lagos projects jobs as Buhari opens rice mill, seaport

[GIST] Lagos projects jobs as Buhari opens rice mill, seaport

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has unveiled the $1.5bn Lekki deep seaport, and the Imota Rice Mill in Ikorodu, Lagos. The Lekki deep seaport has been described as one of the largest seaports in the country and one of the biggest in West Africa which its promoters have said would improve efficiency and


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[GIST] Ex-poly student jailed for faking American lawyer

[GIST] Ex-poly student jailed for faking American lawyer

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An Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos State, on Monday, sentenced a former student of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Francis Nduka, to two-year imprisonment for pretending to be an American lawyer. Nduka, an Internet fraudster, defrauded his victims of $3,700. Justice Ramon Oshodi handed down the verdict after the convict, who said he had been into


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[GIST] Government warns Lagosians against pipeline vandalism

[GIST] Government warns Lagosians against pipeline vandalism

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The Lagos State Government has called on residents of Ejigbo, Egbe-Idimu, Alimosho, Oshodi and their environs to promptly report suspicious moves or vandalism of petroleum pipelines to the government and other relevant authorities. The Head of the Department of Oil and Gas Department in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Sesan Odukoya, made the


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[GIST] Hoodlums kill churchgoer, gang member in Anambra

[GIST] Hoodlums kill churchgoer, gang member in Anambra

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Some hoodlums on Sunday killed two people during an invasion of Mgbuka-Amanzu Road, Nkpikpa, in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. An eyewitness, who identified herself as Mama Chinedu, said the gunmen, numbering about four, were in a tricycle. She noted that the gang cornered an unidentified man going to church, shot and


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[GIST] Air pollution: FG begins testing of generators, vehicles

[GIST] Air pollution: FG begins testing of generators, vehicles

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The Federal Government, on Monday, flagged-off the national emissions control programmes for generators and vehicles, in a bid to reduce air pollution in Nigeria from both machines. It announced that the programmes involved the periodic testing of generators and vehicles for toxic and greenhouse gas emissions. The Minister of Environment, Muhammad Abdullahi, announced this in


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[GIST] Be neutral during elections, DSS boss tells officers

[GIST] Be neutral during elections, DSS boss tells officers

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The Director General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, has urged personnel of the service to maintain neutrality before, during, and after the forthcoming general elections. He also advised them to work in synergy with other security agencies to ensure that the elections are peacefully held. A statement by the service spokesperson, Peter


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