Tag: Residents
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Benin residents shocked by election postponement
Some residents of Benin, Edo, have expressed shock over the postponement of the general elections by one week by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The respondents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that they traveled from their various locations to Benin to exercise their civic responsibility. Mr Osakwe Igbenigbi, a banker,…
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Panic as residents shut Ekiti monarch out of palace
Residents of Odo Ora in Ido/Osi Local Government Area, Ekiti State have locked their monarch out of palace. The aggrieved residents faulted the procedure that produced the monarch, saying he failed to observe traditional rite, an act they claimed was antithetical to the tradition of the town. The kingmakers and other community leaders also alleged…
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Insecurity: Residents protest in Zamfara, destroy Buhari, Yari’s 2019 campaign billboards
Information reaching TNG now has it that residents of some parts of Zamfara State are protesting the insecurity in the state. Recall that hundreds of people have been killed by bandits in the North-west state in 2018. Many others have been kidnapped for ransom. The protesters, mainly residents of Tsafe Local Government Area, on Monday…
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Anger as Lagos police allegedly arrive robbery scene two hours after robbers escape
There was pandemonium on Efon Alaye Close, Ojodu-Berger, Lagos, on Saturday, as a four-man robbery gang operated freely in the area and vandalised many vehicles. According to a report by The Punch, a distress call to the 767 emergency line made by one of the residents during the attack around 3.30am did not yield positive…
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Strange ‘terror group’ surfaces in Sokoto, imposes levies on residents
A suspected terrorist group carrying sophisticated weapons is currently in control of Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, applying ‘strange laws’ and punishing defaulters. According to a witness who spoke on condition of anonymity with Premium Times, members of the group, believed to be from Niger Republic, are in possession of assorted weapons, preaching…
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Ekiti poll: Stay away from polling units if you don’t have PVC – INEC tells residents
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Prof. Abdulganiy Raji, has warned those who have no Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to stay away from polling units during the conduct of the state governorship election on Saturday. According to him, Independent National Electoral Commission gave enough time for registered voters to collect their PVCs and lodge…
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Rent-to-own: Lagos allocates 650 houses to residents
The Lagos State Government has so far allocated 650 houses to residents under the rent-to-own scheme, the Commissioner for Housing, Gbolahan Lawal, has said. Lawal stated this on Friday at the handover of keys to 150 subscribers in the fourth batch of the allocation. He said that last year, 500 people were given keys to…
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2019: Lagos commences massive mobilization of residents for PVCs
…Translates Eight Laws Into Yoruba, Egun, Pidgin Languages, To Work On Six Others The Lagos State Government on Friday said adequate arrangements have been firmed up to massively mobilize residents for the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) to enable them fully participate in the forthcoming 2019 general elections. Speaking at the annual Ministerial Press…
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Road projects: Residents tackle Fayose over demolition of shrines, houses
There was pandemonium on Friday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital as residents resisted the demolition of some shrines and houses by officials of the state government. The ongoing demolition of structures in Ado-Ekiti is part of the urban renewal policy of Governor Ayo Fayose’s administration. During the pandemonium, adherents of the deities at the shrines…
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Residents panic as fuel spill in Lagos community
There was pandemonium on Thursday at the Isheri-Ijegun Road, a suburb of Lagos, as residents woke up to see fuel spill the entire community. Investigations by TheNewsGuru.com revealed that the fuel spill was caused by a broken petroleum pipe which passed through the area. A landlord in the area who spoke on condition of anonymity…