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An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a 42-year-old man, Christopher Israel, in the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti over alleged rape and assault. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being…
The National Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State Command, on Wednesday, said it had commenced a probe into the circumstances surrounding the abduction of a five-month-old baby on a farm in Agbeye town. The security agency said the child…
Ogun State police command has confirmed the death of 23-year-old Ayodele Gabriel, who was found unconscious in his bathroom after a fire broke out in his apartment at Sakura Estate, Sagamu, Ogun State. The Command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, on Thursday,…
Three men, Joshua Oladele (believed to be a Nigerian), Micah Hines, and Ali Alamiri, have been handed life sentences for the murder of 25-year-old Hamza Iqbal in London, United Kingdom, according to multiple reports. Hamza was said to have been…
Zamfara State Police Command, has condemned in strong term the killing of their colleague, SP Halliru Liman who was killed by military personnel led by one Hassan attached to Operation Hadarin Daji, OPHD. A statement by the state Police Public…
A Thai court on Thursday jailed a famous Spanish actor’s son for life for the gruesome murder of a Colombian plastic surgeon on a tropical holiday island in a lurid case that has gripped Spain. Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a 30-year-old…
A 30-year-old man identified as Chinonso Ezekiel Nwaebonyi has been arrested for defiling his neighbor’s 7-year-old daughter. The incident happened in Awka, the capital of Anambra State. The mother of the victim reported the matter to the Ministry of Women’s…
A 30-year-old man identified as Chinonso Nwaebonyi, has been arrested by security operatives for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl in Awka, Anambra State capital. Nwaebonyi, a native of the Izzi community in Ebonyi State was apprehended after the mother of…
Three men, including Joshua Oladele, believed to be of Nigerian descent, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of 25-year-old Hamza Iqbal in London. The sentencing comes nearly a year after Hamza was ambushed and stabbed 23…
The Zamfara State Police Command has condemned the killing of one of its officers, Halliru Liman, who was shot and killed by military personnel. The command demanded a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident and ensure that those…
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Agency Task Force has arrested four suspects linked to the August 13 attack on a Bus Rapid Transport, BRT. The Chairman of the task force, CSP Tayo Akerele, in a media conference on Wednesday…
A 23-year-old man, Ayodele Gabriel, was discovered dead in his bathroom after a fire broke out in his apartment at Sakura Estate, Sagamu, Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Odutola Omolola, confirmed the incident to PUNCH…
Concerned Nigerians have swarmed the Internet, demanding the arrest of a Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Patience Sunnberger, and her accomplices for calling for the death of other Nigerians during a social media engagement. PUNCH Metro observed on Wednesday that Nigerians…
Commuters in Port Harcourt and its environs are lamenting the hike in fares in major routes occasioned by the increase in the price of the Premium Motor Spirit otherwise called fuel. Despite the absence of fuel scarcity in Rivers State…
The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a 25-year-old man (name withheld) who was abducted on Tuesday in the Oke Moro, Ishashi area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that three suspects, identified as Edem Chucks, Oluwatobi Adeniji,…
Two persons lost their lives on Tuesday when a truck driving against traffic collided with another truck along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway in Ogun State. A traffic official privy to the incident who was not authorised to speak with the media…
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