Author: Ebunoluwa Onyebuchi
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Kenyan wins 9th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
Kenya’s Bernard Sang on Saturday won the 2024 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon with the time of 2:16:49. Sang led compatriots, Silas Cheprot, with the time of 2:16:54; and Godffrey Birger, with the time of 2:17:43; who won the second and third place respectively. It w
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EFCC arrests man over suspected currency racketeering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Ekene Ibegbu in connection with alleged racketeering of more than N1.5 million Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja He said the suspect was arrested by members of the Special Task Force of the Commission attached to the Enugu…
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EFCC arrests 5 suspected internet fraudsters in Makurdi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five suspected internet fraudsters. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that they were arrested on Friday at kansho village in the Makurdi Local
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Tinubu calls for the regulation of social media
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for the regulation of social media, describing it as a societal menace. The President who released this statement through his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, at an event in Lagos State stressed the importance of accurate information in policy formulation and national development.
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Lagos govt. announces traffic diversion for Access Bank marathon
The Lagos State Government has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the yearly Access Bank Lagos City Marathon coming up on Saturday between 5.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Osiyemi said the following r
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NAFDAC penalises pizza outlets in FCT over use of expired seasoning
The FCT Directorate of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has penalised two pizza outlets in the FCT for using expired dough blend seasoning. The FCT Director of the agency, Mr Ozigis Abdulsalam, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
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Ondo NMA gives Aiyedatiwa 7-day ultimatum to implement hazard allowance
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Ondo State chapter, has given Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa a seven-day ultimatum to resolve the challenges in the state health sector or face industrial disharmony. They also demanded the implementation of the federal government’s approved hazard allowance for medical personnel in the state.
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Edo 2024: INEC seeks NYSC support towards credible election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo, on Friday, sought the support of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), ahead of the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. Dr Anugbum Onuoha, the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) made the call during a familiarisation visit to Mrs Ifeoma Ben-Ushie, the state
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Eye care should be included in primary healthcare services – NOA
The President of Nigerian Optometrics Association (NOA), Dr Chimeziri Anderson, has called for the inclusion of eye care into primary healthcare services. He made the call when officials of a group called Sight Essilor Luxottica Foundation visited Gov. Alex Otti of Abia in Umuahia.
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TNG SPECIAL REPORT: Tales of woe from Lagos plank market fire
On Saturday, February 3rd 2024 when traders closed their shops at the sawmill and plank market located at Awori bus stop, Abule Egba, Lagos State, to retire for the weekend, it never occurred to them that disaster looms.