A 17-year-old and mother of one year and five months baby, simply identified as Deola, has reportedly committed suicide due to a misunderstanding between her and her spouse, Seyi, over two cups of rice. The incident occurred in the Labi community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, and she was buried on…
A middle-aged man, whose identity remains unknown, was shot and killed by gunmen on Monday afternoon in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to The Nation, the tragic incident occurred around 3 p.m. at Anfani Junction along Ring Road. Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants, riding motorcycles, trailed the victim to the location before opening fire. He said:…
A disturbing incident occurred in Orozo, Abuja, where gospel singer Timileyin Ajayi was apprehended by churchgoers during a service. He was found with a sack containing the severed head of his girlfriend. According to Umaru Caleb, a church member who shared the incident on Facebook, the suspect was apprehended during a Sunday service. A fellow…
Two persons have been shot dead in a communal clash between indigenes of Owake and Ebo communities in the Akoko Southwest Local Government Area of Ondo State. Daily Trust also learnt that properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in the violent clash, which occurred between youths of the communities over the weekend. A source…
A magistrates’ court in Isabo, Abeokuta, has remanded 47-year-old twin brothers, Taiwo Yemitan and Kehinde Yemitan, for allegedly killing one Darasimi. The brothers were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder, but their pleas were not taken. The magistrate, I.O. Ogunfemi, ordered the defendants to be remanded at the Ibara correctional centre, pending…
A 22-year-old lady identified as Iyanu Adedeji allegedly stabbed her husband, Funsho Jimoh, to death in the Gbonogun area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. PUNCH Metro learnt from a security source on Sunday that the duo of Iyanu and Funsho were married with two children. The source noted that an argument had ensued between the…
A middle-aged man identified as a ‘Yahoo boy’ (Internet fraudster) has been apprehended in Agwan Sarki Orozo, Nasarawa State, near the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with the severed head of his girlfriend in a polythene bag. According to reports, the suspect’s arrest was facilitated by an intelligence tip-off, leading security agents to an uncompleted building…
A 17-year-old boy, Jamiu Adebayo, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter in the Aregbe area of Abeokuta, the state capital. According to PUNCH, the suspect reportedly lured the survivor into his parents’ sitting room on Sunday, instructed her to remove her underwear, and then defiled…
A group of armed bandits attacked a worship center in Kaduna State on Sunday, abducting 16 congregants. The incident took place just one week after the Kaduna State Government had announced a peace agreement with armed bandits, who had previously caused widespread kidnappings and killings in the region. The state government had recently made significant…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, Elela Monday, for allegedly killing his 14-year-old son at Ajowa Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, said Monday was among the suspected criminals being arrested by the men of the state command recently. The suspect…