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It was an unusual scene as Police operatives from Dopemu division of the Lagos State Command arrested a man named Akanbi Lawal for chaining his son Yusuf Lawal aged 35years for two months. The amount of time spent under the locks of the chain and the injury sustained saw to it that Yusuf’s hands were already decaying by the time he was found. Yusuf, who had earlier been declared missing, was found by his friend, Tayo Olukoju where he was chained in a room by his father. During interrogation, Mr. Lawal revealed that the shameful and disgraceful attitude of his son made him chain him down at home for two months. The Lagos state Police public relations officer Sp Dolapo Badmos said the victim has been taken to General hospital where he’s receiving treatment. She stated further that the father will be prosecuted in law Court.

Nigerian International and Watford striker Odion Ighalo has lost his father, Paul, who died in the early hour of Monday in Lagos. The player tweeted the simple message “R.I.P Daddy” at 4:01 on Monday morning, a day after his side was knocked out of the FA Cup semi final after a 2-1 defeat by Crystal Palace. “A few days ago, he complained of weakness. He was taken to hospital for treatment. This morning, he died in his sleep,” Ighalo told ESPN FC. “The season is almost over, and it might be a while before all the funeral arrangements are complete, so although I will continue to stay in close contact with my family over there, I will be here with my club until then.” Meanwhile, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) President, Amaju Pinnick, on Monday put a call through to the player to sympathize with him on the passing of his father. “I know that no amount of words can console you at this moment but I want you to know that the NFF and the Nigeria football family are mour

The Police in Ogun on Monday arraigned two men, Akapo Paul,73, and Johnson Shorinnolu,63, for allegedly stealing 14 million dollars belonging to the West African Christian Mission. They appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court The accused, whose addresses are unknown, are facing two-count charge of stealing and conspiracy. The Prosecutor, Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that the accused committed the offences sometime in 2015 at about 9:30 pm at West African Christian Mission at No.49 Tarmac Road, Ota. Mustapha alleged that the accused conspired, as signatories to the bank account of West African Christian mission, to steal 14 million dollars. He said that the offences contravened Sections 390 (8) (b) and 516 of the Criminal Code Vol.1, Laws of Ogun, 2006. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.I. Adelaja, admitted them to bail in the sum of N2 million each with two sureties in like sum. She said the sureties must be

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested six teenagers for alleged involvement in a cult clash in the Lagos Island area of the state. PUNCH Metro  learnt that the six boys – whose ages ranged from 14 to 15 – were apprehended around Campos Square by policemen from the Lion Building division. It was gathered that the boys, from whom the police recovered axes, knives and machetes, were allegedly going for a reprisal on a rival cult when they were rounded up. The suspects – whose names were not disclosed by the police – were said to have been transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigations, Yaba. A police source at the SDCI told  PUNCH Metro  that the parents of the schoolboys had been invited, adding that the parents claimed they were unaware that their children were members of a cult. He said, “The six suspects were lurking around the Campos Square, where the rival gang members were expected to pass. The oldest among them is 15 years. They started the cul

An 18-year-old man, identified simply as Sunday, is currently in the police custody in Abuja after he allegedly killed his parents’ landlady, identified only as Mama Moses. The suspect was also accused of killing the landlady’s daughter and her three grandchildren. It was gathered that the suspect, who lived with his parents in the landlady’s residence at Tudun-Fulani, in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory, reported himself to the police after committing the crime. PUNCH Metro  gathered that Sunday locked the deceased in their apartment after they had slept in the night, sprayed the house with petrol and set it ablaze afterwards. It was said that Sunday watched as the fire raged on and when he was sure that the victims were trapped, he headed for the Bwari Police Division. The inferno reportedly lasted for hours before residents were able to put it out. Charred remains of the five victims were eventually removed from the razed apartment and deposited in a

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A South Carolina woman admitted she intentionally crashed her car into a Walmart store because she thought the world was ending. Crystal Marshall slammed into the store late Monday in Camden, jumped out of her car and began screaming at bystanders,  reported WIS-TV . The 34-year-old Marshall  told police  that the Rapture was coming and “God told her to do it.” No injuries were reported in the crash, which cause about $1,000 in damage to the building. Marshall was charged with malicious injury to real property and disorderly conduct.

