The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, on Sunday confirmed the abduction of six marketers working for a Lagos-based real estate company at Oyebola village in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. Ogunlowo disclosed this in a telephone interview with PUNCH correspondent. A resident of a neighbouring community, who spoke on condition of…
A middle-aged man, Lawrence Peter, has been murdered in Amangbala, Ohaisu community in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State over a minor disagreement with a villager. Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, SP Joshua Ukandu, said the incident occurred in the early hour of Sunday. Mr Ukandu said, “We are aware of the…
Suspected bandits launched a midnight assault on Chacho village in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, abducting a bride-to-be and her bridesmaids just hours before her planned wedding ceremony. The attackers reportedly stormed the community around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, whisking away the young woman, her friends, and eight other residents. All of the…
Gunmen have attacked a church in Kogi State, kidnapping a pastor and his wife. The attack on the newly established Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area, occurred during Sunday service. ‎‎The community was said to have been thrown into chaos after armed bandits launched an attack during the church service….
Three people have been killed and two others injured after cattle rustlers invaded Mwar community in Chakfem Chiefdom of Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State. The incident occurred between midnight on Saturday and the early hours of Sunday. Our correspondent learnt that the rustlers—suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, and heavily armed—successfully rustled several cattle and…
Unknown gunmen, on Saturday, reportedly kidnapped a traditional ruler, the Ojibara of Bayagan in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State, Alh. Kamilu Salami. Unconfirmed reports said the monarch was kidnapped in his farm around 9:30am. Some people who are close to the kidnapped monarch confirmed the abduction of the monarch to LEADERSHIP on Saturday…
Terrorists in Kudodo village, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, have reportedly raped a 13-year-old girl [name withheld]. A source close to the family told PREMIUM TIMES that the girl was raped by three men on Thursday evening while returning from the market. “She was returning from Galadima Kogo market with her brother when…
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has sentenced a 400-level University of Port Harcourt student, Damian Okoligwe, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene. Okoligwe, a Petrochemical Engineering student, killed Otuene, a 300-level Biochemistry undergraduate, on October 20, 2023, at his residence in Mgbuoba, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area….
No fewer than 50 Nigerians have been arrested in one of India’s largest coordinated operations targeting a transnational narcotics network. The suspects were believed to be linked to a sprawling drug-distribution and hawala-laundering syndicate operating across several major Indian cities. According to a report by NDTV on Thursday, the crackdown was led by the Delhi…
Members of family of a retired judge, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, have raised alarm over her murder in her Asaba home, Delta State, on Sunday, November 23, 2025. It was learnt that the remains of the retired Judge were found with her legs, hands bound early Monday morning by her family members. Also, her home was…