Suspected thugs have set ablaze Umuchu Police Station, along the Umuchu-Achina road, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Sources said the hoodlums stormed the place at about 3am on Sunday and set the facility on fire. It was gathered that the station was recently renovated by members of the Umuchu Improvement Union as it…
A young mother-of-five has died allegedly after she was beaten by her husband over a loaf of bread. The deceased, identified as Ogochukwu Anene, from Umuokpu village in Awka, Anambra State, was married to one Mr. Ndubisi Wilson Uwadiegwu from Enugu state and their union was blessed with four sons and a daughter. However, the union was…
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping syndicate, Tochukwu Nworih, who abducted a six-year-old girl in her mother’s vehicle. The suspect and his gang were said to have abducted the child while the mother was buying some groceries. The suspect, who called the parents of the victim, allegedly…
US Woman Accused Of Poisoning A woman identified as Amanda Chapin has been accused of poisoning her husband with animal euthanasia drugs. The Wisconsin woman is awaiting trial for attempted first-degree intentional homicide of her husband, Gary Chapin. Amanda, 50, and Gary, 70, got married in March, 2022. Shortly afterwards, she allegedly forged his signature…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has praised God saying he pulled him through when he was faced with challenges last year. According to NAN, the monarch said God turned his shame to celebration. Ooni said this during the Grand-finale of New Year Prayer organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria at Afewonro…
Lekan Adekanbi, the only suspect arrested in connection with the killing of a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kehinde Fatinoye, has escaped from police custody in Ogun State. After the killing of Fatinoye, his wife and their only son, the police said they had arrested Adekanbi as the prime suspect in the…
Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria has banned Deposit Money Banks from paying customers making over-the-counter withdrawals of new naira notes, Punch has reported. The report stated that instead of paying the new notes over-the-counter, CBN directed the banks to load their Automated Teller Machines with only new notes to ensure that the…
A six-year-old boy opened fire in an elementary school classroom in the eastern US state of Virginia on Friday, seriously injuring a teacher, police said. No students were hurt in the incident at Richneck Elementary School in the coastal city of Newport News. “The individual is a six-year-old student. He is right now in police…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspect over his alleged kidnap of a six-year-old girl in her mother’s car at a groceries shop in Akure. The Police Public Relations Officer for the state command, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Akure on Saturday. She said that…
The Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Olusegun Agbaje has given reasons why there is a high number of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards in the state. According to Agbaje, the reason is because many prospective voters might have migrated from the state for different reasons, while others might have died. He spoke during a brief…