PUO REPORTS

A secretary in charge of Alaba Meta Farms Limited in the Badagry area of Lagos State, has been brought before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court for alleged stealing and forgery. It was learnt that the secretary, Oluwakemi Zipe, between January 2011 and December 2015, collected over N3.5m rent from 28 occupants of a complex owned by the firm and issued fake...

The police in Lagos have arrested a 42-year-old man, Alli Mustapha, for allegedly killing one of his customers, Idowu Maliki, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.PUNCH Metro learnt that Mustapha had a shop at Imope Compound in Ikotun, where he sold petty goods to people in the community. The Niger State indigene was alleged to have sold a stick...

A secretary in charge of Alaba Meta Farms Limited in the Badagry area of Lagos State, has been brought before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court for alleged stealing and forgery. It was learnt that the secretary, Oluwakemi Zipe, between January 2011 and December 2015, collected over N3.5m rent from 28 occupants of a complex owned by the firm and issued fake...

A man, Godwin Elewana, has been accused of killing a 22-year-old youth, Douglas Ojugbo, for allegedly having an affair with his daughter.Neighbours said Elewana, who lives in the Cross River Basin Development Authority, Eight Miles area of Calabar, Cross River State, had warned Douglas to stop coming to his house to see his daughter. It was learnt that Elewena could...

A man, Godwin Elewana, has been accused of killing a 22-year-old youth, Douglas Ojugbo, for allegedly having an affair with his daughter.Neighbours said Elewana, who lives in the Cross River Basin Development Authority, Eight Miles area of Calabar, Cross River State, had warned Douglas to stop coming to his house to see his daughter. It was learnt that Elewena could...

Boko Haram militants have kidnapped more than 400 women and children from the northern Nigerian town of Damasak that was freed this month by troops from Niger and Chad, Reuters quoted residents as saying on Tuesday. There was no immediate official confirmation of the figure, but the Islamist group has previously carried out mass kidnappings. Boko Haram in April 2014...

The West African Examinations Council on Tuesday announced its International Excellence Award winners with three Ghanaians receiving the highly honoured academic prizes. The trio emerged best scholars in the 2014 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination. They scored A1 in all their subjects. However, 18-year-old Mickail Hasan, who attended the Ghana Secondary Technical School, Takoradi, emerged the overall best candidate,...

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council and 53 others, including a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Akinseye George, have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Ekiti State House of Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings against the state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose. The plaintiffs filed the suit FHC/ABJ/CS/266/2015 on March 23, 2015. They accused Fayose of...

The Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN,  yesterday, shut down  commercial activities in major markets across Lagos as a result of its mega rally convened for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan. tanpix The event, which held at the National Stadium, attracted people from all parts of the state including representatives of  professional groups, traders and artisans. Speaking at...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday, arraigned one Nwakanma Chukwudi before Justice D. V. Agishir of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, on a 12-count charge bordering on cyber crime, obtaining money by false pretence and impersonation. The suspect, aged 30, who claimed to be a British national by name Barry Bernard, is being prosecuted for duping...