8+ hour, 22+ min ago   (925+ words) The Osun State Police Command has commenced investigation into the shooting of Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as ‘Emir Ajagungbade’ at the Mayfair park in Ile-Ife yesterday. Oyeyemi, a chieftain of the Accord Party in the state, OSUN DEFENDER learnt was…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago   (451+ words) An over 80-year-old man, Ordue Ikye, has allegedly been beaten to death by a mob after he was accused of using witchcraft to cause the death of a younger relative in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. Ikye…...

23+ hour, 58+ min ago   (283+ words) Governor Ademola Adeleke has appealed to residents of Osun to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious movements or individuals to security agencies. The governor’s appeal followed reports of planned terrorist attacks targeting places of worship and markets in parts of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (799+ words) Department of State Services has alerted Muslim and Christian leaders in Osun State to an alleged plan by terrorists to attack places of worship and other public gathering centres. The Punch gathered that the planned attack is part of efforts…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (571+ words) A 35-year-old suspected kidnapper, Victor Ini, has told the Rivers State Police Command that he joined a kidnapping gang after he was promised N40,000 for his role in abducting a woman. Ini, a native of Akwa Ibom State, made the disclosure…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (276+ words) The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of popular social media political commentator, Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu, in the Gaida area of Kumbotso Local Government Area. Dan Shagamu was reportedly attacked at his…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (818+ words) Nigerian-British businessman and social media influencer, Igho Ubiribo, underwent five penile filler procedures at a Bangkok clinic before his death, Thai health authorities have revealed. The Department of Health Service Support, under Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health, disclosed this on…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (154+ words) Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has threatened legal action against the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), over alleged defamatory remarks made during a recent television interview. El-Rufai, in a formal letter issued through his legal team,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (136+ words) Eleven people were reportedly killed by suspected terrorists on Monday in Zaranga village in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. A resident of the village who, on Monday, spoke to PUNCH Online on the phone but did not want…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (547+ words) The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has said the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo did not shield him from corruption allegations. Atiku, who was vice-president to Obasanjo, said he was never convicted despite different state institutions probing…...