Metro
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VIDEO: Driver, bystanders escape electrocution as truck crashes into high-tension electricity pole
A potential tragedy was narrowly avoided when a speeding truck lost control, crashed into a high-tension power pole, and sent the pole tumbling into a nearby shopping mall, causing damage to several areas.
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Abia: ASOPADEC workers kick over retrenchments, non-payment of minimum wage
Tensions are rising following the dismissal of 112 staff members without compensation, alongside the non-implementation of the minimum wage for October salaries.
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If petrol is expensive, ask Dangote Refinery for discount — NNPC ‘stylishly’ tells Nigerians
The company explained that the product it loaded on Sunday was paid for in dollars.
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Fuel scarcity: Hawkers now selling petrol cheaper than filling stations — report
While fuel might not be available at some filling stations, the report continued, motorists could easily find any quantity to buy from the nearby hawkers displaying the product mostly in white gallons.
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Blind mother’s missing kids found in Lagos orphanage after 10-month search
The mother of the twins said that they were eventually seen at an orphanage home in the Bariga area of the state.
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Ibadan man allegedly ‘offs’ uncle, grandad for ‘money ritual’
A middle-aged man, simply identified as Alfa Ahmed, has reportedly slaughtered his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for an alleged money ritual.
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Sunday Ununu: Nigerian lawyer ‘mistakenly kills orphan after firing gunshots in jubilation’
A joyous occasion turned deadly when a lawyer, Sunday Ununu, fired a handgun into the air to celebrate the election of new leaders for the Izzi Unuphu community's Power of Attorney in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state.
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Government claims to be selling N40,000 rice but many Nigerians don’t know where
Despite the fanfare around the launch, FCT residents have expressed frustration over their inability to locate designated collection or payment points for the rice. Many say they have not seen any distribution points set up in their local areas.
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Tinubu government ready to sell N40,000 rice but only to Nigerians who have NIN
The Federal Government has announced that only buyers with National Identification Numbers would benefit as it commenced the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Nigerians at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag.
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‘I flogged old men to stop them from voting against Tinubu, but now I suffer from Tinubu’s failure’ — Lagos area boy confesses while hustling for expensive petrol
While this man’s confessions and personality may be contested, there have been notable cases of people who threatened voters in 2023. One such person was Musiliu Akinsanya, better known as MC Oluomo.