Report reaching us indicate that Lekan Shonde, the man accused of killing his wife, Ronke Bewaji, last Thursday in Lagos has turned himself in to the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police. Lekan was said to have surrendered to the police on Monday after he spoke with Punch from hiding. He was accused of…
Day: May 9, 2016
Soldiers Move Deeper Into Sambisa Forest
s The quest by the Nigerian forces to take over the Sambisa Forest base of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State has continued to record more successes. Gallant soldiers of 21 Brigade, 7 Division, have continued their offensive operations against the insurgents still hiding in the forest. On Sunday, May 8, 2016, the troops cleared…
FG Bans Use Of Unauthorised Drones
The Federal Government has announced the prohibition of unauthorised drones within the Nigerian airspace. This ban was contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by the General Manager, Public Relations of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye. Adurogboye noted that before Remotely Piloted Aircraft, RPA, also known as drone, can be…
Police Seal Edo Assembly
The Edo State House of Assembly has been taken over by the Nigeria Police to forestall any breakdown of law and order. Last week, the Assembly was plunged into leadership crisis, which led to the emergence of two Speakers, Victor Eboror and Mrs Elizabeth Ativie. On Monday morning, armed policemen were seen at the premises…
Fani-Kayode Storms EFCC Abuja Office (Photos)
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday morning, presented himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The former spokesman to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo was invited last Friday by the anti-graft agency over allegation bordering on fraud. He was asked to be at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday by 11am for…
Alleged Killer Husband, Lekan Shonde, Speaks From Hiding
One Lekan Shonde, the man accused of killing his wife, Ronke Bewaji, has claimed he never killed the mother of his two. Lekan spoke with Punch Metro on the telephone line provided by his in-law, Bolatito, which was also confirmed by the Lagos police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos. Before the tragedy, the couple lived on Tiemo…
Edo Guber Aspirant Escapes Assassination Attempt
Governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki escaped death by whisker on Sunday when some gunmen opened fire on him and his supporters at Sobe in Owan West Local Government Area of the state. Obaseki, who expressed shock at the ugly incident, said he was lucky not to have…
PDP Govs Meet In Delta To Plot APC Downfall In Edo
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South South region of Nigeria converged in Delta State on Sunday to strategise on how to claim back Edo State, which was lost to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2008. The governors held a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Asaba and had five…
NRC Confirms 4 Dead In Lagos-Kano Train Accident
Four persons have been confirmed dead in the unfortunate train accident that occurred on Saturday in Jebba, Kwara State. Assistant Director in charge of Publicity in the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, Rauf Akinloye, disclosed to journalists on Sunday that three other passengers also sustained injuries in the accident involving the Lagos-Kano train. According to Akinloye,…
Panama Papers Go Online Today
The general public will have the opportunity to access the controversial Panama Papers that have revealed how top figures in the world keep offshore companies not known to many. Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and Wale Tinubu, a relative of Bola Ahmed Tinubu are among those already named in the leaks. Aproko247 gathered that the…