Two persons were confirmed dead on Saturday night in an accident involving a bus and a motorcycle at New Jerusalem along Nanka-oko Road in Orumba North area of Anambra. Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday. Kumapayi … Read more
The lifeless body of a 45-year-old man, Agadagba Rolis Alaka, was weekend recovered from one of the rooms in an hotel located along Adonovwe street in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State after a reported romp with an unidentified sex worker. The deceased was said to have slumped and died … Read more
An 18-year-old 100 level student of the Department of History and International Studies, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Veronica Bako Myomuter, from Katsina-Ala in Benue State, is dead after allegedly taking her own life. According to reports, Veronica was said to have ingested a poisonous substance, on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at her home. It is … Read more
A young man was on Saturday seriously injured after being knocked down by a tipper driver along Onitsha-Awka expressway, Onitsha, Anambra state. The incident which occurred around 1pm near a Gas Station, involved two vehicles, a Mercedes Benz Truck and a Lexus Jeep. According to eyewitnesses, the victim, the driver of the Jeep was hit … Read more
A pharmacist slumped and died while having sex with a sex worker in a hotel in Igando, Lagos. The lifeless body of the pharmacist, Bassey Asuquo, was discovered in one of the rooms of a brothel along Akesan road, Egan area of Igando, Lagos, Friday, July 31. It was gathered that Bassey, believed to be … Read more
No fewer than 110 houses in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, were on Wednesday destroyed by flood. The Special Adviser to Gov. Bello Matawalle on Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Fa’ika Ahmad, who confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau, said she led officials of … Read more
The Nigeria police has said the attack was part of the unlawful act of the group in marking “8/8”. The Ogun State security officers have raised the alarm of a plot by cult gangs to attack the state on Saturday 8th Of August. The DSP, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson for the police in the state, … Read more
A man known as Mr Sunday Brown in Nyomidibi community near Nyangasang town in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State has severed the wrist of his son, named Mathew over reported involvement in cultism. The incident happened on Thursday morning following another round of face-off between son and father. A source close to the family … Read more
The Police in Ogun state have arrested a traditional ruler, Rasheed Sholabi for defiling his 15 -year- old daughter, for four years. Sholabi, who is the head of Oose Agbedu Ajibawo in Owode-Yewa area, was arrested after the daughter reported him at the Owode Egbado Police station. The daughter stunned the police when she disclosed … Read more
A customary court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has dissolved the 11-year-old marriage between Mr Adebayo Oluwafemi and his wife, Funmilayo. Oluwafemi, 40, had dragged Funmilayo to court for dissolution of the marriage on the grounds of threat to life, lack of care by the wife and constant quarrels. The marriage is blessed … Read more
The lifeless body of an assistant captain of a ship has been found floating along a river in Agge community in Bayelsa State. There were machete cuts all over the body of the deceased at the time it was found on Monday, August 3, DAILY POST can report. The deceased, an assistant captain was said … Read more
A yet-to-be-identified woman has reportedly died after a commercial tricycle she boarded in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State rammed into a stationary truck along the busy Aba-Owerri Road. Reports have it that the woman who was sitting in front of the commercial tricycle died on the spot even before help could come her … Read more
The family of a security guard, James Emmanuel, has been thrown into mourning after he died from injuries he sustained when a cab driver, Habeeb Quadri, allegedly brutalised him while he was settling a dispute in the Bode Thomas area of Surulere, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the 77-year-old James, a security guard at … Read more
The Ogun state police command has arrested two suspects in connection to an alleged fake dollar fraud in Ota area of the state. The suspects identified as Chika Kasarachi and Ifeanyi Okechuckwu, were arrested following a complaint lodged by one Omeh Chidebere Ishoke at Sango police station. Recalling how he was lured to the suspect’s … Read more
Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State has disclosed that the ongoing International Airport in Onueke, Ebonyi State will commence operation by 2022 . A statement made available by the Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Francis Nwaze said the Governor disclosed this while inspecting the project on Tuesday. “This is 2020, we are looking at … Read more
Residents of Udu community in the Udu Local Government Area of Delta State were, on Tuesday, in a jubilant mood as the Udu Central Vigilante Team ‘A’ arrested a notorious wanted criminal suspect, who had been on the watch list of security agencies in the state for the past three years. The suspect was identified … Read more
A 76-year-old widow in Owa-Oyibu, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, Mrs Rose Eluemelem, has cried out for justice over the demolition of her building allegedly by the Obi of Owa Kingdom, Emmanuel Efeizomor 11. Eluemelem alleged that one of the sons of the traditional ruler, Prince Wilson Efeizomor, demolished the house … Read more
A lady has been caught stealing cassava from a farm in Nkwedi village of Ohafia local government area of Abia state. The lady got more than she bargained for as she was paraded round the village with what she stole. Facebook user, Endurance Kalu wrote; A vibrant married lady without disability was caught stealing cassava … Read more
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a dismissed soldier identified as Ifesinachi Nwankwo for murder and armed robbery. The State Commissioner of Police, Abdurahman Mohammed, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the dismissed soldier who is 24-years-old, joined the Nigerian Army in 2017 and served in Damboa, Maiduguri. The police boss said Ifesinachi reportedly … Read more
The Police Command in Osun has warned private school owners in the state planning to reopen the school for all students, under the cover of partial reopening to exit classes for the purpose of writing examinations, to desist from such action. The police command in a statement by its Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola in Osogbo … Read more