Uthman Salami
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ICYMI: Nigerian pilot faces five-year jail for falsifying statements in US
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Outrage as Nigerians seek arrest of Canada-based woman inciting violence
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Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest three suspects in Lagos
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Lady dies during buttocks enlargement surgery in Lagos
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Residents mourn as Nigerian’s body was recovered from Texas lake
Buttock enlargement doctor declared wanted as client dies during surgery
The Lagos State Police Command has declared a doctor, identified as Idara Bassey, wanted in connection with the death of a 36-year-old lady simply identified as Abiola, who passed away during a buttoc...
30th August 2024
ICYMI: Nigerian pilot faces five-year jail for falsifying statements in US
A 36-year-old Nigerian, Olukayode Ojo, is facing a five-year jail term in Texas, United States, after being found guilty of making false statements to obtain a certificate from the Federal Aviation Ad...
29th August 2024
Outrage as Nigerians seek arrest of Canada-based woman inciting violence
Concerned Nigerians have swarmed the Internet, demanding the arrest of a Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Patience Sunnberger, and her accomplices for calling for the death of other Nigerians during...
29th August 2024
Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest three suspects in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a 25-year-old man (name withheld) who was abducted on Tuesday in the Oke Moro, Ishashi area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that three suspects...
29th August 2024
Lady dies during buttocks enlargement surgery in Lagos
A 36-year-old woman identified only as Abiola, has been confirmed dead while undergoing a buttocks enlargement procedure at a clinic in the Lekki-Phase 1 area of Lagos State. Our correspondent learnt ...
28th August 2024
Residents mourn as Nigerian’s body was recovered from Texas lake
The community of Richmond in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States of America, was plunged into mourning after the body of an eight-year-old Nigerian boy, Ryan Akagbusi, was tragically recovered from...
28th August 2024
ASUU protests LASU lecturers’ dismissal, brand VC ‘enemy’
The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities has protested the refusal of the Lagos State University, Ojo, to reinstate five union members who were allegedly dismissed unjustly. Our correspondent...
27th August 2024
Family slams police for abandoning probe into son’s murder
The grieving family of Mazi Ezuma Ukwu, whose 18-year-old son, Chinedu, was reportedly stabbed to death in the Arochukwu area of Abia State, has expressed outrage and criticised the Abia State Police ...
26th August 2024
Man arrested for stealing air conditioners, cables in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command, on Friday, said it apprehended a suspect, Lekan Ogunsanya, 31, on suspicion of vandalising and stealing air conditioners and cables from a government residential quarter...
24th August 2024
Ogun police arrest suspect for stealing air conditioners, cables
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a suspect, Lekan Ogunsanya, 31, on suspicion of vandalising and stealing air conditioners and cables from a government residential quarter in Isoso, Sagam...
23rd August 2024
Youths foil kidnap attempt, suspects arrested in Lagos
Some youths in Lagos State thwarted an attempted kidnap of a car dealer on Ebute Igbogbo Road in Ikorodu Local Government Area on Tuesday. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects, including Taiwo Olayink...
22nd August 2024
Fraudster faces 20-year jail for stealing $10m US unemployment fund
A Nigerian man from Lagos State, identified as Yomi Olaleye, faces the possibility of a 20-year prison sentence in the United States after being arrested for allegedly stealing $10m from COVID-19 empl...
21st August 2024
Residents express shock as man dies during 19-day fast
A 58-year-old man, reportedly on a 19-day fast, has been confirmed dead in the Alagbado area of Lagos State. The state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a t...
21st August 2024
Suspected cultists terrorising Ogun community nabbed in renewed clampdown
As part of a renewed crackdown on cult-related activities, the Ogun State Police Command has arrested Abiodun Salami and Destiny Adeola on suspicion of terrorising the Ijoko community and other areas ...
