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A woman, Ibukun Adebayo is fighting for her life in a hospital after being allegedly hacked with a cutlass by her estranged husband, Kehinde Adebayo. Kehinde, it was gathered, accused his wife of engaging in…

Oluwatosin Bakare, an Ibadan-based businessman, on Wednesday told an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, to dissolve his seven-year-old union to his wife, Enitan, because she frequently…

The police in Delta on Thursday said that three persons were suspected to have died by thunderstorm in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Delta Commissioner of Police (CP), Adeyinka…

The Niger State Police Command has apprehended 30-year-old Umar Tambari for allegedly beating his wife, Hauwa, to death for alleged acts of disrespect.The incident occurred on February 26, 2019, at Emiworo village in the…

There was confusion in an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Monday, when a suspect, Abiodun Akinpelu, accused of defiling his five-year-old niece absconded before his arraignment. The…

The police in Ondo State on Monday said they had arrested one  Segun Oni for allegedly killing his brother-in-law, Sunday Oluwadare.According to the police, the suspect allegedly hit the deceased with a big stick on the head…

A comedian on Instagram, Babatunde Ogunleye, popularly known as Oluwadolarz, has accused one Prince Shola Oniru of allegedly assaulting him for parking behind his car.PUNCH Metro learnt that the comedian had on Saturday gone…

The Prosecutor, Sgt. Modupe Olaluwoye, submitted that Kikogble, who resides in Yaba, cut the hand of Mr Solomon Mifokpo because the latter refused to buy a packet of cigarette  for him. The prosecutor…

The National Industrial Court, Lagos Division, has resolved a 33-year dispute between The Guardian newspaper and its one-time foreign correspondent in the United States, Dr Ode Okore.The court, in a judgement by Justice Nelson…

A young man has alleged that he was unlawfully arrested by some SARS officers, while he was playing snooker in Ikorodu, Lagos. The man identified as Emmanuel Adegbite, claimed the incident occurred on the 5th of March, 2019. A young…

The police in Lagos have arrested a 33-year-old man, Olawale Aderibigbe, for allegedly using stolen Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards to loot victims’ accounts. Aderibigbe was arrested on Monday at Surulere,…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday, ordered that a prophetess, Linda Mabi-Praise, accused of swindling a company to the tune of N1 billion, be remanded in Kirikiri Female Prisons, pending when she perfects…

A 43-year-old police officer, Mr. Folorunso Adelana, has dragged his wife of 25 years before a customary court in Akure, the Ondo State capital, seeking dissolution of the union for alleged sexual escapades with her pastor.…

The longstanding rivalry between two giant Catalan football clubs, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, has claimed the life of a Barcelona fan in Kano after the latest showdown weekend.Tragedy struck when a 17-year-old diehard Madrid…

Ile Tuntun Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has dissolved the 12-year-old union between a woman, Taiwo Adeniran, and her husband, Kehinde Adeniran. Taiwo who brought a divorce suit before the court alleged that her…

A 25 years old woman, Rose Bulus, yesterday, dragged her father, Josiah, to a Shari’a Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State for refusing to allow her to marry a man she loves. The complainant, who lives in Kaduna Central…

A man who describes himself as a personal trainer, dancer, writer and motivational speaker has attracted controversies on Twitter as men and women react to his 12-step guide on how to be a beautiful woman. 29-year-old Alexander…

An 11-year-old boy has been remanded in a Special Correction Centre for boys by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos yesterday, for allegedly throwing a one-year-old baby into well. The boy had been charged with murder by the…

A 45-year-old woman, Aderonke Ayinde, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun state police command for allegedly dumping the corpse of her lover, Asimiu Abiodun, in the bush. The suspect was reportedly caught by a neighbour, Makinde…

A 38-year-old Islamic cleric, Abdul Lateef Mustapha, has been arrested by the police in the Bariga area of Lagos for having sex with his sister-in-law who is reported to be just 17 years old. The case was reported at the Police station…

Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old woman, Iwuagwu Onyinyechi, for allegedly defrauding a church based organisation known as MIA Enterprise of N110 million, while pretending to assist the organisation raise funds…

A 26-year-old man has been lynched by a mob in Odo-Olowu, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos, over allegation of robbery raised by some miscreants. The deceased, identified as Temitope Adeoye, Vanguard gathered, was returning…

Palpable tension has enveloped Benjamin, a popular area in Eleyele, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital following the discovery of a den suspected to be a ritualists’ hideout, DAILY POST reports. DAILY POST recalls that, few years…

Information obtained by the police from the Kankara General Hospital, Katsina State, led to the arrest of a suspected rapist, whose manhood was allegedly severed by his victim. The suspect, Bishir Yau, of Yargase village, was…