Metro News Africa

Get breaking news and local updates from cities and towns across Africa.

28289 five suspected human parts dealers arrested in ogun

Ex-convict, two others arrested for land grabbing in Ogun 

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected land grabbers including an ex-convict for allegedly terrorising Gbayunre village […]

Continue Reading
51634 one killed in attack on ondo community police

Police nab man attempting to traffick Osun teenagers to Libya

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Nigerian Police Force logo Osun State Police Command on Monday said its operatives have arrested a suspected human trafficker, Muideen […]

Continue Reading
17084 Elon Musk Twitter

Sacked Twitter executives sue Musk for job-related legal bills

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Three top Twitter executives who were sacked by Elon Musk last year when he took over the social media company […]

Continue Reading
24646 buhari sends condolence to abacha family over sons death

Buhari mourns late varsity don, Briggs

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has shared the pain of loss with family, friends and associates of the 5th Vice Chancellor of […]

Continue Reading

Borrowing to fund fuel subsidy removal abnormal – Yusuf

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The Director of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, Muda Yusuf, said borrowing $800 million from the Word […]

Continue Reading
43702 buharis 8 month sickness a setback femi adesina

Opinions coloured by politics – Femi Adesina replies Bishop Kukah on Buhari comments

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has hit out at the Catholic Bishop of […]

Continue Reading

Nigeria: Bola Tinubu Will Increase Tension in Some Parts of the Country and Reduce It in Others

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be sworn in as president of the country on 29 May 2023. That’s if the courts […]

Continue Reading

Africa: Detoxifying Security – Recommendations for the G7 Summit On Nuclear Weapons

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

New York — The current war in Ukraine has shown that nuclear deterrence is deeply flawed. It relies on the […]

Continue Reading

Africa: At the Mercy of the Algorithm

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Milan, Italy — Excessive reliance on algorithmic management has raised concerns regarding its opaque decision-making mechanisms and implication for workers. […]

Continue Reading
43857 just in peak milk apologises to can over offensive easter advert

JUST IN: Peak Milk apologises to CAN over ‘offensive’ Easter advert

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

…withdraws picture, pledges it won’t happen again The management of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, manufacturers of Peak Milk, has apologised […]

Continue Reading

One of my ‘crimes’ as NPA boss was failure to give Amaechi birthday present, Hadiza Bala Usman reveals in new book ‘Stepping on Toes’

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The immediate-past managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that one of the reasons […]

Continue Reading
43837 easter lagos fct residents celebrate grateful for surviving cash crunch

Easter: Lagos, FCT residents celebrate, grateful for surviving cash crunch

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Fun-seekers have appealed to the Lagos State Government and Badagry West Local Council Development Area to uplift facilities at Sultan […]

Continue Reading

Six arrested for stripping Ekiti lady, posting video online

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ekiti State Command, has paraded 13 suspected criminals for various offences. The NSCDC […]

Continue Reading
43798 uk restriction cant stop doctors migration say nma nard

UK restriction can’t stop doctors’ migration, say NMA, NARD

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Medical bodies in the countries have said the United Kingdom government’s code of practice for the international recruitment of health […]

Continue Reading
43375 nasarawa ex deputy gov gye wado freed by kidnappers

Kidnappers free Nasarawa ex-deputy gov after N4m ransom payment

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The kidnapped former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Prof Onje Gye-Wado, has been released after his family members reportedly paid […]

Continue Reading
43764 katsina fixes april 21 deadline for 2023 hajj fare completion

Katsina fixes April 21 deadline for 2023 hajj fare completion

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board has set April 21 as the deadline for prospective pilgrims from the state to […]

Continue Reading
40701 brain drain among healthcare workers worrisome professional

Resident doctors threaten strike over bill to stop their migration

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

FILE PHOTO: Health care workers The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has said any attempt by the Federal Government or […]

Continue Reading
43768 just in six suspected kidnappers arrested in nasarawa

JUST IN: Six suspected kidnappers arrested in Nasarawa

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

A vigilance group, Nasarawa Eggon Unit, on Monday arrested six suspected kidnappers in their hideout. The group invaded their hideout […]

Continue Reading
43635 rivers cp orders arrest of cop assaulting man in viral video

Rivers: Police arrest cops assaulting man in viral video

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that the three officers assaulting a yet-to-be-identified man in a viral video have been […]

Continue Reading
43718 adebanjo95 tinubu celebrates afenifere leader praises contribution to politics

Adebanjo@95: Tinubu celebrates Afenifere leader, praises contribution to politics

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

FILE: Tinubu and Adebanjo President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated a leader of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo […]

Continue Reading
Scroll to Top