Category: Breaking News
Petrol price increase: IPMAN challenges NNPCL and makes a shutdown threat
11 Oct 2024
From Punch The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has threatened to stop operations nationwide following the high cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, sold to IPMAN members by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. IPMAN revealed on Thursday that the cost of petrol from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to NNPC was […]
Continue ReadingLagos begins trial of two doctors over patient’s death
09 Oct 2024
From Punch At the Ikeja High Court of Lagos State, which is presided over by Justice Oyindamola Ogala, two medical professionals, Michael Atiba and Michael Ugbeye, are on trial for the patient’s death, Ejiro Ugorobi. It was learnt that the Lagos State Government had on March 25, 2024, arraigned the medical doctors over their alleged […]
Continue ReadingSex worker stabs client to death in Lagos
08 Oct 2024
From Punch A sex worker, Joy Kelvin, has allegedly stabbed a 48-year-old man identified simply as Okafor to death at Jakande Housing Estate in the Lekki area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred on Monday morning at about 5:30 am. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this […]
Continue ReadingPolice arraign woman over N2.8m failed marriage promise
08 Oct 2024
From Punch Victoria Effiong, a 25-year-old tailor, was charged on Friday in a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Iba for allegedly refusing to wed a suitor after receiving N2.8 million from him. Effiong is facing three counts bordering on breach of peace, cheating and obtaining by false pretence. The police prosecutor, Inspector Chinedu Njoku, told […]
Continue ReadingAlarm as Speed Darlington is reported missing for 3 days
08 Oct 2024
From Gistreel Fans are concerned about controversial rapper Speed Darlington, who has been missing for three days. The report was made by a fan who drew attention to Speed Darlington’s unusual radio silence. Constancecee, a netizen, claims that the musician has not posted anything in the last three days, which is highly unusual. Furthermore, […]
Continue ReadingKellyrae wins Big Brother Naija Season 9
06 Oct 2024
From Punch Housemate, Kingsley Oritsetimeyin aka Kellyrae, has won the Big Brother Naija Season 9, No Loose Guard. Kellyrae triumphed over eight finalists to claim the coveted N60 million cash prize, an SUV, and other rewards. The grand finale featured eight housemates: Kellyrae, Wanni, Victoria, Onyeka, Ozee, Sooj, Nelly, and Anita. The competition was fierce […]
Continue ReadingMan stabs newlywed wife to death, sets house on fire in Lagos
05 Oct 2024
From Punch A 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, has allegedly stabbed his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The couple reportedly got into a heated argument on Friday, which led to the incident. In a statement released on Saturday by its spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, […]
Continue ReadingMother convicted of manslaughter after four sons die in house fire
04 Oct 2024
From Punch On Thursday, it was determined that 30-year-old Deveca Rose was guilty of manslaughter in relation to her four sons, who perished in a house fire due to her absence while she went shopping at Sainsbury’s. When the terrible fire started on the evening of December 16, 2021, Rose had left her two […]
Continue Reading#October1protest: Sowore joins protesters in Lagos
01 Oct 2024
Omoyele Sowore, a former African Action Congress presidential candidate, has joined the ongoing protest taking place in Lagos State. One of the main protest organizers, Sowore, arrived at the Ikeja Underbridge protest site precisely eight fifty minutes early. Addressing newsmen, Sowore said the protest was a crucial step towards taking Nigeria to the “promised land”. […]
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