A man has allegedly severed his wife’s hand in Nsukka, Enugu State. Enugu media figure, Senator Chijinkem Ugwuanyi, shared the news in a Facebook post on Sunday, January 26, 2025, revealing that the victim is currently battling for her life at Keoetochukwu Hospital in Nsukka, where she was rushed for medical care. The details surrounding…
Bandits have killed 27-year-old Piti Ezekiel and abducted five others in Akansan Garmadi, Rumaya Community, Kwassam ward in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Danbaba Katuka, National Secretary of the Kauru Local Government Area CDAs Forum, shared the details in a phone interview with The Punch on Friday, January 24, 2025. The abducted victims…
A yet-to-be-identified man was electrocuted while attempting to vandalize a transformer in the Akute area of Ogun State on Friday, January 24. The state police command spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident, explaining that the man climbed into the transformer house and was electrocuted while trying to cut a wire. The incident was reported…
The Police command in Niger state has arrested Jamilu Saidu, a resident of Kumbashi District, Mariga Local Government Area, for allegedly k!lling 30-year-old Iliyasu Aminu during an altercation at a wedding ceremony. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the state police command spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the incident occurred when a fight broke out…
Troops from Sector 7 of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have apprehended a notorious gunrunner and his son, seizing a large stash of weapons and ammunition during an operation in Kaduna State. The operation took place on Sunday, January 20, 2025, following intelligence gathered about the suspects. According to sources, the individuals were identified as 62-year-old…
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) in Lagos State has arrested four National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and eight students from Gateway Polytechnic in Sapaade, Ogun State, for alleged involvement in internet fraud. Two additional individuals were also apprehended by PSFU operatives on January 15, 2025, in the Sapaade area of Ogun State. Eyitayo…
Operatives from the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 25 individuals suspected of internet fraud at an alleged cybercrime training center in Benin City, Edo State. According to a statement released by the commission on Friday, the suspects were apprehended on Thursday, January 16, after a tip-off led…
Canadian businessman and investor Kevin O’Leary has made a $20 billion cash offer to purchase TikTok from its owners. This comes in the wake of a bipartisan bill signed by President Biden that classified TikTok as a national security threat. The law mandates that ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, must sell or divest…
The wife of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has been kidnapped from their home in the Arepo area of Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command responded quickly to the abduction, deploying officers to secure her release. Reports indicate that Mrs. Odumosu was taken in the early hours of Friday, January 17,…
Timilehin Olatunji a 35-year-old Nigerian man, who raped a woman in a ‘violent, degrading and sustained’ attack at a home in Nottingham, United Kingdom has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Nottinghamshire Police said Olatunji launched a sustained attack on the woman at a property in Nottingham in the early hours of 29 September 2024.…
