A police sergeant, Anthony Kachukwu, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command after his girlfriend, Justina Omofuma, died in one of the rooms of the Exclusive Mansion Hotel in the Surulere area of the state. PUNCH…
32-year-old man commits suicide in Lagos
A 32-year-old man identified as Aboh Ogbeche, on Friday, committed suicide at his family residence in Lawanson, Surulere area of Lagos State. Aboh was said to have drank bleach, even as sources stated that there was nothing to indicate that…
Doctors who treated Lagos COVID-19 victim working without isolation
No fewer than 11 health workers, including four doctors and three nurses at the Randle General Hospital, Surulere, Lagos State, have been tested for the COVID-19 infection after having contact with a dead patient. The PUNCH had exclusively reported that…
Man, 26, drowns at National Stadium, Surulere (Guardian)
One Sodiq Yusuf, 26, of No. 26, Horgan Bassey Street, Surulere, has said to have drowned at National Stadium, Surulere. The police in Lagos on Sunday said that a 26-year-old man, Sodiq Yusuf, had drowned inside the National Stadium swimming…
Agbaje warns that what happened in Lagos on Feb 23 must not repeat itself
As Lagosians warm up to choose a new governor on Saturday, March 9, 2019, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has warned that the ‘political atrocities’ perpetrated and unleashed on his supporters by the ruling party must…
Desmond Elliot under fire for inaugurating toilet (Punch)
Actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot, has been trending on Twitter for nearly 14 hours after inaugurating a toilet in his constituency in Surulere, Lagos, on Thursday. While inaugurating the project, Elliot said, “Commissioning (sic) of a public bio-fuel toilet in…
Sanwo-Olu celebrates valentine with Lagosians (Nation)
Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday marked the Valentine’s Day with residents at an event tagged “A Passion to Serve”. The event held in five locations – Abule Egba, Festac, Ikeja, Surulere, and…
Nduka Obaigbena and the miracle called ThisDay -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I have seen many miracles happen before my very eyes. Back in 1986, the guru who brought me into journalism, Sonala Olumhense, resigned from his job as the Editorial Page Editor of The Guardian to take up the almost unfathomable…
Sanwo-Olu free Wi-Fi debut excites Surulere youths
Consistent with his aspiration of supporting Nigerian youths in their quest to compete favourably in the global space, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the APC gubernatorial candidate in the 2019, has commenced situating Free Wi-Fi at 100 designated locations across Lagos State. The…
Exclusive: Femi G sells wife’s G-wagon – Toni Kan
So, last night I had a dream, a naughty dream, the kind of dream that gets you in trouble. The dream reminded me of what happened to my friend last year. Dude was sleeping and his wife, feeling ROMANTIC, took…
