1+ week, 2+ day ago   (446+ words) The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 52-year-old Islamic teacher, Jubril Ibrahim, for allegedly preparing charms for suspected kidnappers operating in Edo North Senatorial District. Ibrahim was paraded alongside four suspected kidnappers and six other suspects at the command…...

5+ day, 13+ 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,…...

1+ week, 13+ hour 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…...

2+ day, 20+ 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…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (319+ words) Governor Ademola Adeleke has signed an Executive Order establishing a Coroner Inquest/Panel of Inquiry to investigate the killings, shootings and violence that occurred at Naira and Kobo Junction, Motor Park/Garage Area in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, on…...

3+ day, 20+ 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…...

2+ day, 20+ 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, 15+ 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, 3+ day ago   (411+ words) A UK-based Nigerian taxi driver, Kolawole Erunkulu, has been sentenced to six years in prison after falling asleep at the wheel and fatally hitting a man who had stopped in a lay-by for a break. Erunkulu, 45, from Bexleyheath, had driven…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (268+ words) The Osun State Police Command has arrested one Taye Kasali over the alleged murder of his mother, Mrs Kudirat Kasali. The command spokesperson, SP Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect and his late mother were reported…...