Jigawa photographer found hanging, NSCDC begins probe
The Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria and Civil Defence Corps, on Thursday, said its personnel found a photographer identified as Usman Goga, hanged in his bedroom at Akula Quarters, the Babura Local Government Area of the state. The incident was said to have occurred on Wednesday. The command’s spokesman, Adamu Shehu, disclosed this in […]
Protest as Rivers task force beats tricyclist to death
There was pandemonium in the Ogbogoro area of the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday when a man attached to a task force allegedly punched a tricycle rider identified as Esikak Esieme to death following an argument over a N200 ticket. PUNCH Metro gathered that the task force officials had stopped Esieme […]
Police arrest Adamawa tricyclist for rape
Men of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested 19-year-old Auwal Abdullahi for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in a hotel. He was said to have left the victim in the hotel room for some of his friends to also take turns to rape her. They reportedly left their victim for dead at the hotel […]
N69.4bn debt: AMCON, Jimoh Ibrahim differ on judgement
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria on Thursday said the Court of Appeal, Lagos State Division, has dismissed an appeal brought before it by the Chairman of Global Fleet Group, Jimoh Ibrahim. It said Ibrahim was challenging the seizure of 12 of his assets by AMCON, and freezing of all his accounts over his alleged […]
44-year-old teacher, cousins in court for defiling 10-year-old girl
Five persons were on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State for rape and conspiracy. The defendants include the victim’s two cousins aged 11 and 13 as well as her 44-year-old teacher who were alleged to have defiled her at different times. The victim’s mother and the mother of her two […]
Ondo SDP worries over Akeredolu’s illness
The Ondo State chapter of the Social Democratic Party, on Thursday, demanded that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who is said to be sick, should hand over to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to avert what the opposition party described as a constitutional crisis in the state. The Ondo SDP, in a statement by its chairman, Stephen Adewale, […]
National Assembly leadership: Tinubu’s meeting with lawmakers fails to resolve zoning crisis
•President called for zoning, failed to name anointed aspirants – Sources •Opposition parties claim majority, plot to use number against APC candidates Five days to the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, President Bola Tinubu’s meetings with lawmakers-elect failed to resolve the crisis over the All Progressives Congress zoning arrangement. The APC National Working Committee […]
10th NASS: Jaji, Tinubu’s relationship beyond speakership seat
A group, under the auspices of Jaji Unity Group, has described the relationship between Hon. Aminu Jaji, seeking to become Speaker House of Representatives and President Bola Tinubu to be beyond House of Representatives politics. The convener of the group, Sanni Mustapha, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, added that Jaji is […]
800 petrol tankers converted to supply gas – Marketers
Oil marketers are currently converting some of their trucks to start supplying gas to filling stations in order to dispense Compressed Natural Gas to vehicles that run on gas. It was gathered on Thursday that about 800 tankers that formerly transported petrol to filling stations, were being converted by marketers to start moving gas to […]
Gunmen kill Catholic priest in Edo
A Catholic priest, identified as Rev. Fr. Charles Igechi, under the Benin Archdiocese, has been shot dead by gunmen in Benin, Edo State. It was gathered that the priest was shot by gunmen on Wednesday along the Agbor Road Bypass area in the Ikhueniro axis of Benin. He was said to be on his was […]