By Ado Oyeyemi Residents of Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have raised the alarm over a persistent foul odour and suspected water pollution 17 days after a military aircraft crashed in the community, lamenting the impact on their health concerns and fishing businesses. The residents accused the authorities of delaying the promised environmental fumigation, urging the Federal and Ondo State governments to speed up efforts to clean up the crash site and prevent a possible disease outbreak. The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft reportedly crashed in the riverine community, killing at least 25 people on board.…
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By Ado Oyeyemi Pope Leo XIV will not require further cancer treatment after surgery successfully removed the cancerous tissue from his lung, the Vatican has announced. The Vatican disclosed this in a medical bulletin on Wednesday, following the completion of laboratory tests and analyses on tissue removed during the pontiff’s surgery last week. According to the bulletin, the results confirmed that the pope had pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a type of lung cancer, but the disease was localised. “The results have confirmed that the condition was a pulmonary adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localised. “A subsequent oncological evaluation has confirmed that…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Federal Road Safety Corps has prohibited its personnel from providing escorts for politicians during campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that patrol vehicles and sirens must not be used for political or private engagements. The directive was issued by the FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer for RS6, ACM Abimbola Owolabi, during her maiden visit to the Cross River State Command in Calabar on Wednesday. Owolabi also directed officers deployed to political campaign venues to restrict their activities to traffic management, stressing that they must not lead political convoys or provide security escorts for politicians. According…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Ogun State Government has ordered the closure of some schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ago-Iwoye and Ijebu-Igbo after more than 100 pupils were reportedly hospitalised following another outbreak of suspected underground gas emissions. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, is the fourth reported occurrence of the mysterious emissions in the Ijebu area since April, raising fresh concerns over the safety of pupils, teachers and residents. The affected pupils were taken to the State Hospital in Ijebu-Ode, the General Hospital in Ijebu-Igbo and other medical facilities for treatment after experiencing breathing difficulties and fainting. Schools reportedly affected include Ijebu-Igbo…
By Ado Oyeyemi The family of a 22-year-old university student, Ayomide Aiguokhian, has threatened legal action against a Chinese-owned factory in Mowe, Ogun State, over his alleged electrocution at the facility, demanding N300m in compensation. Ayomide, a 400-level student of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, reportedly died on September 8, 2026, while working at Lexzis Production Company during his holiday. His father, Smart Aiguokhian, accused the company’s management of negligence, alleging that the family was not promptly informed of the incident and only learnt of his son’s death through a mortuary attendant the following morning. Speaking with PUNCH Metro on Tuesday,…
By Ado Oyeyemi A seven-year-old boy, Abdullahi Rabi’u, has been found dead in Jos, Plateau State, hours after suspected kidnappers allegedly demanded N2.5m for his release. The incident occurred in the Majema area along Ring Road in Jos North Local Government Area, throwing the victim’s family and residents into mourning. The boy’s uncle, Sukairaj Danladi Gado, told PUNCH Metro in Jos on Wednesday that Abdullahi went missing on Monday evening after being sent on an errand to a neighbour’s house. Gado said the family became worried when the child failed to return home and made unsuccessful efforts to locate him.…
A former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mike Igini, has recounted how politicians allegedly printed fraudulent election result sheets and transported them to Akwa Ibom State by chartered aircraft ahead of the 2019 governorship election. Igini made the disclosure during an interview on Trust TV on Wednesday, explaining how he took emergency measures to prevent the alleged plot from compromising the outcome of the election. He said the incident occurred about 48 hours before the 2019 governorship and House of Assembly elections, when he was serving as INEC’s resident electoral commissioner in the state. According to…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested an 18-year-old motorcycle rider, Aondoyima Agber, over an alleged attempt to transport a section of pipeline suspected to have been removed by vandals in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The suspect was apprehended on Tuesday, October 20, during a military operation in Gou community following intelligence reports about suspected attempts to vandalise pipeline infrastructure in the area. The Acting Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. Zubairu said the troops were conducting a patrol when they…
By Ado Oyeyemi A man arrested over alleged motorcycle theft in Adamawa State has been re-arrested after allegedly stealing a police officer’s bag of containing a mobile phone and N278,000 while in custody. The suspect, identified as Abubakar Isah, a resident of Mubi, was initially arrested over allegations that he stole a motorcycle belonging to a member of the public. However, while being held by the police, Isah allegedly stole a bag belonging to a female police exhibit keeper. The bag reportedly contained her mobile phone and N278,000 in cash. The police subsequently re-arrested the suspect and recovered the stolen…
A man arrested in Cross River State is being investigated for allegedly posing as a helpful bystander at automated teller machine (ATM) points before exploiting unsuspecting bank customers to steal their money. The suspect was apprehended on October 6 over alleged fraudulent activities, the state police command said. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed the development in a video shared on the police command’s Facebook page on Tuesday. According to the police, the suspect allegedly targeted customers who needed assistance while carrying out transactions at ATM locations, using the opportunity to gain access to their bank cards…