Femi Adegboyega, 26, and Ibukun Adegboyega, 23, perished in the Amuwo-Odofin region of Lagos State while swimming at Ibeshe Beach. PUNK Metro learned that the event occurred at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Christmas Day. Additionally, information was obtained indicating that the victims were siblings who lived in the state’s FESTAC Town region and that they had been swimming with friends prior to the tragedy. Seun, an eyewitness who claimed to have been with them prior to the catastrophe, related the story and offered the parents of the deceased his regrets. “We were swimming together on the beach,” he continued. Since…
Author: Mathew Aremu
A list of locations where Nigerians can get a 50% reduction on return transportation costs over the holiday season has been made public by the Federal Government. Temitope Ajayi, the President’s Senior Special Assistant for Media and Publicity, made this announcement on his X account on Friday. He wrote: “YULETIDE SUBSIDY: The Federal Government has provided a list of additional motor parks where Nigerians can take advantage of a 50% transportation ticket rebate for round-trip travel throughout the holiday season. According to PUNCH, Tinubu approved a 50% transportation fare reduction for commercial buses traveling on interstate routes during the holiday…
Nine individuals who are suspected of specializing in kidnapping, interstate trafficking, and the purchase and sale of minors have been apprehended by the Kano State Police Command. Usaini Gumel, the commissioner of state police, revealed this information on Thursday when presenting the suspects at the offices of the Bompai command. He clarified that the suspects were taken into custody following a number of intelligence-driven operations that uncovered and broke up the protracted cycle of interstate trafficking syndicates that were dormant in the states of Kano, Bauchi, Gombe, Lagos, Delta, Anambra, and Imo. Seven victims—the majority of them are minors—were freed…
A pregnant woman (name withheld) who was kidnapped at a community in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu-North Local Government Area, Ogun State, has been saved by the Ogun State Police Command. PUNCH Metro was informed of the development on Thursday by Omolola Odutola, the public relations officer for Ogun State Police. Odutola claimed that a group of gunmen had ambushed the couple in front of their home, robbing the expectant wife and abandoning the husband. “The Divisional Police Officer in Ijebu-Igbo received a distress call about a suspected kidnapping incident,” the PPRO stated in an exclusive interview with PUNCH Metro. “When a team…
In the Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state, an automobile accident at the Amanwozuzu intersection claimed the lives of a family of eight who were returning home for the New Year’s holiday. Anxiety has been raised in the neighborhood by the Friday event, which occurred at around three o’clock. After visiting the accident scene, our correspondent learned that the father of the family, who was driving his wife and kids in a Sienna, collided with a stationary truck that was transporting rods. Witnesses and law enforcement personnel involved in the rescue effort stated that the victims’ bodies were punctured…
The National Bureau of Statistics reported on Friday that the average cost of certain food items skyrocketed in November. According to the research, the average cost of one kilogram of brown beans increased from N790.01 in October 2023 by 6.18%. The item increased by 44.99% year over year, from N578.55 in November 2022 to N838.85 in November 2023. The average cost of a 1kg onion bulb increased by 60.62% from N425.71 in November 2022 to N683.78 in November 2023, while the average cost of a 1kg tomato increased by 66.69% and by 12.24% from N675.91 in October 2023 to N758.65…
Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State, passed away on Wednesday. Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, the governor of Ekiti State, has proclaimed three days of mourning in his honor. Prior to his passing, Akeredolu served as the South West and Southern Governors Forum Chairman. Governor Oyebanji announced the three-day state of mourning on Friday, as per a statement released by his Special Advisor on Media, Mr. Yinka Oyebode. During the three days of mourning, all flags at public buildings in the state will be flown at half mast. On Friday, Oyebanji, who had already expressed his condolences to the Ondo…
Two suspects, Emeka Fidelis and Sochima Okpara, have been taken into custody by the Enugu State Police Command after weapons and ammunition were discovered in their respective possession in the Ogbeke Nike and Trans-Ekulu Area of Enugu. Daniel Ndukwe, the state command’s spokesperson, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday. Ndukwe claims that while performing their responsibilities, members of the Unity Police Division and Crack Squad Tactical Team arrested the suspects and took the dangerous weapons from them in various parts of the state. He declared, “Police officers from the Enugu State Command’s Unity Police Division and Crack Squad Tactical…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke signed the state’s 2024 appropriations bill into law on Friday, pledging to see to it that it is fully implemented. The entire authorized budget was N273,908,997,410, according to a statement from the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed. In November, Adeleke delivered the budget before the state legislature session. The governor said that the “Budget of Reconstruction and Recovery” was designed to expedite the revitalization of certain state economic sectors. We are reconstructing all of the sectors—education, health, sports, transportation, agriculture, the creative industry, the digital economy, and general infrastructure—along with youth and women-focused programs and policies…
Palliatives have been supplied by the Niger Delta Development Commission to communities in the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State that are vulnerable to flooding. According to a statement released in Port Harcourt on Thursday by the NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Pius Ughakpoteni, the commission noted that the gesture was part of its efforts to lessen the impacts of floods on the people of the state. Speaking at the handover of the various palliatives in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the NDDC’s managing director, explained that the distribution of the relief supplies was the interventionist…
