Metro

*Robbers, herdsmen rob, kill residents on daily basis Every month of April reawakens sorrow and agony in Pudza family. It was the month their brother, father and breadwinner, Joseph, was brutally murdered along Pegi-Kuje Road, Abuja,…

The police have uncovered an illegal blood bank allegedly operated by a 45-year-old man, Paul Achegbulu, in Bariga, Lagos Mainland. Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal led his men to arrest the suspect in his 18 Kusa Bus Stop, Bariga…

After 15 months of trial, a defiler, 28-year-old Kingsley Inyang is to spend the rest of his life in jail, a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere ruled on Monday. Inyang bagged life imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old girl.…

A 21-year-old lady, Gift Mike, was on Monday brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court  for allegedly killing her 48-year-old South African boyfriend, Daniel Grant. The accused, a cosmetologist, was arraigned on one count…

Sequel to the reported death of one Lorren F; identified as the girlfriend to LT.Abubakar Yahaya Yusuf a serving personnel with the Nigeria Navy in his official quarters in Borikiri Port-Harcourt and the subsequent disappearance of the…

A worker with a bank in Lagos State, identified only as Bunmi, has been declared wanted for allegedly defrauding some customers of the bank. PUNCH Metro learnt that Bunmi hacked into customers’ bank accounts and diverted over N3m…

A man has been found dead in a tragic circumstance following his visit to his wife’s hometown after a misunderstanding with her. The victim identified as Mr Benson Aminadokiye popularly known by his nickname ‘Benny’ from Ogu Town in…

Some of the policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad are currently on trial for maltreating a member of the public in Lagos. The spokesman of the state police command, SP Chike Oti, said in a statement that the policemen…

A Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Thursday ordered the remand of one Abubakar Mustapha for allegedly enticing and wooing a married woman. Mustapha had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which contravened section 226 of…

A family of five died under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday night at Old Aiyepe road in Sagamu area of Ogun State. The family includes father, mother, three children and a family friend. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Some residents of Ota-Idiroko, in the Ota area of Ogun State, have been arrested by the police for allegedly stoning to death an official of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Peter Ayole.The 52-year-old was said to be an…

Rashidat Adesokan, a mother of six, on Wednesday asked a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 28- year-old marriage to her husband, Mustafa, for allegedly “lacing her with “magun’’ charm. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The Yobe Commissioner of Police(CP), Abdulmaliki Sumonu has confirmed the arrest of Muhammed Adamu, the suspected killer of Hauwa Muhammad, a twenty four year old woman. Sumonu told newsmen in Damaturu on Tuesday that Adamu, who is…

Trial of Marco Ramirez, an American, who allegedly defrauded three Nigerians of $565,000 in an American Green Card scam, was stalled yesterday as a result of the absence of the defence lawyer. On June 22, 2017, the Economic and…

The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Imohimi Edgal, has said that officers caught engaging in gambling while on duty would face disciplinary actions that could lead to demotion or outright dismissal. In a…

The 11-year-old marriage of a pastor at Rhema Pentecostal Church International in Sango-Ota area of Ogun state has hit the rocks as an Agege Customary Court in Lagos on Monday severed the union. The marriage between the pastor,…

The Nasarawa State Police Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) Command has paraded 32-year-old Obey Samuel, who reportedly assaulted his mother until she fell into a coma after he returned from a night club drunk. Samuel…

•Emmanuel to expose killers in Ukanafun and Etim Ekpo local govts Three women students of Obong University at Obong Nntak in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have been abducted by armed hoodlums. The abductors…

Two persons have reportedly been found dead inside a soak away pit in Aba the commercial nerve of Abia State. The incident which occurred at No.176 Azikiwe Road Aba was said to have threw residents of the area into grief and confusion.…

A man has been stabbed to death in a brutal attack by a tout in Awada, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The deceased is reportedly the only child of his parents. The suspect, Ifeanyi Ali, reportedly stabbed the…

The police in Lagos ha arrested a 38-year-old businessman, Williams Peter, for allegedly refusing to pay a debt of N600,000 he incurred in a gambling game. Peter is reported to be a chronic gambler. One Solomon Adetoro, who operated…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested a pastor over an alleged N1.8 billion contract scam. Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the commission, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He…

Three truckloads of ammunition were on Wednesday intercepted at Balogun village, along the Igbogila-Ilara Road, Ogun State. The General Officer Commanding, 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Enobong Udoh, during a press…

The Gwandu Local Government Area of Kebbi says suspected robbers have stolen over N9m meant for the payment of April salary of workers of its health and agriculture departments.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Chairman of the…