The family of an undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Samuel Omolaye, has accused the management of the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, of negligence resulting in his death at the facility in Lagos State. Punch Metro gathered that Samuel complained that he was feeling unwell and his family members rushed him to the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has ‘unliked’ a post criticising the presidential candidate of the Labour Party after Nigerians’ reactions to the earlier liked post. The official verified INEC Twitter handle had liked a post on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, that was made by a news media outlet where Seun Kuti, son of the…
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, on Wednesday sentenced a 35-year-old woman, Success James, to prison for child labour and abduction of female minors for prostitution in the state. The presiding magistrate, Genevieve Osakwe, found James guilty of seven charges of the eight-count preferred against him. Delivering the sentence, Osakwe, who found James…
With 16 days to the commencement of the 2023 general election, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to remove the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje. Atiku said Agbaje had been accused of attempting to compromise the upcoming election.…
The regulatory agency for universities in Nigeria, the National Universities Commission has ordered a closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in the 2023 general elections. In a letter addressed to vice-chancellors of all universities and directors of inter-university centres, the NUC noted that the directive was based on the directive…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two men, parading themselves as journalists, for allegedly defrauding a rice trader of N33,000. The 30-year-old suspects, Mujahid Kabir and Abba Imam, were alleged to have, on February 2, 2023, generated a fake bank transfer alert of N33,000 to buy a bag of rice at a Plaza at…
Nollywood actress, Chantel Igwe has lost her mother. She shared the sad news on her Instagram page last night. The bereaved actress wrote; “Black Wednesday. God why !!!Mum you left so soon. My heart is so heavy…” This comes just days after Funke Akindele lost her mum, who many knows to be a bubbling woman.
It was a tragic Thursday morning as a yet-to-be-identified traveller was confirmed dead in multiple crashes on Kara Bridge outward the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The situation caused intense traffic along the axis coupled with the repair works ongoing on the narrowed road, with scores of motorists struggling to find their way out of Lagos. About seven…
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Nigeria’s Divine Oduduru a provisional suspension over the use of prohibited substances. AIU announced the sprinter’s suspension in a statement released on Thursday. The body said Oduduru was identified as one of the clients of Eric Lira, a self-acclaimed kinesiologist and naturopathic doctor, who is currently a plaintiff…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested the officials of the Abuja head office of Sterling Bank over “N258 million” new notes “stashed” in the bank’s vault. In a statement on Tuesday, the commission said the regional and service managers of the bank were arrested on Friday. The…
