Lagos ‘doctor’ rapes, impregnates 26-year-old patient
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a ‘doctor’, identified only as Abiodun, for allegedly raping and impregnating a 26-year-old ulcer patient in the Ipaja Ayobo area of the state. PUNCH Metro...
View ArticleSkye Bank advises SMEs on long-term growth
Skye Bank Plc has advised the Small and Medium Enterprises in the country to put in place strong internal control and effective book keeping measures as critical success factors for business...
View ArticleResearcher advises schools, pupils on science
Charles Abah A Research fellow at the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, Lagos State, Dr. Sakirudeen Ajani, has urged schools to endeavour to encourage their pupils to embrace science...
View Article‘We’re in Nigeria to improve teaching, learning
Folashade Adebayo The Chief Executive Officer, Cambridge University Press, Mr. Peter Phillips, says the local production of textbooks for primary and secondary pupils by the firm is to improve the...
View ArticleNew creative platform targets aspiring writers
Chux Ohai Aspiring writers now have an opportunity to hone and showcase their skills as a literary entrepreneur, Godwin Oguzie, has come up with an idea that could help to solve their problem. It is...
View ArticleUS experts meet to boost education in Lagos
Education stakeholders, in the United States of America will converge on California, United States on Friday (today) to help to formulate strategies to enhance education in Nigeria, using Lagos as a...
View ArticleContainers crush 10 buildings in Lagos, kill woman
Afeez Hanafi A middle-aged woman, identified only as Ezinne, was killed on Thursday after some containers on a crane on the premises of a cargo terminal in the Ijora area fell on some buildings. It was...
View ArticlePolice arrest six suspected homosexuals in Edo
Alexander Okere, Benin The police have arrested six men for allegedly engaging in acts of homosexuality in the Benin area of Edo State. The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5,...
View ArticleAutopsy conducted on Ronke, police invite alleged lover
Samson Folarin Pathologists at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital on Thursday conducted autopsy on the remains of Ronke Shonde, 36, but declined to make the result public. PUNCH Metro learnt...
View ArticlePolice detain men for eating late, demand N15,000 bribe
Olaleye Aluko The Surulere Police Division, Lagos State, on Tuesday arrested four men, who were accused of eating late in the night around the Ojuelegba Bridge in the Surulere area. Our correspondent...
View Article5 REASONS WHY YOUR CHILD SHOULD STUDY IN NEW ZEALAND
Here’s why you should stop paying through your nose for your child to obtain an education in the UK, US or Canada: Internationally Recognized Qualification: Five of the universities in New Zealand are...
View ArticleTrial of Mexicans over drug lab stalled for lack of interpreter
Kunle Falayi The trial of four Mexicans and five Nigerians over the operation of a methamphetamine laboratory was stalled at the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State on Friday for lack of a suitable...
View ArticlePanic as Lagos banker goes missing on way home
An employee of the Ecobank branch at Bourdillon, Ikoyi, Lagos, 33-year-old Bukola Olowookere, has been missing since May 5, 2016, sending her family into panic because no clue has yet to emerge as to...
View ArticleI have yet to relax after two imprisonments – Serial phone robber
In an account that details a new method employed by robbers who target online phone traders in Lagos, a 35-year-old suspect, Bright Funsho, has revealed how he made a huge sum of money by simply...
View ArticleFunding local manufacturers, key to industrialisation – Anurag
Mr. Dhiman Anurag is the Managing Director of Allied Atlantic Distilleries Limited. In this interview with OLAWUNMI OJO, he shares some of the challenges of his pioneer enterprise and calls on the...
View ArticleExxonMobil suspends export of Nigerian crude oil
Femi Asu Crude oil production in Nigeria has hit another snag as United States-based Exxon Mobil suspended exports from the country’s top crude stream, adding to economic strains from unrest and...
View Article38GHz, 42GHz bands’ll improve service quality –NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission on Friday said it had decided to open up the 38 and 42-Gigahertz bands, as well as re-plan the 23GHz microwave spectrum band, to facilitate broadband penetration...
View ArticleNaira falls to 360 as dollar demand rises
Femi Asu The naira weakened further on Friday, trading at 360 to the United States dollar at the parallel market, amid a rise in demand for dollars by fuel importers. The local currency stood at 341 at...
View Article2015 Acura MDX lights up Mercy Aigbe-Gentry’s garage
Eric Dumo One of the most popular faces on television today in Nigeria, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry, has through dedication and hard work wormed herself into the hearts of many across the country. A gifted...
View ArticleHonda to recall 20 million Takata airbag parts
Honda Motor Corporation plans to recall more than 20 million airbag parts made by Takata Corporation as a pre-emptive measure globally, according to Japan’s Nikkei. Honda’s plans to recover the Takata...
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