A 29-year-old fake travel agent, Chinenye Ojimmadu, who police accused of defrauding a traveller of N265,000, on Tuesday, appeared in a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court. Ojimmadu who resides at No. 5, Ogini St., Ajah Lagos, is charged with two counts of…
Man to die by hanging for killing father (Punch)
A Jos Court of Appeal on Tuesday sentenced a middle-aged man, Jibril Idrisa, to death by hanging for killing his aged father over N56,000, being proceeds from the sale of Guinea Corn. Delivering judgment, Justice Habib Abima, overturned the judgment…
Hoodlums vandalise 18 vehicles, rob traders in Lagos clash (Punch)
There was unrest in the early hours of Sunday in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State as hoodlums engaged in a free-for-all. They also vandalised vehicles and robbed traders. It was gathered that the hoodlums, who reportedly numbered more than…
BREAKING: Real Madrid appoint Santiago Solari as permanent manager (Punch)
Interim Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari was appointed permanent coach on Monday after overseeing a startling upturn in the European champions’ fortunes since he stepped in to replace Julen Lopetegui. “Everything is in order. Real Madrid have worked out his…
Police nab stepmother for inflicting injury on stepdaughter (Punch)
The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested Mrs Jennifer Dikeocha for allegedly inflicting varying degrees of injury on her four-year-old step daughter, Stephanie, a pupil of Royal Peters International Academy, Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.…
My neighbours thought I’m a motorcycle dealer – Robbery suspect (Punch)
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a suspected motorcycle thief terrorising the Izala Mosque, Kwangila in Minna, the state capital. The suspect, Ibrahim Yusuf, 28, of Kuta, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state, was said to have on…
Taraba policemen gun down three robbery suspects (Punch)
The police in Taraba on Sunday gunned down three members of a robbery gang operating along the Kwassa feeder road in Bali Local Government Area of the state. Other members of the gang were said to have escaped into the…
I make more money selling cannabis, says ex-bakery worker (Punch)
Police detectives attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Minna, Niger State have arrested one Abdullahi Usman, 20, of Anguwar Roka, Maitumbi Bosso Local Government Area of the state, for being in possession of dangerous weapons and substances suspected…
I feel empty, says mother of 16-year-old killed by suspected cultists (Punch)
“I feel empty; I feel empty,” these were the words of the mother of 16-year-old Seiyefa Fred, who was killed by suspected cultists on Thursday in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. In a telephone conversation with our correspondent…
I prefer sex to coaching, says Guardiola (Punch)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has laughed off a suggestion his coaching is “better than sex”. The comment was reportedly made by Paris Saint-Germain defender Dani Alves, who is currently promoting a documentary about his time at Barcelona playing under…