Category: METRO - Page 21 - FAMOUS REPORTERS

Jul

2023

2Years after tragedy: Lagos Government Awards Over N61Million Contract For Mass Burial Of 103 EndSARS Victims… Says none is from Lekki Tollgate

METRO, NATIONAL NEWS#Endsars, #EndSARsProtest, #Lagos, #LekkiTollgateShooting, #Protest

2Years after tragedy: Lagos Government Awards Over N61Million Contract For Mass Burial Of 103 #EndSARS Victims… Says none is from Lekki Tollgate A letter from the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency has confirmed a move by the state government to carry out a mass burial for 103 victims of #EndSARS close to three years after their deaths. The letter dated July 19, 2023, and titled ‘Letter Of No Objection. Mass Burial For The 103. The Year 2020 EndSARS Victims’ was addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and signed by the Director General of the Lagos State Public Procurement…

Jul

2023

By Famous Reporters

BLACK SATURDAY: Two Siblings die, as fence collapses into building

METRO#Building, #Collapse, #death

BLACK SATURDAY: Two Siblings die, as fence collapses into building The lifeless bodies of two children suspected to be siblings have been recovered as a fence collapsed into building in Lagos State. The bodies of two siblings who got trapped under rubble in Ishawo, Ikorodu area of Lagos State, following collapse of a fence on their room amid heavy Saturday’s downpour, have been recovered. The tragic incident occurred on Saturday, at No 25, Ajao street CWC, by Olainukan Bus Stop, Ishawo, Ikorodu, Lagos State. Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, the acting coordinator. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) territorial office, confirmed the incident…

Jul

2023

By Famous Reporters

FireOutbreak: LASEMA rescues 7 children from orphanage home

METRO#FireOutbreak, #LASEMA, #Orphanage

FireOutbreak: LASEMA rescues 7 children from orphanage home The Head of Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, Mr. Nosa Okunbor says that their men had yesterday, Sunday, rescued seven children from a fire incident at an orphanage/motherless babies home. LASEMA PRO in a statement made available to the Media in the early hours of today, Monday, said the orphanage home was engulfed by a domestic fire. According to reports, the said fire was began from an air conditioning unit in the house following a power surge, on Sunday afternoon. It was gathered that the seven male children…

Jul

2023

By Famous Reporters

UPDATE ON NDLEA: Stray Bullet Kills 2-year-old Boy In Delta

CRIME, METRO#Bullet, #DeltaState, #NDLEA, death

UPDATE: [NDLEA]: Stray Bullet Kills 2-year-old Boy In Delta A 2-year-old boy identified as IvanOnoseriegba, was struck by a stray bullet from operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Delta State Command while chasing suspected drug peddlers along Okpanam Road, Oshimili north local government area of the State. It was gathered that the NDLEA personnel shot sporadically into the air on Thursday July 13th 2023, when the stray bullet hit Ivan who was with his younger brother in his mother's shop on Edoz Plaza, close the Sweet Spirit hotel. The younger brother, Erhumossele, was equally wounded in one…

Jul

2023

By Famous Reporters

BLACK SUNDAY: FRSC Explains How Overspeeding Claimed 15 Lives In Lagos

METRO#FRSC, death, Lagos, Overspeeding

BLACK SUNDAY: FRSC Explains How Overspeeding Claimed 15 Lives In Lagos A total of 15 persons comprising nine male adults, five female adults and one female child were on Sunday morning killed when an accident involving two vehicles; a truck with registration number AKM 926 YQ, and a Mazda L2000 Bus marked MUS 411 XU occurred along Badagry - Ijanikin road at about 0731 hrs. A statement signed by the Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos Sector Command, Superintendent Route Commander Olabisi Sonusi, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP),…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

Speedboat capsizes in Calabar, 3 Medical students on cruise missing

METROMedical Students, Speedboat

Speedboat capsizes in Calabar, 3 Medical students on cruise missing Three medical students missing have been declared missing as a speedboat carrying 14 of them on a cruise capsized in Calabar. Three medical students are currently missing after a speedboat carrying them and 11 other students on a cruise, capsized at a resort in Calabar, Cross River state on Saturday, June 24. The medical students under the aegis of the Nigeria Medical Students Association (NIMSA) came from universities across the country to attend the NiMSA annual Health Week in Calabar. In a bid to explore the city, the…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

How I narrowly escaped death, Mult-Line Transport Stole My Recovered Goods Worth 4million, Accident Victim Cries (Watch Video)

METRO#death, #Mult-LineTransport, #narrow, accident, Victim

How I narrowly escaped death, Mult-Line Transport Stole My Recovered Goods Worth 4million, Accident Victim Cries A ghastly automobile accident, Mr. Azurunwa Kingsley Ugochukwu, victim has cried out to the Management of Multi-Line Transport Company, Aba branch, in Abia State, to release his goods worth over four million naira, (N4m.), which he said we're recovered from the scene. Azurunwa, a native of Umugo Oloko told our reporter that he had boarded the vehicle with the plate number: AKD792XZ, at their branch in Aba, the commercial hub of the State on May 7, 2023. According to Azurunwa, a businessman, the said…

Jun

2023

By Famous Reporters

BREAKING: NASS inauguration turns bloody , as Imo APC members Die in ghastly motor accident

METRO, POLITICS#APC, #death, #FatalAccident

BREAKING: NASS inauguration turns bloody , as Imo APC members Die in ghastly motor accident Imo APC Members travelling for NASS Inauguration in Abuja have been confirmed dead. Not fewer than three members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Imo State who were travelling to Abuja for the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly have reportedly died in a ghastly auto mobile accident. The awful accident which claimed the lives of the three, occurred today, Monday, June 12, 2023. Reports have it that the vehicle conveying Imo APC Members had a head-on collision with an upcoming bus…

Apr

2023

By Famous Reporters

IMO BLACK MONDAY: ‘This is the most surprising death I have ever witnessed’…Eye witness …As Civil Defense Corps Killed mother, 8-month-old baby in Owerri

METRO#death, NSCDC

IMO BLACK MONDAY: 'This is the most surprising death I have ever witnessed'...Eye witness ...As Civil Defense Corps Killed mother, 8-month-old baby in Owerri An eye witness has revealed how he watched Civil Defense Corps shoot dead a lactating mother alongside her 8-month-old baby, at Fire Service junction, in Owerri, Imo State capital, on Monday. According to State Police Command, Imo State, an eyewitness disclosed that he saw stray bullets from the officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps kill an eight -month -old baby and her mother at Fire service junction in Owerri, the state…

Apr

2023

By Famous Reporters

OLOWU FIRE INCIDENT: Army 9 Brigade Commander Akpaumontia holds on-the-spot at Spareparts Market

METRO#FireOutbreak, #OlowuSparepartsMarket, #On-The-SpotAssessment

OLOWU FIRE INCIDENT: Army 9 Brigade Commander Akpaumontia holds on-the-spot at Spareparts Market Following the fire incident at Olowu Spareparts Market in Ikeja general area, Lagos State on 23rd March 2023, the Commander of Army 9 Brigade, Brig. Gen. IE Akpaumontia and his entourage visited the area for an on-the-spot assessment. During the visit, the Army contingent founded that 13 shops, 4 warehouse and a restaurant were razed down during the inferno. The shops contained air conditioners, vehicles and motorcycles' parts worth millions of Naira, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP gathered. The fire was…