14 Escape Death In Third Mainland Bridge Auto Crash
No fewer than 14 commuters escaped death in an accident that involved a commercial bus and a private car along the Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos StateTraffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, that the accident occurred at the Iyana-Oworonshoki area of the bridge...
Anambra Govt Seals Shrine Linked To Oke Ite, Yahoo Plus In Okija (Photos)
The Anambra State Government has sealed a shrine in Umuofor village, Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area, allegedly used by one Ekene Igboegbueze for illicit rituals aimed at supernaturally enriching individuals, ABN TV reports. The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Mr. Ken Emeakayi, disclosed this while leading operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi to the shrine. https://youtu.be/YFmy3ZccjUA?si=5AnIn45vPMZb1HOr He explained that...
Police Apprehend 3 For Vandalising Transformer Cables In Adamawa
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing transformer cables at Wuro Dole in the Girei LGA. The command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Yola, the state capital. He said the arrest followed credible information from a reliable source, leading to the apprehension of three suspects for...
Police ASP Commits Suicide In Niger
An Assistant Superintendent of Police in Niger State, Shafi’u Bawa, reportedly committed suicide on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred in Kontagora Local Government Area, where authorities revealed that his father, Usman Bawa, a resident of the Rigasa area in Kontagora, reported the matter to the police command. PUNCH learnt that Officer Bawa was found hanging from the ceiling when his father...
IBEDC Workers Shutdown In Ogun, Launch Indefinite Strike
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company's employees went on strike for an indefinite period of time on Monday due to a number of welfare issues, including the alleged termination of 17 employees, the failure to implement the new minimum wage, and the failure to pay pension and cooperative deductions. When our correspondent visited the Ogun Region office of IBEDC in Abeokuta...
One Dead, Four Kidnapped As Armed Men Strike Plateau Community
Tragic events occurred in the Shendai community in Plateau State's Quaanpan Local Government Area when four people were kidnapped and one person was killed in an attack. It was learned that the incident occurred on Saturday, leaving residents in a state of shock and fear. According to reports, the kidnappers stormed the residence of their victims, shooting and killing one person...
Quran Burner Gunned Down In Sweden
A man who burned the Quran several times in Sweden in 2023, causing indignation in Muslim nations, was shot dead, according to media on Thursday, as police confirmed a shooting death the previous day. A Stockholm court was due to rule on Thursday whether Salwan Momika, a Christian Iraqi who burned Qurans at multiple protests, was guilty of inciting ethnic...
Abia Police Launch Search For Missing 38-Year-Old Man, Onyema (Photo)
The Abia State Police Command has issued an urgent call to the public for assistance in locating a missing man, Chidiadi Solomon Onyema, a 38-year-old resident of Aba and native of Umuode village, Isiala Ngwa Local Government Area. In a statement released by the Commissioner of Police, Abia State, through the Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka, it was...
Abia Judiciary Workers Stage Prayer Session, Protest Over Unpaid Salaries (Photos)
Judiciary workers in Abia State have taken their demands for justice to the streets and the spiritual realm, combining a public protest with a spiritual prayer session over unpaid salaries and welfare issues. The workers, who gathered in Umuahia, expressed their dissatisfaction with the state government’s failure to implement the minimum wage and address their welfare concerns. They accused...
Abia Govt Begins Major Crackdown On Street Trading, Road Obstructions In Aba (Photos)
Abia State Government, through its Harmonized Taskforce, carried out an extensive enforcement operation in Aba, targeting street trading, illegal parking, road obstructions, and unauthorized loading and offloading of vehicles. This decisive action, tagged "Operation Restore Absolute Sanity," is to instill orderliness, cleanliness, and civility in the state. The operation covered major junctions and roads, including Osisioma Junction, Tonimas, Enyimba,...
