*Meet Princess Owowoh, 1st Nigerian female officer to graduate from UK’s Royal Military Academy (Leadership)*7 drown in Lagos within a week, says PPRO (Punch)

Meet Princess Owowoh, 1st Nigerian female officer to graduate from UK’s Royal Military Academy (Leadership) Officer Cadet Owowoh Princess Oluchukwu has graduated from the United Kingdom’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) as the first-ever Nigerian female officer. The 24-year-old Princess…

*Our bitter experiences in kidnappers’ den — Abuja music band (Tribune)*Police probing suspected Lagos kidnap incident — PPRO (Punch)

Our bitter experiences in kidnappers’ den — Abuja music band (Tribune) Friday, December 15, 2023, was a nightmare for Nigerian juju band, Adebukoye Sofumade Adewunmi (aka Omoba De Jumbo Beats), whose members were reportedly kidnapped along the Lokoja-Abuja highway, a…

Kidnappers return to Lagos, abduct two, demand N500m ransom

Some residents of Lagos State have raised the alarm over the spike in cases of kidnappings in the state in recent times.  PUNCH Metro learnt that the incidents had largely been recorded on the Mainland, particularly in the Alimosho and…

Commuters stranded as Lagos bus drivers protest extortion

Commuters were left stranded in Lagos on Monday following a protest by commercial bus drivers over alleged extortion by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and Task Force. Some parts of the state, such as Egbeda, Agege, and Iyana…

4 feared dead as “police, driver tussle over steering wheel” in Lagos

Four persons have reportedly lost their lives in the Ago Palace Way area of mainland Lagos, following a tussle over the steering wheel between a driver and a police officer. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred in the early hours of…

Police to arraign six Lagos robbers

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of six members of two armed robbery gangs for allegedly dispossessing members of the public of their valuables in the Ajegunle and Alaba-Rago areas of the state. The state Police Public…

*Troops rescue 14 kidnap victims, neutralise bandit in Kaduna (Guardian)*Old notes: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgement (Vanguard)

Troops rescue 14 kidnap victims, neutralise bandit in Kaduna (Guardian) Troops of Sector Four of “Operation Whirl Punch’’, and Special Forces of the 167 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have cleared a bandits hideout in a fierce encounter in Kaduna…

Cook sedates employers, steals valuables

The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a cook, Wilfred Amoussou, who allegedly sedated his employers and robbed them of their valuables. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Thursday on his verified Twitter handle. He…

Unrest: Lagos CP warns mischief makers, vows to prosecute offenders

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has warned mischief makers to desist from fomenting trouble, vowing that  anyone caught would face the full wrath of the law. The warning is contained in a statement signed by…

We’re investigating Chrisland School student’s death – PPRO

The police command in Lagos State, says it has begun investigation into the death of Miss Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student of Chrisland School in Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this…

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