The Lagos State Government has sealed Ejanla Restaurant, located at No. 40, Fola Osibo Street, Lekki, for allegedly discharging raw sewage into a public drainage system through an illegal pumping connection. The enforcement, carried out by officials of the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), followed multiple complaints from residents about persistent foul odour and environmental pollution in the area. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who confirmed the development in a post on his verified social media handle, said investigations revealed that the restaurant had installed a pumping device that channelled untreated wastewater directly into the…
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Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has called for the recruitment of 25,000 youths to strengthen security operations and curb banditry across the state. Bago made the appeal on Wednesday when he received the Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, North-West, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Warrah Idris, and his team during a courtesy visit to the Government House, Minna. The governor also advocated the establishment of Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in strategic locations, particularly in Mailaka and Kurege, both in Mariga Local Government Area, which he described as major entry routes for bandits into the state. According to…
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Olori, Ikwuano Magisterial District of Abia State, has halted the burial of the late traditional ruler of Ntalakwu Oboro Autonomous Community, His Royal Highness, Prof. Sam Ajiri, pending an autopsy to determine the cause and time of his death. Chief Magistrate N. R. Olujie issued the order after hearing a motion filed by the monarch’s first son, Mr. Dike Ajiri, and four others — Chief Uzondu Johnson, Mr. Armstrong Okorocha, Mr. Henry Ekpe, and Mr. Onuoha Chukwuno — against the monarch’s widow, Mrs. Chinwe Ajiri. Also listed as respondents in the suit were Ashes to…
The Our Ease Students Festival 1.0 is set to kick off with an Awareness Walk to honor Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, for his contributions to the student community. The event, scheduled for Friday, November 14, 2025, marks the opening activity of the festival and is expected to draw students from across the state. Organisers said the walk would commence at the Adegbemile Cultural Center at 8:00 a.m., proceeding to the Governor’s Office in Alagbaka. According to the committee, the exercise aims to promote unity, student participation, and public awareness, while highlighting the vision and objectives of the Our…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Command, has launched an investigation into two men, identified as Moses Michael Mufans and Abba Sunday, who were arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal oil dealings in Akwa Ibom State. The suspects were apprehended on November 4, 2025, by a combined security team of the Joint Task Force and operatives of the 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Mbiokporo, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area. They were reportedly caught while loading products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) from an underground dump at Olive Field Filling Station, Ikot Ekpene, into a…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, North-East Operation Hadin Kai, have rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps from what could have turned into a mass abduction by Boko Haram terrorists along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Borno State. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when the corps members, travelling in three buses, were stranded after their vehicles broke down near a known insurgent hotspot. Military sources told The PUNCH that the intervention followed a prompt response by troops who were alerted through a CCTV surveillance feed monitored by operatives at the command centre. “On receiving the alert, a…
Tension erupted on Wednesday at the Lagos State University, Ojo campus, following allegations that security operatives assaulted students protesting their exclusion from the institution’s direct entry admission list. The aggrieved students, who recently completed their diploma programmes, claimed the university management had reneged on its earlier assurance to grant them direct entry into 200-level degree programmes. Eyewitnesses told PUNCH Metro that the protest, which began peacefully, turned chaotic after campus security operatives reportedly used force to disperse the demonstrators. Videos circulating on social media showed students being dragged, chased, and beaten, with some sustaining injuries and requiring medical attention. One…
A professional hairstylist, identified simply as Sebastine Timothy, has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers in the Satellite Town area of Lagos State. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday night along Olasanoye Street, shortly after the victim returned home from work. According to police sources, the assailants invaded Timothy’s apartment, dispossessed him of his belongings, and transferred an undisclosed sum of money from his bank account before shooting him in the head. “A complaint was made to the police on Monday morning that he was attacked in his apartment after returning home from work on Sunday night. The robbers…
Justice A. Bello of the Kaduna State High Court has adjourned to December 11, 2025, the trial of a dismissed official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Polycarp Andrew, who is facing charges for allegedly stealing over ₦22 million from exhibits kept in his custody. Andrew, a former exhibit keeper at the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the anti-graft agency, was arraigned on six counts bordering on criminal breach of trust. He was said to have fled Kaduna after the alleged theft but was later traced and arrested in Taraba State. During Tuesday’s court session, the defendant pleaded not…
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested three suspected armed robbers after one of them inadvertently left his mobile phone behind at the scene of a robbery operation. The suspects were tracked down following a complaint by one Everest Jonathan, who reported that five armed men invaded his residence along Jos Road, Bauchi, and carted away several valuable items. Confirming the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Mohammed, said detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Holman Simon, swiftly visited the scene to assess the extent of damage and loss.…