The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old male worshipper identified as Abiola, otherwise known as Aro, who was accused of defiling a 14-year-old minor (name withheld) at the Olorunloba Mosque restroom located on Ondo Road in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State. According to information obtained exclusively by PUNCH Metro, before…
Men of the Ondo state police command have arrested a middle-aged man identified as Dolapo Daniel Babalola for killing his childhood friend, Opeyemi Oyelakin, before stealing his motorcycle. According to the police, Babalola said he sold the motorcycle in Ibadan and went on to dismember Opeyemi’s body part, selling it to ritualists in Ibadan,…
Police have arrested five suspected kidnappers, who slept off after abducting a pastor’s wife and two other persons in Ondo State. The suspects, identified as Garuba Mumuni, 27; Yusuf Tale, 21; Kabiru Muhammed, 16, Shaibu Umar and Adamu Mohammed, 22, reportedly slept off after taking hard drugs. The police said the suspects were arrested…
The Federal Government on Sunday faulted the organised labour’s opposition to the electricity tariff hike and the removal of the subsidy in the sector. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Power, Florence Eke, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu’s justification of the electricity…
Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, stated that 80 per cent of buildings in Ibeju Lekki have no approval. He disclosed this in a recent interview with newsmen. He said, “Just last week Thursday and Friday, myself and the team were in the Ibeju Lekki and Epe…
In a statement released by Atiku’s media adviser, Paul Ibe, on Sunday, Atiku alleged that the Coastal Highway project is being expedited solely due to the business ties between President Tinubu and Gilbert Chagoury, the owner of Hitech, the contractor responsible for the highway project. – Atiku said the contract was granted in violation…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has promised a review of the law criminalising suicide attempts in the country. He gave the promise when he received a delegation from the Asido Foundation, a non-governmental organisation promoting mental health advocacy and reforms. This was disclosed in a statement made…
Nigerians studying abroad on scholarship have lamented the non-payment of their stipends for the past 11 months by the Federal Government. The students, under the aegis of the Union Nigerian Bilateral Education Agreement Scholars, in a statement sighted by our correspondent on Sunday, stated that the situation had left them in serious financial difficulty…
The Federal Government has pledged to bring down the soaring cost of medications to make it affordable to Nigerians. Prof. Mojidola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The statement disclosed that Adeyeye gave the assurance at…
Hazel Oyeze Onou, the Nigerian reality TV star and singer, who is popularly known as Whitemoney, says he has lost his interest in the Grammys. The BBNaija Season 6 winner, who has been very vocal about his desire to win a Grammy, said the American award has been compromised and has lost its value….