Crime
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Police launch manhunt for hit-and-run driver who killed two passengers
The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a suspected hit-and-run driver responsible for the deaths of two male travelers, Yahaya Suleiman and Emeka. The incident occurred at the Kara…
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Woman arraigne for alleged N39.8 million fraud in Fidelity Structures
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Nwodo Martha, a former Principal Manager at Fidelity Structures Limited before Justice H. U. Ezugwu of the…
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Woman remanded for inserting burning firewood into 12-year-old girl’s private parts
In Abeokuta, a 25-year-old woman has been held in custody by the Isabo Magistrates’ Court on charges of severely injuring a 12-year-old girl. The incident allegedly involved inserting a burning piece of…
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Court remands ex-Punch staff over alleged N950 million fraud
A former employee of Punch Newspaper Ltd, Olusegun Ogunbanjo, has been ordered to be remanded at the Kirikiri correctional facility by an Ikeja Special Offences Court over an alleged N950 million fraud.…
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Court Declines to Grant Abba Kyari’s Bail Request
Justice Emeka Nwite has declined to grant bail to suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, and two other suspended senior police officers. In separate rulings, the court held that the defendants…
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Newlywed bride hit by stray bullets in gunmen attack
A 22-year-old bride, who recently celebrated her traditional marriage, was tragically killed in a gunmen attack in Nnobi, Anambra State, on Monday. According to a family source, who spoke anonymously to our…
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Couple nabbed in for allegedly selling their children
A mob in the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State set a man on fire after he fatally stabbed an 18-year-old female Point of Sale (POS) operator. The young woman, who…
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Man lynched for stabbing POS operator to death
In the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, a man was set on fire by a mob after he stabbed a female Point of Sale (POS) operator to death. The victim,…
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Security guard stabbed to death while mediating quarrel
The Lagos police command has reported the death of a private security guard, Yusuf Akadogo, who was allegedly stabbed during a minor altercation. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, the command’s public relations…
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One killed as cult groups clash in Osun
An unidentified adult male was killed in a suspected cult clash on Saturday along Ondo Road in Ile-Ife, Osun State. According to a source who spoke to Punch under the condition of…
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28,959kg cannabis destroyed in Edo, Ekiti forests
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reported the destruction of 10,534.78 kilograms of cannabis cultivated on 4.213912 hectares of farmland in Edo State. NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi stated that the…
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Police Launch Manhunt for Father Accused of Killing Six-Year-Old Daughter
The Delta Police Command has initiated a manhunt for a father who allegedly murdered his six-year-old daughter in the Agbarho Community, located in the Ughelli North Local Government Area. SP Bright Edafe,…