The Police in Lagos State have begun an investigation into the death of a 19-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death by his father. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident on Thursday. The spokesperson said that the Alagbado Police Division received a report of the alleged crime on Tuesday. He said, “At about 12.00 p.m. on July 5, at about 2.00 p.m., one Olumide gave his son, Adeyemi a deep cut under moderate correction, at his right hand side with a shovel over an undisclosed offence.” Hundeyin said that the young man sustained injury as…
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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two suspected hoodlums over the death of a vigilante member in the Epe area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday. Hundeyin said that the Epe Police Division got a report on Monday at about 4.30 p.m. that an Ibile Vigilante member, simply identified as Oluwafemi, 45, was attacked on Friday at about 2.00 p.m. by suspected hoodlums. He said the hoodlums reportedly attacked the vigilante member at a refuse dump site, at Afero Village, Epe, while attempting…
In the middle of the busy afternoon of Monday, May 13, 2024, mail dropped in my box from an unfamiliar contact by the name Ramatu Ibrahim. Ordinarily, I should skip it to check later but I did open it. It read: Dear Oladimeji, Read a story you published in your paper on the 12th (of) March 2022. It is exactly like the story a friend told me about his dad and the lady his father impregnated in England while schooling. I have pictures of my friend, Mr Muyiwa Odeinde, his dad, Arch Olufemi Odeinde, and his mum, Comfort Iyabo Odeinde.…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Asue Igbodalo as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. Justice James Omotosho declared that the suit, filed by the impeached Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, lacked merit. Shaibu and others had in the suit asked the court to disqualify Ighodalo over an allegation that he forged his voter card. But in his judgment on Wednesday, Justice Omotosho declared that the suit was statute-barred. He noted that the suit, being a pre-election case, was filed…
Nigeria and other African nations are losing $50 billion a year to illegal financial outflows, according to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the NSC, Pius Akutah, stated this in Lagos recently during a debate competition organised by some members of the National Youth Service Corps in collaboration with industrial trainees of the council. The event was themed “Effective whistleblowers protection mechanism: A critical tool in the fight against corruption’. Akutah, represented by the Director of Human Resources at the NSC, Mrs Ada Okam, explained that illicit financial outflows negatively impact the quality of life in…
Students of the University of Ibadan, on Wednesday, staged a protest to express their grievances following the schedule of a 10-hour electricity supply on campus and a hike in tuition by the university management. PUNCH Metro gathered that the students were provoked by the announced 10-hour power supply, incessant tuition, and introduction of what they termed “outrageous fees” by the authorities. The protest started in the late hours of Tuesday and continued on Wednesday with the students carrying placards at the front of the university gate. Our correspondent learnt that an internal memo addressed to the Chief Engineer (Electrical), by…
The founder of Jude Charity Organisation, Chief Jude Ejoh, has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency, tackle hunger and poverty among Nigerians. This was just as the US-based philanthropist warned that if hunger is not timely addressed, it might become a ticking bomb that will consume the nation. Jude also called on well-meaning Nigerians in the diaspora to contribute to providing food and shelter to millions of Nigerians languishing in abject poverty. In a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, Jude noted that the number of Nigerians who have resorted to street begging in…
Featuring workers in costumes from the parks’ “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars” themed rides, among others, the rally was organized by unions representing some 14,000 Disneyland employees, from rollercoaster operators to candy makers. Slogans among the signs being carried included “Mickey would want fair pay” and “Disney, don’t be the villain” at the march in Anaheim, near Los Angeles. “We deserve fair wages,” said 44-year-old Disneyland employee Ginny Cristales. “A strike is our last resort, that we’re not wanting to do. But if Disney doesn’t comply and give us what we need, then we’re all ready.” Disney has been in…
The United Arab Emirates has denied approving $10k bank balance, and N640k fee requirements for Nigerians applying for visas into the country, reports The Cable. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on Monday, that the UAE authorities agreed to vacate travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians. Idris further revealed that applicants must fulfill certain conditions part of which was obtaining a document verification number on documentverificationhub.ae. According to the website, the verification costs a non-refundable N640,000 excluding VAT for each application. This does not include the visa fee. Additionally, applicants must provide a six-month bank statement showing…
Malaysia’s nearly 100-year-old former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has been hospitalised for “continuous coughing”, his aide told AFP Thursday. “Mahathir is expected to be treated for the next few days,” Sufi Yusoff said, adding he had been admitted on Monday. A two-time former prime minister, Mahathir turned 99 last week. He has suffered several heart problems in recent years and underwent bypass surgeries. He spent nearly three months in hospital earlier this year. Born on July 10, 1925, Mahathir served as prime minister twice, first taking office as the country’s fourth national leader from 1981 until 2003. He then served…