A Kwara State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of two female students in the facility of a Federal Correctional Service in Ilorin, the state capital for allegedly killing a popular hotelier, Adeniyi Ojo. Ojo, the Managing Director of Water View Hotel and son of Chief Emmanuel Ojo, a prominent…
The police in Adamawa state has arrested a 20-year-old bride, Amina Hassan, of Mubi North LGA, Adamawa state for setting her husband’s house ablaze over his refusal to divorce her. The suspect got married to her husband, Muhammed Auwal about 5 weeks. She told the police that she set the house on fire because…
Nigerian wigmaker, Helen Williams, has achieved a new record for the longest handmade wig in the world. This was affirmed by the Guinness World Record on Tuesday. It noted that Williams made the world’s longest handmade wig, stretching 351.28 meters (1,152 ft 5 in). “The longest handmade wig is 351.28 m (1,152 ft 5…
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, through the Renewed Hope Initiative, on Tuesday, supported families of the nation’s fallen heroes with N427.75m. Each of the 1,709 widows and orphans of the Nigerian Armed Forces will receive N250,000. “This will enable you to recapitalise an existing business or start a business of your choice to enable you…
Olamilekan Sanyaolu, the father of a 14-year-old boy, Mubarak, who was killed by a police stray bullet on November 4, 2021, at Command bus-stop in the Meiran area of Lagos State has welcomed a set of twins with his visually impaired wife, Abidemi. PUNCH Online learnt that Abidemi gave birth to the newborn babies…
The hit-and-run driver who crushed two road sweepers to death on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway of Lagos State on Monday, November 13 has surrendered himself to the Lagos State Police command. The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed his arrest to newsmen said the suspect will be arraigned in court….
A Labour Party chieftain, Akin Osuntokun, has defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over claims that the Nigerian leader may come after Peter Obi and some members of the new opposition party following the events of the 2023 general elections. Recall that Osuntokun was the Director-General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council in the last presidential…
Bandits have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the families of 19 abducted victims in their captivity to raise a N10 million ransom and three bags or they will start killing them. The bandits had three weeks ago invaded Kudiri village in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State and whisked away 23 residents, but four among…
The minister of state for defence, Bello Matawalle, has said conflict entrepreneurs were responsible for the unending banditry in the north-west. Matawalle noted that during his tenure as governor of Zamfara State, he observed that people traded with bandits. “Banditry has its economy, which is fuelling the crime in the country. Conflict entrepreneurs don’t…
Justice Ntong Ntong of the Akwa Ibom State High Court, on Monday ordered the Nigeria Police to pay the sum of N200 million as damages to a woman, Peace Ekom Robert, who was arrested and detained by the police operatives for alleged fraudulent activities. SaharaReporters had reported that police operatives stormed Robert’s residence, and harassed…