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Residents of Emede Ibeku in Umuahia North Autonomous Community of Abia State have expressed their gratitude to God and Governor Alex Otti over the recovery of the sight of their daughter, Mrs. Amarachi Lawrence, whose…
A large billboard promoting President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election has been spotted along the busy Area One area of the Federal Capital Territory. The billboard, which boldly hints at Tinubu’s re-election bid, has caused discussions, among passersby…
The family of the late staff member of the Abia State Ministry of Justice, Lucky Emeh and the Nigerian Bar Association, Aba Branch, have called on the state police command to investigate those behind the 35-year-old lawyer’s gruesome murder and…
Forty-eight persons confirmed dead in the petrol tanker explosion in Niger State were on Sunday in the Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State, given a mass burial. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday when the petrol…
The operatives of the Imo State Police Command have apprehended five suspected cultists during an intelligence-led operation at Irete, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. In a release signed by the command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, and made available…
A middle-aged man, simply identified as Ahmed, has allegedly killed his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred in Apete, a suburb of Ibadan, in Ido local government area of the…
A bizarre incident happened on August 29, 2024, at the premises of the Dutse Divisional Police Headquarters, Jigawa State, when a 32-year-man, identified as Bashir Umar, allegedly lured an eight-year-old girl into a restroom, where he tortured and sexually assaulted…
Ondo State Police Command has dragged one Oyeniyi Aro, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Odode-Idanre in the Idanre local government area of the state, over alleged forceful invasion and malicious damage of farmlands in the area. The suspect…
The Kwara State Police Command has begun an investigation into the death of a 21-year-old Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, who was allegedly killed during a fuel hike protest by the students on Wednesday. Qoyum, a National Diploma…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids concealed in ladies’ sanitary pads and hair treatment cream containers heading to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Cyprus at three courier companies in Lagos.…
A 20-year-old man was on Friday, shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Okokomaiko, in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. The deceased was said to have been chased by the assailants who caught up with him and shot…
A suspect has been arrested after some kidnappers abducted two male adults while inspecting farmland in the Ikutoke village in the Ode-Remo area of Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday. A police source, who was not…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested one Emmanuel Umukoro, for allegedly killing and burning his mother, Mrs Fatima Umukoro, a school proprietress, in the Warri area of the state. PUNCH Metro, on Sunday, learnt that the tragic incident, which…
No fewer than three persons lost their lives, while 17 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in multiple accidents along the Maryland area of Lagos State in the early hours of Sunday. The Head of the Public Affairs Unit of…
Forty-eight persons confirmed dead in the petrol tanker explosion on Sunday were given a mass burial in the Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday when the…
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has begun an investigation into the death of a 20-year-old man allegedly killed by gunmen. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. Hundeyin…
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