Mr Micheal Edeh, father of the two children and their dog found dead in a freezer at Igbogbo-Baiyeku area of Ikorodu has been transferred to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
Motorists, residents lament bad state of Ikorodu roads (Punch)
Motorists plying Igbe, Ijede and Gberigbe roads in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State have accused the state government of abandoning the areas, as most of the roads connecting the communities have become almost impassable. Our correspondent, who visited…
Police arraign suspected cult members (Punch)
Two suspected cult members, Tochukwu Udoye and John Paul, have been arraigned for allegedly terrorising residents in the Odoguyan area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. It was gathered that the men, who allegedly belonged to the Aye Confraternity, attempted to kill…
Family accuses Lagos hospital of causing asthmatic patient’s death (Punch)
The family of 31-year-old Ifeyinwa Chikezie has been thrown into mourning after she died at the Elem Hospital, Festac Town, Lagos, due to alleged wrong administration of injection. PUNCH Metro gathered that Ifeyinwa was an asthmatic patient, whose medical record…
Ortom to name school after late Ochanya (Punch)
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday said he had directed the Executive Secretary of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Philip Attachin, to give the school in the country home of late Elizabeth Ochanya a facelift. Ortom, who stated…
ASUU tackles Fayemi over prof salary claim (Punch)
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has come under severe attack from the Academic Staff Union of Universities over his claim that lecturers are faring better under the current administration in terms of welfare. Speaking in Paris during President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Govs to Labour: Expect sacking if we must pay N30,000 minimum wage (Punch)
Nigerian governors have said they cannot afford to pay workers a minimum wage of N30,000 unless the organised labour wants its members to be sacked. Apart from this, the governors at their emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday night, asked…
Retired admiral forfeits N510m to EFCC (Punch)
A former Director of Navy Accounts, Rear Admiral, Tahir Yusf (retd.), has temporarily forfeited N510m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The accounts include Bitmas Enterprises domiciled in Zenith Bank and Tahir Yusuf domiciled in Skye Bank. The sum,…
Hijab controversy: UI school board retains dress code (Punch)
The Board of Governors of the International School, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has decided that the dress code of the school will be maintained. The board, which came out with this after a meeting presided over by Prof. Adeyinka…
MTN closes in on $800 million Nigeria settlement (Guardian)
MTN Group Ltd. is close to reaching a $800 million settlement with Nigerian authorities over a claim it illegally transferred $8.1 billion funds out of the country, according to a person familiar with the situation. A deal hasn’t been signed…