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Man in custody for attacking Edo cops during patrol
A man simply identified as Francis Timothy is currently in custody for attacking police officers with guns during a night patrol at Sakponba Road, Benin City, in Edo State. PUNCH Metro gathered that t...
2nd May 2024
Pregnant woman, eight others injured in Lagos gas explosion
A yet-to-be-identified pregnant woman and eight others sustained varying degrees of injury following a gas explosion that occurred at Alaba Lane, Alayabiagba Community, in the Ajegunle-Apapa area of L...
1st May 2024
Pregnant woman, eight others injured as gas explosion rocks Lagos community
A yet-to-be-identified pregnant woman and eight others have sustained varying degrees of injuries following a gas explosion that occurred at Alaba Lane, Alayabiagba Community, in the Ajegunle-Apapa ar...
30th April 2024
Police arrest three for macheting Lagos DPO
Three suspected traffic robbers have been arrested for macheting the Alausa Division District Police Officer, Abaniwonda Tokunbo, at the Otedola Bridge in the Alausa Ikeja area of Lagos State. The sus...
30th April 2024
Indigenes seek N1bn for Warri empowerment centre
A non-governmental organisation, Warri Boys Association, has launched N1bn appeal fund for a multipurpose complex to be used as an empowerment centre. The President of the association, Matthew Ogagavw...
30th April 2024
Man accused of cement theft jumps into Lagos lagoon, dies
A male adult, simply identified as Azeez, has reportedly jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge in Lagos State after allegedly being accused of stealing bags of cement. PUNCH Metro gathered ...
29th April 2024
Five injured as vehicles collide in Lagos
Five yet-to-be-identified persons have sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred around 6:00 p.m. at Gbagada Bridge in Lagos State. This was disclosed in a statement made avai...
28th April 2024
LASTMA, Viju officials clash leaves 10 injured
There was pandemonium, on Tuesday, after a fight broke out among some officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and those of Viju Company at the Oba Akran Avenue area of Ikeja, the sta...
26th April 2024
C&S church pays tributes to late leader
Members of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Agbo Jesu Conference Worldwide, have described the late Spiritual Head, Samuel Abidoye as a ‘leader whose footsteps have left an incredible mark on the C...
26th April 2024
Three suspected pipeline vandals caught in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested three pipeline vandals in the Obazagbon community of the Orhiomwon Local Government Area. The suspects include Jackson Aluche, aged 45; Oke Okoro, aged 30; an...
26th April 2024
Lagos demolishes shops in Ajah market, arrests two traders
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps has arrested two traders when its operatives demolished shops built around Akiogun Road, Oniru in the Etyi-Osa Local Government Area of the state This wa...
25th April 2024
Group raises alarm over online kidnapping gang
A human rights group, The Initiative for Equal Rights, has raised the alarm about the activities of a group identified as Kito, which allegedly uses online platforms to perpetuate criminal activities,...
24th April 2024
Delta diverts Lagos flight to Lome after thunderstorm, passenger’s death
A yet-to-be identified passenger onboard Delta Air Lines’ Atlanta-Lagos flight reportedly died midair on Monday. The PUNCH learnt that she died due to a health emergency that occurred midair, approx...
23rd April 2024
Four nabbed in Lagos for allegedly stealing tricycles
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four persons for allegedly stealing tricycles at a mobility company in the Ojota area of Lagos State. The suspects include Jeremiah Ekanem, Bashiru Mohammed...
22nd April 2024
Three-month-old baby abandoned in Lagos
A three-month-old baby was abandoned in the Lagos Mainland Local Government area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online gathered that the baby boy was abandoned on April 19 at about 1:40 p.m. in a compound loca...
21st April 2024
Police hold grandma for locking up three infants
A grandmother, Fatimo Ganiyu is now in police custody for allegedly locking up three infants in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday at about...
19th April 2024
Man in custody for trafficking 1,040 illicit drugs
A 43-year-old man simply identified as Obiefule Nwagha is now in custody for allegedly conveying 1,040 tons of Indian hemp at the Ilufe waterside jetty at the Alaba International Market, Ojo, in Lagos...
19th April 2024
35-year-old mother of four seeks N3m for cancer surgery
A 35-year-old woman identified as Ann Agbaraj is appealing for the sum of N3m to enable her to undergo cancer surgery. An appeal letter dated April 5, 2024, by Advocates in Defence of Human Rights and...
17th April 2024
Soldier in custody for allegedly stabbing motorcyclist in Lagos bar
A yet-to-be-identified corporal in the Nigerian Army was said to have allegedly stabbed a commercial motorcyclist simply identified as Saheed Isa with a knife at a lounge at Itamaga in the Ikorodu are...
16th April 2024
Lagos police arrest two suspected robbers, recover ammunition
Two yet-to-be-identified suspected robbers have been arrested at a hotel along AIT Road in the Agbado area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred on Monday around 3 pm. A pol...
15th April 2024
Lagos police arrest 1,019 suspects in six days
The Lagos State Police Command said on Sunday that a total of 1,019 suspected miscreants were arrested in different parts of the state in six days. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin ...
15th April 2024
Woman dies as container crushes car in Lagos
A yet-to-be-identified woman has been crushed to death by a 40-foot container at the Alapere area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online gathered that the accident that involved a Mack 40-foot fully loaded cont...
12th April 2024
Two jailed for employment fraud in Gombe
A Gombe State High Court on Wednesday sentenced Ibrahim Abdullahi and Umar Usman for obtaining N682,847 under false pretences. A statement issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission stated...
11th April 2024
One killed in Akwa Ibom cult clash
A man simply identified as Sylvanus Ukpong was reportedly killed in a cult clash between two rival groups at Ifa Atai in the Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. PUNCH Metro gathered that the two ...
10th April 2024
Fire guts Lagos market
A two-storey building at Dosunmu Market in the Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State has reportedly caught fire. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday around11.10 a.m...
9th April 2024
Lagos fire service saved N44bn properties in three months — Official
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has said that properties valued at N44.82bn were saved from fire incidents between January and March 2024 in Lagos. The agency’s Head of Public Education, Amo...
9th April 2024
Pedestrians bemoan robberies, miscreants’ presence on Lagos bridges
Pedestrians using the PWD, Ladipo, Oshodi, and Berger bridges in Lagos State have lamented the presence of fierce-looking louts seizing control of the bridges. Speaking with PUNCH Metro on Sunday, som...
8th April 2024
LASG seeks collaboration for effective governance
The Lagos State Government has called for collaboration of stakeholders to improve corporate governance and sustainability among its agencies. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Government Parastata...
8th April 2024
Lagos seeks partnership among agencies for development
The Lagos State Government has called for collaboration of stakeholders to improve corporate governance and sustainability among its agencies. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Government Parastata...
6th April 2024
Windstorm displaces over 300 households in Akwa Ibom
No fewer than 300 households and property worth millions of naira have been destroyed by windstorms in the Ikot Otu and Ikot Ekpene Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. In a picture sent to our ...
5th April 2024
Kukah delivers CLEEN Foundation lecture
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, will on Friday, April 12, 2024, deliver the memorial lecture of the late founder of the ClEEN Foundation, Innocent Chukwuma, in Abuja. This was di...
4th April 2024