A 23-year-old man identified as Odeyemi Hammed Oluwaseun who defrauded his victims on the internet by posing as an American-based female spiritualist with powers to cause jilted women and estranged wives to regain the affection of their men has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. Oluwaseun was convicted and jailed by Justice…
The Ekiti State Police Command on Thursday arraigned one Victor Akande, 24, before a Chief Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti District for allegedly threatening the life of the Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Felix Ajakaye. According to the charge, the defendant committed the offence on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at the Bishopās Court around 8:30…
A mother has been charged with poisoning her one-year-old baby girl and posting video of the infantās distress to get online GoFundMe donations. The 34-year-old woman allegedly went to āgreat lengthsā to conceal that she was giving prescription and pharmacy drugs to the baby without medical approval. Queensland, Australia, detective inspector Paul Dalton revealed this…
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 magistratesā 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…