A stray bullet from a police officer’s gun killed a young woman, identified as Ifeoluwa Adekalu, in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, on Thursday. The incident happened near Okela Police Station, where the officer, reportedly attached to another unit, was visiting. According to sources, the officer allegedly discharged his weapon while celebrating the promotion…
Uadiale Christiana Jacob, aka Christy Evan Osagie, a wanted convicted leader of an international human trafficking network has been arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The socialite whose network operates across the Middle Eastern countries with an operational base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was…
A tragic incident occurred at a wedding reception in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State, where one guest lost their life and the groom is currently in critical condition. According to a PUNCH Online report, the bride allegedly tampered with the food served at the reception. Eyewitnesses suggest that her actions may have been…
A 27-year-old woman identified as Fatima Dzuma has been apprehended for killing her 25-year-old husband, Baba Aliyu, in Lafiyagi Dzwafu village in the Katcha local government area of Niger State. Dzuma was said to have married Baba three years ago as his second wife after divorcing her first husband, but she had not given birth…
A man identified as Mr. Okandeji has been arrested for allegedly hiring thugs to assault his daughter’s boyfriend, 35-year-old Ochuko Ikolo, resulting in the latter’s death. According to rights activist Comrade Israel Joe, the incident occurred on December 12, 2024, at Bright Hope Street in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. Joe disclosed that…
The Presiding Bishop of Rapture Empowerment International, Dr Sina Olaribigbe, has been stabbed to death over suspicion of sleeping with a married woman. According to The Nation, the incident occurred on Thursday at BCGA area behind Olorunda local government Secretariat, Osogbo, Osun State. A source confided the couple had been having misunderstanding leading them to…
Security operatives in Zamfara State have arrested a woman identified as Shamsiyya, from the Yammacin area in Gusau, for being in possession of ammunition. The female suspect was apprehended by Nigerian troops at checkpoint while attempting to transport ammunition from Hanka to a terrorists hideout. In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the suspect confessed that…
A Catholic Reverend’s Father has allegedly shot a boy dead after the latter set off knockouts within the church premises. The incident which happened during the New Year Mass held on January 1, 2025, in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, has attracted reactions from social media users. However, PUNCH Online couldn’t verify…
At least 10 people have been killed and 36 injured in a horror terrorist attack on New Year’s Day revellers in New Orleans. A man in an SUV drove into a crowd on New Orleans’ famous Canal and Bourbon Street around 3.15am before getting out of the car and firing on civilians and police officers,…
The Police have confirmed that gunmen who attacked people preparing for a burial ceremony in Ihiala community of Anambra State on Monday killed a total of nine people, including two security operatives. Spokesperson for the Anambra Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the two security operatives were…