OVER 120 shops were, early on Sunday, destroyed, and goods worth millions of naira razed as fire ravaged Daleko Market in Mushin area of Lagos. The arrival of fire fighters from Isolo, Ilupeju and Ikeja fire service stations prevented a total disaster as the market would have been completely razed by the ravaging fire. The […]
A political group under the aegis of Visioners for New Lagos (VNL) said on Friday that the purported endorsement of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode as the next governor of Lagos State by the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, was a ruse, adding that the monarch lacks the power to impose a candidate on the state. […]
Wasiu Jimoh Some suspected cult members have killed a 20-year-old man, Wasiu Jimoh, at Iba New Site, Ojo area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the incident happened during a tussle for the leadership position of a motorcycle riders association in the area. Our correspondent learnt that there had been tension in the Aratunmi […]
Ade Lexus (left) and Bobby | credits: Eniola Akinkuotu The Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Lagos State has apprehended three men for attempting to assassinate a Lagos socialite and businessman, Mr. Victor Adelakun, aka Ade Lexus. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects were allegedly hired by an Ibadan-based hotelier, Mr. Adebayo Orekoya, aka Bobby Ibadan, who […]
by Samson Folarin advertisement The police have arrested four robbery suspects at the Ikeja area of Lagos State while they were having carnal knowledge of their victim, one Ogbonna, who was on her way to the office. Our correspondent learnt that the suspects- Tochuckwu Ilom (21), Confidence Oziegbe (20), Simon Peter (25) […]
Swimming pool section of the National Stadium… now closed | credits: File copy Boxing promoter, Martins Osaile, has lamented the state of the National Stadium, Lagos, saying it has turned to a home for prostitutes. The multi-purpose stadium, built in 1972, was once the pride of the country, hosting high-profile games including the final of […]
Tinubu A Lagos-based group, Visioners for New Lagos, on Sunday, vowed to resist any attempt to impose a former Accountant-General of the state, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode as the next governor of the state. Coordinator of the group, Mr.Bambo Akin-Johnson, also cautioned a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, against imposing a candidate […]
Ahead of the coming Easter celebrations and carnival, the Police in Lagos have assured the residents of adequate security throughout the festivities saying every measure has been put in place by the security agencies to ensure the safety of the people. Briefing newsmen after the week’s State Security Council meeting presided over by the State […]
Akinwunmi | credits: Goke Famadewa and Eniola Akinkuotu A 31-year-old cook, Idowu Akinwunmi, has narrated how the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Onikan Station, SP Adekunle Awe, allegedly raped, extorted and threatened her life. The victim told PUNCH Metro that the incident occurred on April 15, 2014. She explained that on April 14 […]
By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo | Ibadan, Nigeria | April 15, 2014 | On Saturday 5th April 2014, at the Hilton London Metropole Hotel in London, the Association of Nigerian Academics in the UK (ANAUK) led by Councillor Adedamola Aminu, the acting Mayor of the London Borough of Lambeth and a lecturer himself, recognized the achievements […]
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