Tag: Residents
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Easter: Residents lament poor ATM services
Residents of Benin have decried poor services of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) in the metropolis during festive periods. The respondents spoke in separate interviews with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Saturday. They described it as unfortunate that residents were made to go through stress to withdraw money from the machines during such…
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Visit: Residents of Taraba, Benue, others won’t be hoodwinked by your ‘cosmetic sympathy’, Fayose tells Buhari
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said residents of troubled Taraba, Benue, Zamfara, Yobe and Rivers states won’t be hoodwinked by President Muhammadu Buhari’s belated visit. The governor emphasized that the president never deemed it fit to visit the states when it matters most. Fayose, in a statement issued on Monday by his Special…
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Gunmen invade Adamawa, attack residents
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have invaded Gwamba community in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers stormed two villages in the community at on Tuesday morning and opened fire. Several houses are reported to have been set ablaze, while the residents fled in different directions. Details of the casualties…
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Herdsmen: ‘Defend yourselves against further attacks’ Ortom tells Benue residents
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has Tuesday charges residents in the state to defend themselves against further attacks by Fulani herdsmen. Ortom said this on a radio programme in the state on Tuesday. The governor noted that in spite of the presence of policemen in the state, killings were still going on in two…
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I won’t leave uncompleted projects behind – Fayose assures Ekiti residents
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has vowed not to leave any uncompleted projects behind by the time his tenure expires on October 15. Addressing the people of the state in a broadcast to mark the New Year on Monday, Fayose said he is working assiduously to complete the projects and inaugurate them for public…
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Yuletide: Lagos Police boss assures residents of safety, warns against extravagant spending
The Lagos State Acting Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal has assured residents of the state of adequate security before, during and after the festive seasons. Edgal in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Mr Chike Godwin Oti, particularly urged residents to be vigilant and celebrate moderately during…
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Eid-el-Kabir: Ambode restates commitment to residents’ welfare
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says the welfare and well-being of residents, irrespective of their location within the state, remains the utmost concern of his administration. Ambode said this on Saturday at the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. He assured the residents that this would be without prejudice to their ethnic,…
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Cut 1 tree, plant 5, Lagos Commissioner warns residents
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Samuel Adejare, on Friday, warned residents of the state that anyone caught felling a tree without permission would be made to plant five, among other penalties. Adejare said this at the annual tree planting campaign held at the 9 Brigade Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Lagos.…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Days after heavy downpour, residents of Ibeju-Lekki still trapped in their homes [photos/videos]
By Olaotan Falade While many residents are beginning to heave a sigh of relief of the heavy rain which fell continuously for the better part of last week, the case is opposite for residents of Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. A visit by TheNewsGuru.com team to the area shows a firsthand devastating effect of the…
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Baddo: Police order compulsory use of Identification cards by residents in Ikorodu
Following the incessant attacks on innocent people by the dreaded cult group, popularly called Badoo, the Nigeria Police has ordered residents in the area to always carry a valid form of identification. The order was contained in a statement issued by the command to address the porous security structure that has led to the brutal…