Crime

    Senator Ned Nwoko has broken his silence following a viral video showing his wife, actress Regina Daniels, in distress, describing her recent actions as “drug-influenced” and “unprovoked carnage.”   In a lengthy post and a short video shared on his Instagram handle #princenednwoko on Sunday, Nwoko claimed the ...

    Tears flowed freely on Saturday as the remains of the late Arise Television news anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, popularly known as “Sommie,” were laid to rest in her hometown of Agulu, in the Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State.   Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who ...

    The Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, has expelled 34 students for examination misconduct.   The institution also rusticated 13 others for one academic session, while several others received warning letters.   This was contained in a statement issued by the Head of Information, ...

  The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man, Lawal Faruq, who allegedly set fire to his ex-lover after their relationship went sour.   PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that the incident happened at a military barracks in Ibadan, the state capital.   A counterinsurgency expert, ...

      The Katsina State Police Command has arrested an 11-man syndicate of suspected notorious armed robbers terrorising people on Sha’iskawa-Charanchi and Katsina-Kankia-Kano roads.   The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Aliyu, told newsmen on Wednesday in Katsina that the suspects had specialised in blocking those roads, robbing unsuspecting ...

    Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday dissolved the national assembly, pre-empting an opposition-led vote to force him out of office over the island nation’s spiralling political crisis.   Rajoelina has faced over two weeks of deadly street clashes, led largely by young demonstrators furious with the ruling elite, ...

      The Jigawa State Police Command, in a major crackdown on drug trafficking, arrested no fewer than 105 suspects during simultaneous raids across the state.   The arrests were confirmed on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, at the Command’s headquarters in Dutse, the ...

        The Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace has dismissed as “propaganda” a viral video in which a clergyman, identified as Rev. Dachomo, alleged a mass mobilisation of Fulani fighters through Nyerwai village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State, and accused security forces of collusion. ...

    The Kebbi State Government has rejected reports claiming that bandits attacked Maku-ku village in Sakaba Local Government Area, labeling the news as false and misleading.   The claim, which was broadcast by a local FM radio station in Birnin Kebbi, suggested that several people were killed in the ...

    Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has condemned the violent conduct of Kano Pillars supporters who invaded the pitch and attacked players, match officials, and staff of Shooting Stars Sports Club following Sunday’s Nigeria Premier Football League clash at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano State.   PUNCH ...