According to Solomon Arase, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, the Special Police Constabulary must either be completely reorganized, dissolved, or given a uniform that is distinct from that of the regular police. He claims that members of the Special Police Constabulary harm the reputation of the Nigeria Police Force by engaging in unethical activities like as extortion. Arase adopted the stance in a statement released on Thursday by Ikechukwu Ani, the PSC spokeswoman. The statement stated: “The Inspector General of Police and the Commission are already in communication regarding the necessity of restructuring the organization and functions of…
According to the Federal Government, British American Tobacco, Nigeria Limited, and its affiliated companies would forfeit $110 million for violations. Following the Commission’s protracted violations against BAT and its affiliated entities, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission made this announcement in a statement posted on its X page on Wednesday. In order for BAT Parties to fulfill their obligations under the Consent Order, the Commission dropped all pending criminal proceedings against BATN and one or more of its employees for trying to obstruct an investigation. Recall that on August 28, 2020, the Commission opened a formal investigation into British…
Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, expressed his condolences on Wednesday for the passing of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo State, describing him as a politician with remarkable leadership abilities. At the age of 67, Akeredolu passed away following a protracted illness. In a tribute made public in Abuja by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, the APC national chairman said that the passing of the former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association was a big loss for all Nigerians, not only the Ondo people. Ganduje praised the governor’s bravery as a skilled…
Four people have been taken into custody by Lagos State police officers on suspicion of robbing motorists during rush hour in the Ojota region of the state. This was revealed in a statement on Tuesday by Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the Lagos Police Department. The suspects were taken into custody, according to Hundeyin, after a tip from one of the victims tipped off men in the Rapid Response Squad. They moved quickly, pursued the suspects, and apprehended three of them on Sunday and the fourth on Monday. “On Christmas Eve, while on patrol at the MKO Abiola’s…
The home of Obong Udo Ekpenyong, the late chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State, in the Ukanafun Local Government Area of the state, was completely destroyed by fire. The late PDP chairperson Elizabeth Udo Ekpenyong’s wife and her sister, Ms. Ofonime Frank, were also killed in the Christmas Eve fire. This is in line with a statement made to reporters on Tuesday by Udeme Idiong, the local government’s secretary of the Transition Committee. The statement mentioned the council’s head of the Transition Committee, although it did not specify what caused the fire. All local government indigenous…
Four people were reported to have suffered varying degrees of injury in the Wednesday fire that destroyed the Fat Noble filling station, an independent oil marketing company located along Old Road, in front of Torikoh, Badagry, Lagos State. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the explosion happened at around one in the morning when the attendants were filling gas tanks in sacks and jerry cans at the back of the station. Before fire fighters arrived, individuals who had been hurt were hurried to the Badagry General Hospital, according to a source. “They are selling petroleum that is intended to…
A car incident on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway resulted in four fatalities and 56 injuries, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kaduna Sector Command. The News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna was informed by the Sector Commander, Mr. Kabir Nadabo, that the traffic accident happened on Tuesday near Sabon Sara village along the expressway. According to Nadabo, the terrible accident happened at around 3:30 a.m. and included an Iveco trailer with the registration number MKA 99YS. He said, “The rescue was carried out by the combined rescue teams of RS1.113 Zhipe and RS1.17 Birnin Yero.” He claims that the preliminary…
It has been reported that a woman, whose identity is not yet known, fatally stabbed her boyfriend, Tony, after the two got into a fight on Friday. According to information obtained by Metro, on the specified date, Tony and the suspect—who lived in an estate near the NTA/Apara link road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State—had an altercation that resulted in his beating her up; however, in an effort to defend herself, the girlfriend stabbed him in the neck. According to a person with direct knowledge of the events, our correspondent was informed by one of the parties involved that they…
The crash, which is believed to have happened on Tuesday at around 2:21 am near Car Park C Turning of the Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, left six persons injured and two confirmed dead. The sole collision involving a Toyota bus with the license plate ACA607XT was attributed to driving too fast, which caused the bus to lose control and crash. This was revealed in a statement provided to our correspondent on Tuesday morning by Florence Okpe, the spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps’ Ogun State Sector Command. It was said that the deceased patients’ bodies were placed…
Four of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) directors have been asked to retire. This was revealed in a statement released on Wednesday by Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Commission’s Information and Voter Education Committee. The retirement was in line with the circular regarding the eight-year tenure norm for directors in the public service, according to the electoral body. Nevertheless, the INEC commissioner withheld the directors’ names. He stated that two of them worked as department heads at the Commission’s Abuja headquarters, and the other two were administrative secretaries in their respective states. According to Olumekun,…