A local vigilante, Mr David Power, has been beaten to death for allegedly killing a former President-General of the Ukpiovwin community in the Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened at the community’s secondary school during the swearing-in of the new executive committee, where …

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old man, Michael Salako, for allegedly beating a motorcyclist, who refused to give him a ride, Punch Newspaper reports. The incident happened last Wednesday on Sanni Street, Lafenwa, Abeokuta. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, …

A housewife, Hadiza Jibril, who accused her husband, Aliyu, of beating her has begged a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State. According to News Agency Of Nigeria (NAN), Jibril, also accused her husband of starving her of food. Aliyu, a businessman who resides within the Kaduna metropolis, denied …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has recovered 35 wraps of cocaine from a lady passenger at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s director of media and advocacy, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday …

Oja Oba/ Mapo Court C Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, recently dissolved the 16-year-old wedlock between a couple, Rukayat Kabiwu and Waliab Kabiwu. Rukayat who filed a divorce suit complained of irresponsibility by her husband towards her and their three children. The plaintiff also accused the defendant of constant …

A man, Kamoru Babalola recently approached Oja Oba/ Mapo Court C Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, praying that it stopped his marriage to his wife, Iyabo Babalola.  Kamoru alleged that his wife was troublesome and that she attempted to stab him with a knife during a brawl, Nigerian Tribune …

A 27-year-old housewife, Aisha Nura, has been arrested in Katsina State with N2.4m being proceeds of arms supplies to bandits, Punch Newspaper reports. Nura, said to be the wife of a bandit, was arrested on July 25 while attempting to board a commercial motorcycle from Batsari to Nahuta village. The …

A court in the Western District of Texas on Wednesday sentenced Canada-based Nigerian, Olumide Bankole Morakinyo, to eight years in prison for conspiracy and money laundering. He is also expected to refund $975,863 to the multiple victims of his crime. According to the United States Attorney’s office, 38-year-old Morakinyo conspired with …

A final-year student of the University of Ilorin, Abubakar Opeyemi, and two undergraduates of the Kwara State Polytechnic and Kwara State University, Alimi Abiodun and Idowu Rasaq, respectively, have been jailed for offences bordering on Internet fraud, Punch Newspaper reports. The three convicts were arraigned before Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of …

A 23-year-old bricklayer, Adebayo Kingsley, who said he hails from Ibillo in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, has allegedly killed his 46-year-old lover, a widow and mother of four, Rosemary Ifeoma, popularly called Mama Samuel from Orogun in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Vanguard Newspaper …