A Kano to Lagos passenger train on Sunday crushed a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger to death in llorin. NAN correspondent, who witnessed the incident, reports that the tragedy occurred along Kangu-lle-Araromi road in the llorin West Local Government Area. The train crushed the motorcyclist and his passenger, a middle-aged woman, when the motorcyclist tried to cross the rail line around 11:00 a.m. The train later stopped some metres from the spot of the accident but there was nothing anybody could do as the victims had died instantly. Hundreds of people, including motorists and commercial motorcyclists, trooped to the scene of the accident to catch a glimpse of the victims. Some residents, including children, burst into tears when they sighted the lifeless bodies of the victims. Some members of the commercial motorcyclist association at the gate of the Michael lmoudu lnstitute of Labour, identified the motorcyclist as one of their members. Policemen from the

Jaywon is not new to the game and has always been loved by his fans for his countless hits he has given us. His Oba Orin album party will take place at LEKKI BEACH on the 1st of May from 2 pm which is a long holiday weekend. The list of artists billed to perform & show their love is massive featuring Oritse Femi, Reekado Banks, 9ice, Reminisce, Small Doctor, Sojay, Obesere, Mode 9 , Vector,May D, Phyno, Terry G, Seyi Law, Yq, Yung6ix, Ketchup, Capital Femi, Lk Kudi, Klever J, Deekay, Danagog, Mayorkun, Funny Bone, Pencil, Toby Gray, Stormrex, 2Sec, Kef Child, Alllwell, Joel, Charass, Seriki, Beejay, Dabuilda, Fmg, Senator, Niniola, So Fresh, Kash, Holy Wahala, Gbenga Adeyinka,Babibevis, Icee, Dayo Amusa & more. Hosts are Otb , Mc Osam, Rozay with some of the biggest djs are showing their love like Dj Spicy, Dj Charlie Shee, Dj Sose, Dj Roland. The Concert is brought to you by Bigjamz World Ent. / Atlantic Production Company in coll

Mahrez beat team-mate Jamie Vardy into second place at Sunday’s ceremony, while Tottenham striker Harry Kane was third. N’Golo Kante, Mesut Ozil and Dimitri Payet were the other three players to be nominated. Leicester have notoriously made pre-season title odds of 5,000-1 look foolish as they have swept all before them to lead the league heading into the closing stages of the campaign. Mahrez, with 17 goals and 11 assists in 34 games, has been one of the driving forces behind Claudio Ranieri’s title tilt, especially leading a cavalier first half of the season at the King Power Stadium. Match-winning turns against Sunderland on the opening day, away to West Brom, Swansea City and Everton, not to mention his twinkling display when champions Chelsea were put to the sword on home turf and his stunning goal at Manchester City have made the 25-year-old a star. Mahrez is Leicester’s first-ever winner of the award and also makes history by becoming the first African player to pic

Former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has  waxed philosophical over death as he sought to dispel the rumours  of his death. The retired general, who was head of state of Nigeria from 1985  till 1993 when he ‘stepped aside’ said he does not care a hoot about  last week's rumour of his death. H deposed the incumbent president Muhammed Buhari that was then leading the country as a military leader. Babangida, who spoke to journalists  at his Hilltop Mansion in Minna, the Niger State capital, said that death is an inevitable end which awaits every mortal and therefore should be something of great concern. He said,  “The rumour does not shock me; neither does it bother me because I know I must go and meet God, my creator. There is nothing really to worry about, my religion has told me. “As a Muslim, I strongly believe everybody will die, everybody will die and everybody has to die.  It could be now or in hundred years' time or two days to com

A solar powered plane on a trip around the world has completed its ninth leg when it landed in northern California late on Saturday. The Solar Impulse 2, arrived at Moffett Airfield in Northern California just before midnight pacific time, three days after departing from Hawaii. This is the first aircraft to fly day and night without any fuel, solely using the sun's energy. The experimental solar aircraft began its around- the world journey in March of 2015 in Abu Dhabi, and has also made stops in Oman, Myanmar, China and Japan. The plane's pilot, Bertrand Piccard was grateful to have the opportunity to fly the experimental plane