Dayo Oyewo
Lagos traders allege harassment, petition govt
A group of traders from the Aguiyi Ironsi International Market Traders Association in Ladipo, Mushin, Lagos State, have petitioned the Lagos State Government over alleged harassment, intimidation, and...
30th August 2024
Military officer’s killing of Zamfara DPO ‘senseless’ –Police
The Kebbi State Police Command has condemned as “senseless” the brutal murder of a Divisional Police Officer, Halliru Liman, by a military officer at a checkpoint in Zamfara State on Wednesday. Th...
30th August 2024
Mohbad's family asks IG to disband police investigation team
The family of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Police Service Commission over the handling of the investigation into ...
29th August 2024
Joining US Navy was to escape financial struggles – Oyegoke
Racheal Oyegoke is a senior leader in the United States Navy, currently stationed in Manama, Bahrain. As a Navy Career Counsellor, she serves as the Command Career Counsellor and Programme Manager for...
29th August 2024
Policewoman hospitalised after Lagos auto crash
A yet-to-be-identified policewoman has been hospitalised after a commercial bus rammed into her at the Charly Boy bus stop along the Oshodi-Gbagada Expressway area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt t...
28th August 2024
Ondo family tackles IBEDC over employee’s electrocution
The family of a staff member of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, Temidayo Adekuoroye, has demanded justice over his tragic death while working for the company in Kwara State. The deceased was ...
27th August 2024
Train crushes man to death in Lagos
A yet-to-be-identified adult male has been crushed to death by a moving train in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred around 6 pm on Monday while the deceased was wal...
26th August 2024
Lagos commissioner seeks community involvement in youth development
The Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, has called for a shared responsibility in building the capacity of youths in the state. Ogunlende made the call durin...
26th August 2024
Mohbad’s family seeks more witnesses on singer’s death
The legal team representing the family of the late Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has expressed concern over what it described as sensitive information on the death of the dece...
26th August 2024
20 nabbed for open defecation in Lagos
Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 20 individuals for defecation open on the median in the Berger area of the state. The Commissioner for Environmental and Water...
26th August 2024
[ICYMI] Mohbad: Court orders substituted service on Naira Marley, Sam Larry
A Coroner’s Court in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has ordered substituted service on key witnesses in the ongoing inquest into the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad These include Azeez...
25th August 2024
Ex-Lagos police spokesman needs N25m for kidney disease
A former Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Chike Oti, has made a public appeal for financial assistance after being diagnosed with end-stage renal disease. In a statement seen by PUNCH Metr...
23rd August 2024
E-hailing drivers reject fare slash, threaten strike
E-hailing drivers under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria have rejected the recent fare reduction arrangement announced by certain app companies and the President...
22nd August 2024
Widower paralysed after police brutality in Lagos
A commercial bus driver, Adewale Oseni, is seeking justice after he was allegedly brutalised by a police officer identified simply as Supol Akeem attached to Makinde Police Station in Oshodi, Lagos. O...
21st August 2024
Nigeria's Elephants facing extinction, conservation group warns
Conservation organisation, Wild Africa has raised the alarm on the dire situation facing Nigeria’s elephant population following a record of gradual decline. A representative of Wild Africa’s ...
16th August 2024
Lagos, Ogun threaten to prosecute open defecation offenders
The Ogun and Lagos state governments have announced plans to enforce and prosecute individuals engaging in open defecation, particularly in the border towns they both share. The Special Adviser to the...
16th August 2024
Bakers protest hike in flour price despite FG waiver
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria in Lagos State has lamented the incessant increase in flour prices in the country. The association made this known during a protest held in the...
15th August 2024
Group mourns Naval officer who drowned rescuing 59 victims
The Prayer and Support for the Nigerian Armed Forces and other Security Agencies have commiserated with the Nigerian Navy over the loss of Lt. Commander Gideon Gwaza, calling him a hero who gave his l...
14th August 2024
Lagos mechanic attempting to steal motor parts escapes lynching
A yet-to-be-identified mechanic had a narrow escape from a mob attack on Monday after he was caught attempting to steal vehicle spart parts at the Jemi Alade Estate, along the Isheri-Igando area of La...
14th August 2024
Mohbad’s family opposes late singer’s anniversary event
The family of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has appealed to organisations and individuals planning to celebrate the first anniversary of his death to suspend their plans. This...
13th August 2024
Workers nabbed as fire guts multi-billion naira LG warehouse
Some staff members of the global electronics maker, LG Electronics, at Abule Osun, Trade Fair, Lagos State were apprehended for allegedly stealing some foreign currencies belonging to their employers ...
12th August 2024
ICYMI: Police begin probe into death of hotel worker in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has announced that an investigation is underway into the mysterious death of Fidelis Osaghae in the Auchi area of Edo State. Fidelis, an employee of Valchi Fast Food and B...
11th August 2024
NGO empowers Ogun community residents
A non-profit organisation, the Everlasting Fountain Welfare Initiative, has brought relief to hundreds of residents in the Magboro area of Ogun State and its environs with the distribution of essentia...
7th August 2024
Court orders Lagos to probe killing of journalist during #EndSars
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Lagos State Government to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Pelumi Onifade, a 20-year-old reporter who was arrested by the police during ...
7th August 2024
Bobrisky campaigns against naira abuse on release from prison
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has on his release from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, on Monday, urged his fans to respect the law and avoid spraying money ...
6th August 2024
Lagos transport workers protest alleged extortion by soldiers
Some transport workers in Lagos State who raised the alarm over alleged continuous harassment and extortion by officials of Operation MESA in some parts of the state lamented to PUNCH Metro on Monday ...
6th August 2024
Police to conduct autopsy on Justice Ajumogobia daughter’s body
The Lagos State Police Command has said an autopsy will be conducted on the remains of Aribemchukwu, the slain daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia. PUNCH Metro reported that the deceased, popula...
5th August 2024
Suspects in Ajumogobia daughter’s killing will face murder charges – Police
The Lagos State Police Command has said suspects arrested over the death of Aribemchukwu, the slain daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, may be charged with conspiracy and murder. The state Poli...
4th August 2024
[ICYMI] House help admits killing Justice Ajumogobia’s daughter – Police source
One of the domestic workers of Aribemchukwu, the slain daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, has owned up to being involved in the murder of her boss, a police source exclusively disclosed on Thu...
3rd August 2024
FCE governing council removes Provost, appoints replacement
Days after lingering protests by the students and staff members on the leadership crisis that erupted in the Federal College of Education, Technical, Akoka, Lagos State, the Governing Council has anno...
2nd August 2024
Fire destroys three shops in Lagos plank market
Property worth millions of naira was, on Thursday, destroyed in an early morning fire that gutted three shops at the Ladipo Baale Roundabout Plank Market in the Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos State. In a ...
2nd August 2024