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Police rescue Anambra woman accused of killing husband with s3x from mob attack
The Anambra State Police Command has rescued a yet-to-be-unidentified woman from a mob in the Aguleri community of the state on Saturday. The woman was accused of killing her husband with an “overdose” of sex by the…
Mercy Aigbe Knows What She Did Is Bad, Says Lanre Gentry On Ex’s New Marriage
Mercy Aigbe’s ex-husband, Olanrewaju Gentry, says his former wife knows that what she did is bad. He said this in an interview with PUNCH, also blaming the first wife of Aigbe’s new husband for allowing the…
Family of slain Osun lady Shakirat rejects police autopsy, buries her
The family of the slain 22 year-old Osun lady Shakirat, rejected police bid to carry out an autopsy, spokesperson of the Osun Police Command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said. She said the family opted to bury her, without…
Anglican Church sacks priest for allegedly impregnating help-seeking woman
WAR of words is raging between authorities of the Anglican Diocese on the Niger and one of its priests, Rev Canon Lumenkriti Ebo, who was recently sacked for alleged immoral acts. While the church accused Ebo of…
Use of human parts for rituals not our practice – Ogun traditionalists
The Ogun Alternate Medicine Board says the use of human body parts for money rituals is not part of its value system. Balogun Olaleye, chairman of the board, said this on Friday at a strategic meeting with members of…
Money donated to orphanages by Davido not embezzled – Association
The Association of Orphanages and Homes Operators in Nigeria has said the N251m donation made to orphanages by popular singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has not been embezzled. At a press conference organised by…
Wealthy people with N1bn worth, but owing banks N10bn are stupid – Oyedepo
Bishop David Oyedepo, founder, Living Faith Church Worldwide has said there are many stupid wealthy people whose net worth is N1bn but owing banks N10 billion. Oyedepo, speaking at a mid-week communion service at…
Nigerian Stanley Obi set ablaze by Aussie ex-wife dies in hospital
An Australia-based Nigerian Stanley Obi who was set ablaze by his jilted ex-girlfriend has died in a Brisbane hospital. Stanley Obi, 33, suffered burns to 90 per cent of his body after his former partner Sarah Mudge…
Kidnapper rejects N200,000 share of N12m ransom, reports gang to police
A man in Adamawa State has confessed to being a member of a gang of kidnappers, which collected N12 million ransom from two victims.…
Student Shot Dead, Two Injured As Inter-House Sports Turns Bloody In Ondo
A student was reportedly shot dead and two others injured as the annual inter-house sports of Agolo High School, Ikare Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State, turned violent. It was learnt that event had…
Suspected ritualists kill, dump lady’s corpse behind mum shop in Osun
The corpse of a 22-year old lady, simply identified as Shakirat has been dumped at the back of her mother’s shop at Oke-Oore, Iwo, Osun state. A resident of Oke-Oore, who pleaded anonymity, while speaking with our…
Oluwo may not attend own wedding, says Aide
Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, may not attend his wedding to Fridauz Abdullahi in Kano. According to PUNCH, Alli Ibraheem, press secretary to the Osun state monarch, said he may not travel to Kano for the…
Police arrest father who shot newborn daughter five times
A Pakistani father accused of killing his week-old daughter by shooting her five times because he wanted his firstborn to be a boy has been arrested, police said Thursday. In the deeply patriarchal country, a son is…
D’Banj’s Wife Dances For Him At Dubai Club (Video)
Singer D'Banj and his wife, Lineo Didi have been spotted dancing at a nightclub in Dubai. Lineo was dancing to a popular tune. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca6ucacFpAK/ Credit:…
Alleged killer of SuperTV CEO Chidinma crowned ‘Miss Cell 2022’ (Photos)
Chidinma Ojukwu, the principal suspect in the murder of SuperTV CEO Micheal Ataga, has been crowned Miss Cell 2022. The suspect,…
Man who got first-ever pig heart transplant dies — two months after surgery
David Bennett, a 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease who had undergone a first-of-its-kind pig heart transplant, is dead. According to a…
Chris Brown’s Rape Accuser Hails Sexual Prowess In Leaked Messages
The explicit text messages that an unidentified accuser of singer, Chris Brown sent to him has been leaked. According to RadarOnline, police in Miami…
Bamise: How I escaped similar experience with Uber driver – BBN Khloe
Former reality TV star, Khloe Abiri, has narrated how she escaped an experience similar to the controversial circumstances surrounding the death of Oluwabamise Ayanwole, whose corpse was recovered by the police after she…
IGP Orders Evacuation Of Impounded, Accidented, Unregistered Vehicles From Police Stations
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate removal of all impounded, accidented and unregistered exhibit vehicles from police stations nationwide. The IGP also urged all concerned members of the public to…
Port Harcourt pastor attempts suicide, says his church has 15 members since 2000
A pastor of a Pentecostal church has been rescued from commiting suicide by responders who saw him attempting to hang himself on a tree with a rope and…
Bauchi To Sponsor Wedding Of 100 Repentant Sex Workers
Bauchi State government, through the Hisbah Department of the state Shariah Commission, has pledged to marry off at least 100 repentant sex workers. The Permanent Secretary in charge of the department, Alhaji Aminu…
Petrol Souvenirs: Erelu Okin Pearl Ogbulu submits self to police
After coming under criticism for sharing fuel-filled jerrycans as souvenirs to her guests at a recent event held at Havillah Event…
I, my brother’s widow offered N120m for settlement – Slain OAU student’s sibling
Gbade, elder brother to the late Masters’ student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke, on Monday said he saw blood stains on the wall of the room where his brother lodged at Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife when he and some…
U.S. Supreme Court thwarts bid for Bill Cosby’s retrial
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday thwarted a bid to make comedian Bill Cosby face a retrial over sexual assault case. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last overturned the 84-year-old actor’s 2018 sexual assault…