Chef’s decomposing corpse found in Lagos apartment (Punch) The decomposing remains of a chef, Eric Ekpeyong, have been found in a room belonging to his employer on Akintan Street, in the Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro…
‘It’s not true Sanwo-Olu asked us to hand over seized cars to owners’
The Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, Olayinka Egbeyemi, yesterday dismissed as untrue an online report that the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the agency to hand over seized vehicles in their…
Man ‘returns to snatching motorcycles’ after serving jail term
An ex-convict, James Vincent, has been arrested for allegedly committing the same offense for which he was earlier convicted-motorcycle snatching. The ex-convict was paraded alongside five others by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, (NSCDC) in Lafia, the capital…
Togo President Faure Gnassingbe wins fourth term, as rival claims fraud
Togo President Faure Gnassingbe has won a fourth term in power, the national electoral commission declared on Monday, as his main rival accused authorities of fraud. The incumbent leader took 72 per cent of the vote share in the first…
Suspected hemp dealer allegedly stabs neighbour to death
A 20-year-old suspected hemp seller, Moses Haruna, was on Monday remanded by a Yaba Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos State, for allegedly stabbing his neighbour to death. The police charged Haruna with conspiracy to commit murder and murder, but the…
Iran deputy health minister has coronavirus
Iran’s deputy health minister has been infected with the new coronavirus, a ministry official said on Tuesday, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic. “The coronavirus test for Mr Harirchi, the deputy health minister who was on the front…
Court finds Olisa Metuh guilty of N400m fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has reportedly found the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, guilty of N400 million fraud thereby sentencing him to seven years imprisonment. Metuh is on trial over allegations…
Football chiefs ban heading in training for young children
Football chiefs in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Monday announced a ban on heading in training for children up to the end of primary school, to take place with immediate effect. The three football associations issued a statement confirming…
Floyd Mayweather open to Conor McGregor rematch, for the right price
Floyd Mayweather is ready to come out of retirement, again, and box Conor McGregor, again, if someone is willing to pay him a truckload of cash…again. The 43-year-old has not boxed professionally since he stopped McGregor in the 10th round…
FG to open Kara Bridge on Saturday
Barring any last minute delay, the Federal Government has assured the public that the outbound Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, closed down for repair works would be opened this weekend. The Lagos State Director of Works in the Federal…
