A yet-to-be-identified woman in a Nissan car was, on Friday, killed when a fully loaded 40-foot Mack articulated truck fell on the car at the Alapere, Ogudu axis in Lagos. However, the driver of the car with the number ABJ…
Bobrisky jailed without option of a fine
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday sentenced controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Naira. The judge while sentencing the…
Gatwick airport hails Air Peace
Gatwick airport has encouraged passengers to embark on their next journey from London Gatwick to Lagos using Air Peace. On its X handle, @Gatwick_Airport, the airport congratulated Air Peace on its inaugural flight to London. “Exciting news! We recently welcomed…
‘‘You’ll face sanctions,’’ Lagos CP threatens DPOs over daylight phones theft
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Adegoke Fayoade, has threatened to sanction any Divisional Police Officer, DPO, whose jurisdiction records miscreants snatching phones in broad daylight. This is coming on the heels of a security alert over miscreants’ new…
Police arrest 2 for impersonation, extortion
The Maritime Police Command in Lagos says it has arrested two men suspected for impersonation of the command for extortion. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Rowland Ehinmode, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday. Ehinmode said that the suspects were arrested on April…
Bobrisky may spend Eid-il-fitri holiday in custody
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, aka Bobrisky, may spend the Eid-il-Fitri break in detention. Bobrisky was arrested on April 3 and convicted by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday, April 5, 2024, after pleading guilty to the charges…
EFCC to arraign Bobrisky over alleged N180.7m laundering, abuse of N490k today
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will today arraign popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over naira abuse and failure to declare his firm’s activities involving N180.7 million. The anti-graft agency…
New electricity tariff: Ikeja Electric unveils consumers under band ‘A’ category in Lagos
Against the backdrop of the new Electricity tariff approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (Ikeja Electric) has released data showing 41 areas under its network that are categorised under band ‘A’ in Lagos.…
10-year-old boy strangles friend during football match in Lagos
A 10-year-old boy identified simply as Israel, has strangled his friend, Ezekiel, at Powerline in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online learnt that the incident happened on Friday while they were playing football in the community. A police…
FG begins renovation of former seat of govt, Dodan Barracks
The Federal Government has started renovating the former seat of power, Dodan Barracks, with plans to complete works by May 29, 2024, Saturday PUNCH has learned. Senior government officials involved in the project exclusively told our correspondent that the work…