Driver remanded for crushing student to death
A magistrates’ court in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Monday ordered the remand of a driver, Lasisi Sodiq, in a correctional facility for allegedly causing the...
Author : Jerry Abakpa
Client shot dead as teenage native doctor tests anti-bullet charm in Edo
The police in Edo have detained a 19-year-old native doctor, Timothy Dauda, for allegedly shooting his client, Alex Ezekiel, to death during an “anti-bullet” charm...
Gunmen kidnap three, kill husband
Gunmen abducted three travelers on Saturday in Emure, Ekiti State, as reported by PUNCH Metro on Sunday. During the attack, the assailants also killed Taiwo...
Gunmen attack Yobe village, kill many, burn houses
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents launched an attack on Mafa village in Tarmuwa Local Government Area, Yobe State. The attackers looted shops and...
Nigeria wins first medal at ongoing 2024 Paralympics games
Eniola Mariam Bolaji has become the first African athlete to win a medal in Para-Badminton, clinching a Bronze medal for Nigeria in the women’s Singles...
Lawyer vows to sue UNILAG over plan to send students to Russia
Chief Adekunle Funmilayo, a lawyer, has issued a warning to the University of Lagos, UNILAG, threatening legal action if the institution proceeds with its plan...
SSANU demands immediate payment of four-month withheld salaries
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has reiterated the call for the immediate payment of the four months withheld salaries of its members....
Minister orders investigation into poor feeding of inmates at Afokang custodial centre
The minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered immediate investigation into alleged poor feeding of inmates at Afokang custodial centre, Calabar. Mr Tunji-Ojo gave the...
Rema donates ₦105m to church that opened shop for his mum
Afrobeats sensation, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has repaid a Christ Embassy church in Benin, Edo State kindness shown him and his family by...
How NAF neutralized notorious terrorist kingpin, others
On Saturday, Special Forces from the Nigerian Air Force’s 413 Force Protection Group confronted a notorious terrorist kingpin and five of his gang members in...