Lagos seals Ikeja Golf Club over safety lapse
The Ikeja Golf Club has been sealed off by the Lagos State Building Control Agency for negligence and disregard for public safety. In a statement on Wednesday, LASBCA’s Director of Public Affairs, Adu Ademuyiwa, said the enforcement followed numerous complaints about safety lapses at the club. The statement read, “The Lagos State Building Control Agency […]
80 suspected Internet fraudsters nabbed in Edo, Kwara
No fewer than 80 suspected Internet fraudsters were arrested in different locations across Kwara and Edo states by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday. The suspects, according to a Wednesday statement by the EFCC, were arrested during sting operations by the anti-graft agency. In Kwara State, the statement noted that following credible intelligence […]
NGO empowers Chidinma, 28 others in correctional centre
Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, on Wednesday, graduated from the Onesimus Project Life Recovery pre-release empowerment programme at the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre, Lagos. Ojukwu was one of 29 inmates, both male and female, who completed various skill-building programmes in the initiative organised by the Prison […]
EFCC arrests refinery’s MD over alleged $35m fraud
The Managing Director of Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, Akintoye Akindele, is currently being detained at the holding facilities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja. Akindele, it was gathered, was arrested by operatives of the commission over alleged misappropriation, money laundering and diversion of public funds to the tune of $35m. […]
Lebanon crisis: FG delays evacuation plan for Nigerians
Three weeks into a tense crisis in Lebanon, the Federal Government is yet to finalise efforts to bring citizens home, PUNCH Online gathered on Wednesday. Despite initial announcements of an evacuation plan, the process has stalled, leaving Nigerians in Lebanon stranded. The evacuation efforts were initiated in response to escalating tensions in the Middle East […]
Goodluck Jonathan in Botswana as African Union Observers Monitor elections
Members of the African Union Election Observation Mission on Wednesday visited polling stations across Gaborone, Botswana’s capital, to observe the Botswana Elections. This was made known in a statement shared by Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former president and leader of the AUEOM, on X.com. He wrote, “Out early on Election Day in Botswana, we, as members […]
Late justice’s daughter accuses executor of frustrating will proceedings
The daughter of a late President of the Customary Court of Appeal in Abuja, Justice Moses Bello, Ann Eniyamire Bello, has accused her father’s will executor, alongside some court officials, of trying to frustrate and truncate proceedings. This was contained in a letter dated October 29, 2024, addressed to the Federal Capital Territory High Court […]
Bill to establish FMC in Lagos passes second reading
The House of Representatives has passed from a second reading a bill seeking the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre in Lagos State. Titled, “A bill for an Act to amend the Federal Medical Centres Act and establish the Federal Medical Centre, Orile, Lagos State and for Related Matters,” the proposed legislation was sponsored by […]
Women hit on me more than men- Tiwa Savage reveals
Popular singer, Tiwa Savage has revealed that women make advances toward her more frequently than men. Speaking in an interview on Beat 99.9 FM, the 44-year-old hitmaker revealed her surprise at this pattern. Tiwa Savage stated, “I do not know why, but a lot more women hit on me more than men. I do not […]
Homosexuality: RCCG calls for evidence in pastor, deacon’s probe
The Redeemed Christian Church of God has issued a dedicated phone number and email address for church members and the public to submit evidence as part of its investigation into allegations of homosexuality against two church leaders. Reports emerged on Tuesday that Pastor Ayorinde AdeBello and Deacon Oke Mayowa had been suspended from their positions […]