A six-year-old boy identified as Abiodun, lost his life after fire razed 11 rooms in a compound located on Ogundele Street in the Ifako, Gbagada area of Lagos State. Read moreThe incident was said to have occurred around 9.30pm on Tuesday. Although the actual cause of fire could not be ascertained as of press time, residents...
The embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, has been accused by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation of approving N564m for the purchase of 54 cars beyond her power. Read moreThe committee alleged that Oduah, who finally appeared before it ...
There was confusion at Ogba Junior Grammar School, Lagos, on Thursday after about 22 pupils fell unconscious. Read morePUNCH Metro learnt that the incident was caused by a gaseous substance emitting from a neighbouring laboratory, close to the school. The chemical was said to have engulfed the entire school. When our correspondent...
THERE were indications that President Goodluck Jonathan, the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and his Bayelsa State counterpart, Mr. Seriake Dickson, on Thursday had a closed-door meeting in Rivers State. Read moreThe venue and agenda of the meeting were not clear as at the time of sending this report. However,...
Panic gripped students and civilian employees of the Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Onikolobo, Abeokuta, on Wednesday when six Naval operatives descended on a teacher in the school and beat him to a pulp over a minor disagreement. Read moreThe victim, Rashid Ibrahim, who has been teaching Food and Nutrition in the school in...
Four employees of Linksoft Communications Systems, an Abuja based computer software company, have been arrested by the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos, in connection with the death of their colleague, Tochukwu Aneke, under controversial circumstances. Read moreThe suspects -Justus Ogbuagwu,...
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a policeman for forcefully entering a police station and attempting to seize a motorcycle from the station. Read moreThe policeman, Boyi Sambo, who is attached to unit 39 in Ibadan, allegedly stormed the Eleyeile Police Station with a rifle which had 29 rounds of live ammunition and...
More cans of worms were thrown up on Wednesday in Abuja during the public hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on the controversial N255m bulletproof cars purchased by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. Read moreBut the woman at the centre of the scandal, Ms Stella...
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a 35-year-old man, Mukaila Sumonu, for causing the death of his neighbour in the Ikorodu area of the state. Read morePUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect, allegedly flogged the deceased, Fausat Ajibola, at their compound located in Araromi Village.According to Police authorities,...
The Federal Government has, through the Federal Capital Development Authority, marked the national secretariat of the New Peoples Democratic Party at the Maitama District in Abuja for demolition. Read moreInscriptions on the wall and the gate of the building on 4, Oyi River Crescent,...
No fewer than 20 persons have been killed in a renewed attack on villagers in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents dressed in military camouflage. Read moreThe attack, according to security sources and fleeing residents, occurred at about 6am yesterday at Logomani and lasted till about...
Each of the two armoured BMW 760 Li cars bought for the Minister for Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority is more expensive than the British Prime Minister, David Cameron’s car. Read moreWhile Oduah’s cars go for $800,000 (about N127.5m) each, Cameron’s armoured Jaguar XJ X351 car costs £200,000...
■Quality cell space rental between N10,000 and N200,000■Inmates pay N2,000 for court appearance■Allegations false, unfounded –DCPA freed inmate has made startling revelations about how the Enugu Maximum Prison authorities allegedly force prisoners to pay N2,000 fee for each of them to be transported from the prison to court...
