Johnson Idowu
Again, two killed in Lagos, Ogun auto crashes
Barely 48 hours after two separate accidents in Lagos and Ogun states left one person dead and six others injured, a yet-to-be-identified driver and a pedestrian have lost their lives in two separate ...
9th January 2025
S’Africa-based Nigerian extradited to US, risks 20-year jail term
The United States Government says it has successfully extradited a Nigerian, Enorense Izevbigie, who was among a seven-man syndicate arrested in South Africa for alleged involvement in cybercrime acti...
9th January 2025
One dies, six injured in Lagos, Ogun auto crashes
At least one person lost his life, while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in two separate road accidents on Tuesday. The incidents occurred along the Otedola Bridge area of the Lagos-I...
8th January 2025
Three murder suspects nabbed in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with separate murder incidents across the state. PUNCH Metro learnt from a crime update document released by the Ogun State Poli...
8th January 2025
Collapsed high-tension pole kills Ogun electrician
An electrician, Olaniyi Moshood, lost his life after falling off an electric pole that collapsed while he was working on it in the Atan area of Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH M...
7th January 2025
FALF unveils $125,000 leadership award winners
The Future Africa Leaders Foundation has said it inaugurated the Future Africa Leadership Award to address leadership deficits in agriculture, technology, youth empowerment, and advocacy among other a...
7th January 2025
17 suspects arrested for setting Ebonyi man ablaze
The Nigeria Police Force on Sunday said its operatives in Ebonyi State arrested 17 suspects over the murder of one Uromchi Okorocha who was accused of killing several people through the use of witchcr...
5th January 2025
Eight injured in Lagos bus crash
No fewer than eight persons sustained varying degrees of injuries after a commercial long bus, popularly known as Molue, crashed into the road median at the Ahmadiya axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta Express...
4th January 2025
Eight injured as bus crashes into median in Lagos
At least eight people sustained varying degrees of injuries after a commercial bus, popularly known as a Molue, crashed into the road median at the Ahmadiya axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Fr...
3rd January 2025
Fire guts one-storey building in Lagos
A fire incident that gutted a one-storey building in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Thursday left property whose worth was yet to be ascertained destroyed. PUNCH Metro learnt from an incident report...
3rd January 2025
Three hospitalised as motorcyclist hits churchgoers on New Year Day
A yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist has left three persons who were returning from a New Year church service hospitalised after ramming into them along the Owode-Siun road in the Obafemi-Owode Local G...
2nd January 2025
Victims of stampede suffering from mental health - Expert
An Assistant Director of Social Welfare at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Seye Makinde, says victims of the recent stampede incidents in some parts of the country were suffering from me...
1st January 2025
Lagos LG boss kicks as vandals throw communities into darkness
The chairperson for the Epe Local Government Area in Lagos State, Surah Animashaun, has described the vandalisation of newly installed electricity cables in the area as a setback to an effort aimed at...
1st January 2025
Five motorists escape death in Ogun multiple accidents
No fewer than five motorists escaped death in three road accidents that occurred along the Lagos-Abeokuta and Sagamu-Benin expressways on Monday and Tuesday. PUNCH Metro learnt from multiple traffic u...
1st January 2025
Fire destroys houses, Lagos police station
A twin fire incident on the Lagos Island and Okokomaiko areas of Lagos State on Tuesday destroyed several property including houses, a section of a police station, a diesel-laden truck, and a generato...
1st January 2025
Lagos driver hospitalised after truck accident
A yet-to-be-identified driver has been hospitalised following a containerised truck accident in the Gbagada area of Lagos State on Sunday. PUNCH Metro learnt from a preliminary report of the incident ...
31st December 2024
Police rescue suspected robber from Ogun mob attack
The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday said it had rescued a suspected robber, Adebayo Okokiola, who specialised in robbing PoS agents from a mob attack in the Awowo area of Ewekoro Local Government ...
30th December 2024
One dies, seven injured in Ogun auto crash
One yet-to-be-identified male adult lost his life while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident along the Abeokuta Sagamu Expressway on Saturday. PUNCH Metro learnt from a tr...
30th December 2024
10 injured in Lagos Boxing Day auto crash
An accident that occurred along the Otedola Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Boxing Day left 10 persons with varying degrees of injuries. PUNCH Metro learnt from an incident report sig...
27th December 2024
Five escape death in Lagos auto crash
A Christmas Day accident that occurred along the Mile 2-Badagry Expressway in Lagos left at least five persons with varying degrees of injuries. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management...
26th December 2024
Three suspects nabbed for attempted kidnap in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command says it arrested three individuals who specialised in sending threatening messages of kidnapping to their victims to extort them of money in different operations acros...
26th December 2024
Two killed in Gombe farmers, herders clashes
Two persons lost their lives after some farmers and herders clashed in the Poushi and Kalindi communities of Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State. PUNCH Metro gathered from a report released b...
26th December 2024
Three Nigerians placed on FBI most-wanted list for $6m fraud
Three Nigerians, Nnamdi Benson, Richard Uzuh, and Felix Okpoh, have been placed on the United States Federal Bureau of Intelligence’s Most-Wanted list for their alleged involvement in a $6m Business...
26th December 2024
Guard arrested over missing Lagos doctor’s car
A yet-to-be-identified guard has been taken into custody by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command over a vehicle that was stolen on the premises of the estate in the Ago Okota area of the state...
25th December 2024
INTERPOL declares 14 Nigerians wanted for human, drug trafficking
No fewer than 14 Nigerians have been declared wanted by the International Police for offences ranging from human trafficking, drug trafficking, robbery, cheating, and forgery, among others. PUNCH Metr...
25th December 2024
Police arrest man for killing wife over yam tuber in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command says it has arrested a man identified as Joshua Nwafor, who allegedly beat his wife, Charity Nwafor, to death over a tuber of yam in the Nsokkara area of Ezza South Loc...
24th December 2024
Hoodlums convert decaying Lagos hospital into hideout, bar community from medical care
In this special report, JOHNSON IDOWU writes on how the abandoned Abesan Primary Healthcare Centre building in Lagos has become a haven for hoodlums, pushing the community into despair as residents fi...
23rd December 2024
Wife flees after setting Ogun cop ablaze during dispute
A wife, Sarah Ayinde, is on the run after setting her husband, a special constable with the Ogun State Police Command, Abidemi Ayinde, ablaze in the Iperu area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered from ...
23rd December 2024
Colleagues mourn Ogun varsity students killed in road crash
Colleagues of the three students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University who died in a road crash on the Ilisan- Ago Iwoye Road on Friday have expressed their sorrows over the incident. The students, who s...
23rd December 2024
Three Ogun varsity students die in road crash
Three students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, died in a road crash that occurred along the Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye Road on Friday. According to a statement issued on Saturday by t...
21st December 2024
US-based Nigerian, accomplice jailed 40 years for drug
A United States-based Nigerian, Oluwole Adegboruwa, and his accomplice, Enrique Isong, have been sentenced to 40 years combined jail term for coordinating the sales and distribution of a banned drug t...
20th December 2024