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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 […]
MainOne, a digital infrastructure service provider, declared a force majeure on Friday and explained steps taken to restore internet connections to service providers. Mainone said in a statement on its website that it became necessary to declare a force majeure after testing may beits cable system. It said that data from the preliminary assessment of […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Despite efforts to stabilize cement prices in Nigeria through agreements between the federal government and cement manufacturers, the cost of a 50kg bag of cement continues to hover between N8,500 and N10,500 in retail markets. This price range starkly contrasts with the N7,000 to N8,000 target agreed upon, underscoring persistent challenges in making construction materials affordable for […]