20th August 2024
Police arrest two suspected cultists in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended Abiodun Salami and Destiny Adeola on suspicion of involvement in cult-related activities in the Ijoko area of Sango-Ota, within the Ado-Odo-Ota Local Gove...
19th August 2024
Police arrest two for stealing vehicle parts in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Jefferson Joshua and Donatus Okoro, accused of invading a community, where they allegedly vandalised vehicles and stole parts, including the brain box. PUNC...
19th August 2024
Melting pot accident: Safety facilities inadequate, investigation reveals
The Lagos State Safety Commission’s investigation into the safety standards at Landcraft Industries Limited, a steel firm situated in the Odogunyan industrial area of Ikorodu, following the tragic d...
19th August 2024
Mob sets ablaze vehicle after pedestrian dies in Ogun road crash
A yet-to-be-identified man has been confirmed dead following a fatal accident involving a vehicle and a motorcycle on Akarigbo Road, Sabo, Sagamu, Ogun State, on Sunday. The state Police Command Publi...
18th August 2024
Hoodlums attack mother, three family members in Ogun
No fewer than four people, including a woman named Ashiru Oluwatoyin, her two sons, and other family members, were reportedly attacked by suspected hoodlums in the Odogboro community, Sagamu Local Gov...
16th August 2024
Outrage as landlord’s son allegedly defiles tenant’s 14-year-old daughter
Nigerians have taken to the microblogging site X.com to voice their outrage over reports of a 14-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted by the landlord’s son, whose identity remains unknown, in ...
15th August 2024
Police probe assassination attempt on Lagos chief
The Ogun State Police Command announced on Tuesday that it had initiated an investigation into an alleged assassination attempt on Adebowale Emmanuel, a chief in the Iredo Community of Lagos State, in...
14th August 2024
Two arrested in Oyo with fresh human skull
The Oyo State Police Command announced the arrest of two individuals for possessing a fresh human skull belonging to an unidentified woman in the Amuloko area of Ibadan, the state capital. The command...
14th August 2024
Man kills eight-year-old son for misplacing sewing thread in Lagos
An unidentified man allegedly killed his eight-year-old son in the Epe area of Lagos State over a misplaced sewing thread that belonged to him. PUNCH Metro gathered on Tuesday that the incident occurr...
14th August 2024
Wife may bag jail term for tearing husband’s passport at Lagos airport – NIS
A Nigerian woman named Favour Igiebor, who tore up her husband’s passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, could face a jail term as punishment for her actions if found guilty, accordi...
13th August 2024
Police detain girlfriends of abducted Chinese expatriates in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has detained two women, identified as Ogungbesan Joy and Joseph Naomi, following the alleged abduction of two Chinese expatriates, Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, in the K�...
13th August 2024
Man hacked to death in Ogun cult clash
A suspected member of the Ayé Confraternity, known as Mosquito, was killed during a suspected cult clash in Ijagun Road in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased, according t...
12th August 2024
Two Chinese expatriates kidnapped in Ogun
Two Chinese expatriates, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, have been abducted in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State. PUNCH Online learned on Monday that the two were...
12th August 2024
Lagos retiree accuses church of demolishing apartment, seeks help
A 61-year-old retiree, Olanike Okumeh, has accused The Redeemed Evangelical Mission of not fixing her three-bedroom home at 5 Mobil Road, Satellite Town, Lagos State after the church tore down the wal...
12th August 2024
Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident kills three passengers
Three yet-to-be-identified passengers on Thursday lost their lives following a multi-vehicle crash on the Kara section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Saturday PUNCH gathered that an unidentified truc...
10th August 2024
Situation on petrol subsidy confusing - Bode George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has called for transparency and accountability in the oil and gas sector, urging the Federal Government to be honest with Nigerians rega...
9th August 2024
Three killed in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
No fewer than three unidentified passengers were confirmed dead late Thursday following a multi-vehicle crash on the Kara section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Online gathered that an unidenti...
9th August 2024