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A clip of a mother of three whose husband was k!lled by a policeman for allegedly refusing to offer a bribe has triggered emotions online In a video shared on TikTok by @southeastreporters, the mourning woman was seen crying uncontrollably ...

Police in Kano have arrested 52-year-old Hamisu Mamuda while trying to smuggle 12 nylon bags of dry leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp into Kurmawa Correctional Centre, Kano. Police operatives have also busted the drug cartel of the most wanted drug dealer in ...

The trial of a former high-ranking politician in Kazakhstan, accused of fatally beating his wife, has gripped the nation, igniting demands for new laws against domestic violence. Shocking footage streamed online from the court depicts businessman Kuandyk Bishimbayev, once the ...

Lagos State’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Wednesday said the government discovered 86 partitioned rooms, sized 10×10 and 12×10, under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, on Lagos Island Tenants are said to be paying N250,000 per annum ...

A 300-level female student of the Food and Science Technology Department, Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano, Aisha Yahaya, has been found d3ad in a student lodge outside the school premises Punch Metro gathered on Monday that the ...

The President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said that the depreciation of the local currency was the company’s biggest challenge in 2023. He stated this on Tuesday during his remarks at the Annual General Meeting of Dangote Sugar Refinery ...

Daniel Anjorin, a 14-year-old boy, has been identified by the police as the victim of a fatal st@bbing in Hainault, East London. The incident, which occurred yesterday, involved a 36-year-old suspect who has since been arrested. Daniel’s tragic death has ...

Donald Trump’s behaviour in court is raising eyebrows, with a psychologist suggesting it’s akin to dementia. During his hush money trial, Trump has been observed dozing off at the defense table, sparking worries about his mental state. Psychologist Dr. John ...

Grace Lewis Shaw, a vibrant 22-year-old from Liverpool, passed away after waking up with a headache.   It’s believed she accidentally overdosed on her mother’s morphine while seeking relief. Grace, described as “funny” and “cheeky,” was found unresponsive on her ...

Owners of properties demolished to give the right of way to the Lagos-Calabar Coaster Highway are to get N2.75 billion compensation from the Federal Government, Works Minister Dave Umahi said yesterday. The minister, who unveiled the new design routes for the ...

Laura, 35, drove her family car straight at a wall, aiming to end her husband and newborn daughter’s lives.   The terrifying incident occurred after she had been awake for 40 hours following the birth of her daughter, Olivia. Laura, ...

The Pesiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has warned internet fraudsters, known as yahoo boys, of destruction if they don’t quit. During sermon on Sunday, April 28, he said: “Nobody playing games has a future in ...

Seven Nigerian nationals who acted middlemen have been arrested and charged to court for receiving $8 million proceeds of romance scams from the victims of Nigerian internet fraudsters.   The suspects were identified as Bolanle Christina Odeyale, 39, Forney, Texas; ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in London, England after he attended the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was held from April 28-29. The President’s journey to London was unexpected, as his media adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, had ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has declared plans to gather students for a protest against unstable power supply and fuel scarcity in the country. The body, in a statement endorsed by the Senate President, Comrade Akinteye Afeez, and ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria, has declared May 1st a public holiday. This Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration, according to the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Aishetu Ndayako. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st May 2024 as a ...

An 11-year-old teenager, Iremide Opeifa, has drowned in a swimming pool at the Grand Bank Link Hotels along Idiroko Road in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State. Punch Metro learnt that the incident happened on Sunday evening. Punch correspondent gathered ...

A member of Donald Trump’s party, Democrat, Hanif Johnson, has won an election making him the youngest judge in Pennsylvania. Hanif Johnson won the seat in the general election for the Dauphin County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania on Election Day ...

A man named Okibe Otsapa, has been reportedly k!lled by an irate mob over a missing television set in Otukpo, Benue State. It was reported that the deceased was accused of stealing a television set from a beer joint in ...

Founder and former Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months imprisonment. Zhao pleaded guilty in November 2023 to a money laundering charge. Zhao, who went by the nickname CZ, has also satisfied the requirement of him to ...

  The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System has said that financial institutions lost about N17.67bn to fraud in 2023. This was disclosed in its Annual Fraud Landscape (January to December 2023) which was published on its website on Monday. NIBSS incorporated in 1993 provides a mechanism for same-day clearing and settlement ...

  Telecommunications operators in the country including MTN Nigeria and Globacom have asked for Federal Government approval through the Nigerian Communications Commission to raise their tariff. The development came after foreign exchange losses and rising energy costs forced some of ...

  Ibom Airline has purchased and launched a new Airbus A220-300 into commercial service. The Akwa Ibom state-owned airline launched the plane into commercial service on Monday,, with flights from Uyo to Lagos. PUNCH gathered that the A220 with registration ...

  Digital telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom, has saluted Nigerian workers as the country observes this year’s edition of the International Workers’ Day. The company enjoined them to rededicate themselves to excellence so as to take Nigeria to the next level. ...

  Access Bank Plc has disclosed that 26,896 customers have been rewarded with over N6.51bn in the DiamondXtra savings and reward scheme. Bank’s Regional Director, South-West, Bolaji Aboderin, disclosed this at the recent unveiling of Access Bank, New Court Road, ...