Tag: Residents
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Bandits kill police officer, kidnap 23 residents in Kaduna
A police officer has been killed with 23 others abducted when bandits attacked Ungwan Maje and Ungwan Laka villages in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
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Video: Heavy downpour submerge major highways in Lagos, commuters stranded
Residents of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre are not having the best of time at this moment. For close to three days now, the entire state has been experiencing torrential rainfalls that takes significant toll on its productivity and status as mega city. Videos shared widely on social media showed residents struggling to reach…
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COVID-19: Obaseki vows to appeal court orders stopping vaccination of residents
The Edo State Government has cleared the air over what it described as the “purported compulsory vaccination” of its residents with the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Ekiti residents protest as gunmen again kidnap 4 persons
Ekiti residents protest as gunmen again kidnap 4 persons
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25 soldiers, 7 residents killed in Algeria’s wildfires –Defense ministry
At least 25 Algerian soldiers were killed on Tuesday as they attempted to extinguish wildfires raging in the northeastern provinces of Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia, the Algerian Defense Ministry said. Wildfires erupted simultaneously overnight on Monday across 14 Algerian provinces, killing at least seven civilians and injuring dozens of others, the ministry said in a…
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LG Poll: Sanwo-Olu casts vote, appeals residents to exercise their civic responsibilities
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on electorates to seize the election period to express themselves freely. The governor said this on Saturday while addressing journalists at the Polling Unit 019 Ward 08, Ikoyi II, where he cast his vote during the Local Government/Council Areas election on Saturday. “As electorates, this is about the…
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Residents express fear as Lagos, Ogun conduct LG polls today
Eligible voters in Lagos and Ogun States will file out to elect their preferred candidates and party in the local government elections schedule to hold in both neighbouring states today. Already, both state governments have placed restrictions on human and vehicular movements to allow for a smooth running of the scheduled polls. While Lagos State…
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Oyo LG Election: Residents defy restriction order, rainfall slows down process
Many residents of Ibadan defied the restriction of movement ordered by the Oyo State government during the local government election on Saturday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that vehicular movements were still observed around Ring Road, Adeoyo, Oluyole, Dugbe, Challenge, Mokola, Ojo areas of Ibadan as…
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Kidnapping: Be vigilant, Lekki alerts residents
As the security situation in the country deteriorates with growing cases of abductions and killings, the Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association has warned residents of the area to be watchful as they go about their lawful activities. LERSA, which is an association of “over 80 estates and communities” in the area, also urged the…
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Boko Haram terrorists attack Borno town, kill residents, two soldiers
An attack by Boko Haram terrorists has left some residents killed in Ajiri town in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, confirmed the attack on the town in a statement on Monday, but he did not give the actual number of locals killed by the terrorists. He…