Month: March 2024

Lagosians excited as govt begins 57 food markets today

Following the announcement by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu that the “Ounje Eko” food markets will begin sales of food items at discounted prices in the five divisions of the state on Sunday, March 17, Lagosians may flood the various locations to buy food items at friend prices. Sanwo-Olu had stated that the food […]

Gunmen ‘abduct’ editor in Lagos

FirstNews, an online news platform, says Segun Olatunji, its editor, was on Thursday abducted from his home in Lagos. Olatunji, a former Kaduna bureau chief of The PUNCH, was reportedly picked from his house in Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos state by gunmen. In a statement issued on Saturday, the management of the […]

Army arrests nine fake soldiers in Lagos

The 81 Division Nigerian Army has apprehended nine individuals who were masquerading as soldiers and engaging in criminal activities in Lagos State. The Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Ayeni, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The suspects were said to be involved in various offenses, including performing illegal duties, providing […]

High costs of sanitary pads: Girls use rags during mensuration – Patricia

A public health worker Patricia Nkem-Innocent has launched a campaign to enlighten young girls on personal hygiene and sexual health initiatives.  Patricia said the campaign becomes necessary following the prevailing economic hardship in the country,which has forced many young girls to resort to the use of rags and other unsanitary materials as pads during menstruation. […]

Househelp stabs boss to death 7 days after resuming work

Tragedy struck in the Gbagada area of Lagos after a yet-to-be-identified woman was stabbed to death by her house help, in her apartment on 29, Kiniun-Ifa Street, Sawmill. It was not clear when the fleeing house help, identified simply as Peter, allegedly committed the murder. But the lifeless body of the woman, according to information […]

Baker’s throat slit in Lagos apartment, heart allegedly missing

A baker, Tina Ileogben, has been killed and her heart reportedly ripped out of her chest and stolen at her residence on Olowo Street, in the Alhaja Shifiwa area of Dopemu, Agege, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim, who was said to be working at a bakery, did not report for duty on Wednesday […]

Dwellers fault Lekki shanties demolition, govt pledges compensation

Some retirees and residents of the Lekki/Ajah area of Lagos State affected by the recent demolition of shanties and makeshift structures in the area have called on the state government to compensate them as they count their losses. The residents, who spoke with PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, said the action of the state government had […]

Lagos To Design New Building Code

The Lagos State Government says it is coming up with a new building code that will be suitable for the model city. This was according to the Special Adviser on Electronic Geographic Information System and Urban Development, Olajide Babatunde, who made this comment during a clean up enforcement of Jakande area in Lekki on Sunday. […]

Lagos sensitises Nigerians on Railway safety

Following the inauguration of the Blue and Red Line Rail lines for commercial operations in the Lagos metropolis, the Lagos State Safety Commission on Tuesday stressed the need to prioritise safety to avert disasters associated with railway systems. In his address at the railway safety sensitization workshop themed, “Safe By Design: Building a Culture of […]

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