On Thursday morning, policemen tear-gassed defiant protesters at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos. These protesters carried placards expressing their dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, marching against hunger and hardship across Nigeria. Protesters gathered at the Lekki Tollgate during the…
Benin-Ore Expressway kidnappers freed my father after N3m ransom –son
A man, Akeem Kareem, has regained freedom after spending about three days in the den of kidnappers who abducted him along the Benin-Ore Expressway last Wednesday. Sunday Special had reported that Kareem’s son, Sefiu, cried out over the abduction of…
My first Uber trip was a scam all because of yahoo, yahoo boys
When I finished school more than 12 years ago, I wanted to work in a bank. As you see me, I am a graduate of Banking and Finance. But bank job didn’t come. I calculated that if I didn’t get…
Lawless soldiers brutalise policemen for seizing colleague’s Okada
Some soldiers attached to the Abalti Barracks, Surulere, Lagos State, have allegedly brutalised three policemen for arresting a yet-to-be-identified man, who was caught defying the state government’s ban on Okada in the area. PUNCH Metro gathered that the man, who…
Pastor and accomplice to die for beheading boy, Man imprisoned for false documents and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Ritual: Pastor, accomplice to die for beheading 7 year-old (Punch) Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos…
#EndSARS: Policemen, soldiers storm Lekki toll plaza
In what appears to be an attempt to forestall another round of #EndSARS protests, armed policemen and soldiers have been deployed in the Lekki toll plaza, Lagos. Several motorists informed The PUNCH that the security operatives were deployed around midnight.…
Biko, is uniform to oppress common man? – Lucia Edafioka
So, sometime ago one Sunday, this story was published in the Vanguard – Police brutalise nursing mother, baby in Ekiti over refusal to “settle.” They were beaten and detained because they refused to “settle.” As usual, when policemen are involved…
Police arrest finance minister on corruption charges (Punch)
Kenya’s finance minister, Henry Rotch, will be arrested and charged over alleged corruption related to the construction of two dams, the chief prosecutor said on Monday. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Noordin Haji, said the charges against Rotich stem from…
Osun poll: Security beefed up at INEC, CBN in Osogbo (Vanguard)
Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun, security has been beefed up around the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office along Gbongan/Ibadan Road, Osogbo. Heavy security presence was also noticed at the entrance of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…