George Ogunde, the first child of the late theatre icon Hubert Ogunde, has passed away. His sister, Dayo Ogunde, shared the sad news in a Facebook post on Thursday. “It’s hard to say goodbye Brother mi, our first child in the Ogunde clan.…
A passenger train derailed Thursday in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh and medics were dispatched to the site, a local medical officer said, with footage of the accident showing several overturned carriages. The Chandigarh…
In Nigeria and some other parts of the world – commercial road users, drivers, and, notably, celebrities and influential figures, have increasingly been found guilty of various traffic violations. PUNCH Online, following a check on the…
An apartment building blaze early Thursday killed seven people in the southern French city of Nice and police were investigating the fire as a possible arson, authorities said. The dead include three children – 5, 7 and 10 years old – and…
The Police in Lagos State have begun an investigation into the death of a 19-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death by his father. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident on Thursday. The…
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two suspected hoodlums over the death of a vigilante member in the Epe area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria…
A bereaved mother identified as Blessing Onovo recalls the fond memories of her late 15-year-old son, Chidera, who died after his school building collapsed last Friday, July 12, 2024, in Jos, Plateau State. Chidera attended Saint Academy…
The family of Felix Nnadozie Jr., who was allegedly fatally beaten by six men in the Sibiri Ojo area of Lagos State, is urging the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to intervene and ensure the…
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspect in connection with the discovery of the body of the missing boat driver identified as Owei Ibolo days after he was declared missing in the Bakana Waterway in Degema…
There is outrage in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following the stabbing to death on Monday of a final-year student of the Niger Delta University. Community sources who spoke to our correspondent on…
Students of the University of Ibadan, on Wednesday, staged a protest to express their grievances following the schedule of a 10-hour electricity supply on campus and a hike in tuition by the university management. PUNCH Metro gathered that…
Thirty-year-old Adebayo Samson was on Wednesday arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command for alleged assault and theft. He was arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope. The defendant was charged with…
The Edo State Police Command on Wednesday said Arthur Angel Jr., the 17-year-old son of the 70-year-old deceased human rights activist, Arthur Judah Angel, killed his father with a sledgehammer over monetary demand at Ugboha, in Esan South…
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has apprehended no fewer than 24 persons for various criminal offences. The corps also said it rescued a student, Bisola Olisa, who was kidnapped by bandits along the…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspects allegedly connected to the murder of a motorcyclist in Agbarho, Ughelli North Area of the State. This was confirmed by the State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Bright…
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a police inspector, Aminu Mohammed, over the robbery of a residence of those around his duty station, The ‘C’ Division, in Lokoja, the state capital. Our correspondent gathered that…
A 23-year-old Islamic school teacher, Yusuf Yunusa, has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command for allegedly sodomising 12 of his students in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police A.T.…
Three men Oto-Obong Enefiok, Emmanuel Henshaw and Nasiru Saliu, were on Wednesday arraigned before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court, in Lagos for allegedly stealing N46.5m, from a company. Enefiok 49, Henshaw 47 and Saliu 58, were…
The Edo State Police Command has said that Arthur Angel Jr. killed his father, Arthur Judah Angel over monetary demand at Ugboha, in Esan South East on Sunday. The Spokesman of the Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, told The PUNCH on Wednesday that…
The police in Oyo have advised citizens to ignore a viral video by suspected separatist groups which surfaced on social media issuing eviction ultimatums to herders in the Igboho area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in…
A Nigerian Disc Jockey, The Turnup Maestro, identified on X as #_djtrendy, has narrated his ordeal on how he was taken to the Kirikiri Custodian Centre in Lagos State. Recounting his experience via his X handle on Tuesday, July 16, 2024,…
The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of 14 passengers and four others injured following a fatal motor accident at the Kanya Market on Tuesday in Jigawa State. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Adam,…
Fear has gripped residents of Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State as gunmen kidnapped eight persons including a naval rating in the community. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victims were abducted Monday night at the…
One Musibau Adisa, 55, and Busari Tajudeen, 51, on Tuesday, appeared before an Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly stealing a pre-paid meter. The defendants, who were said to have stolen the meter at Arogunmosa Area…
Residents of Lawani Street in Igarra, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State are counting their losses after the heavy flood that swept through the community on Monday, July 8. During a visit to the community on Tuesday, a widow, Mrs…
A High Court sitting at Asaba, the Delta State capital, has sentenced one Onuwa Ijie to death while his accomplice, Nwanozie Uzor, bagged 14 years imprisonment for murder and conspiracy to murder twin boys, Chidalu and Chigozie Agwunobi.…
Residents and business owners on Tuesday lamented the deplorable state of the roads in Sango-Ota along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State. In separate interviews with our correspondent on Tuesday, they also recounted their daily…
The Manager of Navo Pharmacy on Ogundele Street, Oko Oba, Orile Agege area of Lagos State has recounted the moment residents prevented some gunmen from abducting his boss at the store on Monday night. PUNCH Metro gathered that there was…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has assured that it is monitoring the case of the police officer who allegedly defiled a 17-year-old girl. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim alleged that she was raped inside the Ogudu…
The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has remanded 98 persons in the correctional centre over the violent protest that rocked the Ukum Local Goverment Area of the state two weeks ago. Though 99 suspects were arraigned…