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The Lagos State Police Command has said it will not do guesswork in the investigation of the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday, reiterated that the command had not received the report of the autopsy conducted […]
A 26-year-old Femi Adegboyega and 23-year-old Ibukun Adegboyega drowned while swimming at the Ibeshe Beach in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened on Christmas Day at about 6:00pm. It was also gathered that the deceased were swimming with their friends before the disaster and that they were siblings who […]
A 29-year-old fun-seeker identified simply as Francis has drowned while swimming at the Pop Beach Club in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Thursday at about 12pm while the victim was holding a birthday hangout with his friends. It was gathered that the late Francis […]
An immigration lawyer based in the United Kingdom, Femi Aina, has advised Nigerians seeking to relocate abroad for greener pastures not to sell all they have to process their travelling. Aina, who gave the advice in an exclusive interview with our correspondent at the weekend, said many Nigerians seeking greener pastures failed to realise that […]
Chicken is one protein every family looks forward to consuming at Christmas. On Christmas day, beef sellers are left to embrace the tradition, with little patronage. Frozen food stores are crammed with customers buying chicken parts – from lap to chest and to wings. Those selling live chickens were not left out. They were seen preparing chicken […]
GODFREY GEORGE speaks with some Nigerians in the Diaspora, who are celebrating Christmas for the first time abroad, to share how they are coping with loneliness in new environments Mr Chukwuemeka Okpara had always wanted to go to school abroad. Although his family’s income was below the middle class, he said he had the hope that […]
• Partial Compliance By Select Transport Companies• NURTW Backtracks, Maintains Normal Fares• Expectant Commuters Left In The Lurch There is confusion within the road transport sector over the Federal Government’s announcement of 50 per cent reduction in transportation fares along 22 inter-state routes during this Yuletide season. Findings by The Guardian, yesterday, indicated that while […]
Some commuters have lamented what they described as a disregard for the Zebra Crossing signs on Lagos roads, saying the disobedience to the traffic sign makes commuting dangerous for pedestrians. Some of the commuters who spoke with PUNCH Metro in separate interviews on Thursday said the enforcement of the traffic rule was weak on Lagos roads. While […]
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has sounded the alarm to alert Parents and Guardians in the State to be extra vigilant in the monitoring and protection of children and wards during this festive period. The Executive Secretary revealed that the historical trend from available data points to children being at a higher […]
A nine-year-old boy, Emmanuel Adeyemi, who was reported missing in Lagos, has been found. PUNCH Metro had on December 13 reported that Emmanuel was nowhere to be found on November 19 when his father, Olasunkanmi Adeyemi, lamented his sudden disappearance while on an evangelical outreach in the Orile-Agege area of the state. Adeyemi, who disclosed to […]
