Johnson Idowu

Ogun State

Reporter at The Punch

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Motorists lament as ECOWAS summit grounds traffic in Lagos

1 week ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu

Stranded passengers trekking Motorists and passengers plying the Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Falomo and some other parts of Lagos Island were on Wednesday held to several hours of gridlock due to the Economic Community of West African States 50th anniversary held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos State.
Residents crowdfund to rehabilitate dilapidated Ogun school

1 week ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu

Odepeta Methodist Primary School, Ipokia, Ogun State. Some residents have begun a crowdfunding campaign to rehabilitate a dilapidated Odepeta Methodist Primary School, Ipokia, Ogun State. The crowdfunding began after images of the dilapidated school building surfaced on social media on Monday. The images showed the building with obvious cracks and supported by wooden braces to prevent it from falling, while the windows, roof and doors were damaged.
Industrial machine kills employee in Ogun factory

1 week ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu

Barely two months after the Ogun State Government sealed a factory, Quantum Steel Industry, in the Ogijo area of the state following an explosion that left seven employees critically injured, another employee has lost his life in an industrial accident. PUNCH Metro learnt on Tuesday that the incident occurred last Monday when the employee, identified as Abayomi, a forklift operator, got stuck in the scrap grinding machine.
One killed, 10 rescued in Lagos building collapse

1 week ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu

One of the 14 occupants trapped in the collapsed two-storey building along Obafemi Awolowo Road, Ota-Ona, in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State has been confirmed dead. The building, which caved in on Tuesday, initially left 14 people trapped. As of the time of filing this report, 10 had been rescued, while three others remain unaccounted for.
Residents decry deplorable ICT building in Ogun school

1 week ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu

Residents of Ipokia in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State have decried the deplorable state of the ICT building located in the community secondary school. Speaking with PUNCH Metro on Sunday, the residents lamented that the building which was once a learning centre for students in the community, has now become a home for reptiles. Images of the building shared with our correspondent showed damaged ceilings and windows while the paintings on the wall have faded.
Drunk driver injures Lagos couple, two others in auto crash

1 week ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu

File photo of a scene of the accident where a trailer overturned on Otedola bridge. Photo: LASTMA on Twitter A couple, alongside two other passengers, suffered severe injuries when a drunk driver conveying them rammed into a pole in the Alausa area of Ikeja, Lagos State.
Africa must redefine democracy to achieve greatness - US don

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu

A United States-based Nigerian professor, Cyril Obi, has stressed that African nations can only achieve their potential if democracy is redefined within the context of African norms, values, and aspirations. Obi said the current democratic practices in the region had not allowed for progress, stressing that Africa was experiencing what he described as de-democratisation.
Address security, education, power challenges, Bishop urges FG

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu

The Bishop of the Lagos Mainland Diocese of the Anglican Communion, Rt. Revd. Akinpelu Johnson has urged the Federal Government to take urgent action to improve the security, education, and power sectors, among other challenges facing the country. Johnson said that, though efforts were being made by the FG to improve the lives of the citizens, such efforts have been unable to transform the country to an enviable level.
Driver, passenger hospitalised as vehicles collide in Lagos

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu

A minibus driver, alongside his passenger, was hospitalised after sustaining severe injuries in an accident that occurred along the Lekki-Ajah Expressway on Thursday. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, that the accident occurred when the driver of a Ford Jeep rammed into the minibus in the vicinity of the Ikota School along the expressway.
US court jails Nigerian for $1m scam

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu

A United States District Court has sentenced a 37-year-old Nigerian, Henry Ezeonyido, to 27 months imprisonment for his role in a $1m insurance fraud. PUNCH Metro learnt in a statement by the US Department of Justice on Thursday that Ezeonyido perpetrated the fraud between October 2019 and February 2022.