A 37-year-old man was reportedly killed by his brothers following a violent dispute over family inheritance in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the incident took place around 4:50 p.m. on February 11, 2026, at Umunkwo Village, Ula, Ekwulobia. The victim, identified as Onyedika Okpala, was allegedly attacked…
In a heartbreaking incident that has stunned the Highfield community, a 32-year-old Presbyterian church treasurer was found dead on Monday after leaving a note saying he was overwhelmed by financial pressures totalling US$600. Taurai Mukotsanjera, who also served as the church’s youth coordinator, was discovered hanging from an avocado tree, having reportedly used a vehicle…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the brutal murder of a 27-year-old woman, Faith Olusesan, in the Funbi Fagun area of Ondo Town, Ondo East Local Government Area. Reports indicate that unidentified assailants invaded the residence of a serving police officer, DSP Helen Adetowubo, located on Fagun Estate Road…
Tragedy struck the Funbi Fagun area of Ondo West Local Government Area as a 27-year-old woman, Faith Olusesan, was brutally macheted to death in her sister’s residence. The incident occurred on Friday, February 6, 2026, when an unspecified number of assailants armed with machetes and other dangerous weapons reportedly invaded the home of a serving…
A middle-aged man, identified simply as Segun, has committed su!cide after he attempted to k!ll his daughter at Ise Ekiti in the Ise/Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Sources told Punch that the man had attempted to slit the throat of his elder daughter before hanging himself on a tree behind their residence in the…
A Nigerian man is in shock after a young woman, identified as Precious Chinyere, allegedly fled with his car and personal belongings while they were staying at a hotel in the Asokoro area of Abuja on Thursday, February 5. The man and Precious had checked into the hotel for a short romantic getaway. However, things…
A Nigerian national, Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, has been sentenced in the United States to 97 months in prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable Americans. According to a statement from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, February 6, Nnebocha, 44, “participated in a years-long conspiracy…
Operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, have arrested three suspects alleged to be behind a cyber blackmail and extortion scheme operating in the state. The unit’s spokesperson, DSP Ovie Ewhubare, said the suspects obtained explicit photographs of their victims and threatened to make them public unless ransom payments were made. He explained…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Gafaru Rasaki for being in possession of four human heads. Police investigations revealed that Rasaki was apprehended by operatives of the Shakura Division on January 21. During interrogation, he confessed to unlawfully exhuming the human remains from a cemetery—an act that constitutes a gross…
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested one Bello Abubakar for k!lling his 38-year-old landlady, Maryam Hassan The incident occurred in Kundulun Quarters of Gombe metropolis in the early hours of Tuesday, February 2, 2026. The spokesperson of the command, SP Buhari Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement in Wednesday, February 4, said the…
