The Lagos State Police Command has said that its investigation into the murder of the late Chairman of Credit Switch Technology, Opeyemi Bademosi, has revealed that his cook and prime suspect, Sunday Anani, allegedly stabbed his boss to death in…
HIV-positive soldier charged with sexually assaulting over 24 boys (Punch)
A Thai soldier infected with HIV has been arrested and charged with raping more than two dozen boys in North-Eastern Thailand, police said on Friday. Police nabbed the 43-year-old sergeant major at a military base in Khon Kaen, a province…
Gunmen abduct four Catholic priests in Delta (Punch)
Gunmen on Tuesday abducted four Catholic priests between Agbor and Umutu in Ukwani Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the priests were on their way to Uhielle in Ekpoma, Edo State, for an alumni meeting when they…
Surgeon mistakes patient’s healthy kidney for tumour, removes it (Punch)
In a rare case of medical malpractice, a surgeon has mistaken the healthy kidney of his patient for a tumour, removing it in the process. The patient, a Florida woman, is taking action after she went in for a routine…
Top Canadian lawmaker quits security committee over sexting (Punch)
A leading member of Canada’s main opposition party, Tony Clement, has resigned from the parliament’s national security oversight committee after admitting he sent explicit pictures and video to someone he had never met. He is also a former cabinet minister…
EFCC arraigns ex-police paymaster, others for N1.3bn fraud (Punch)
A retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ifeoma Okpalugo, has been brought before a Lagos State Special Offences Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged N1.3bn fraud. Okpalugo is standing trial alongside three others – Olumide Odumosu, Suleiman…
Passenger slumps, dies at Lagos airport (Punch)
A passenger scheduled to travel out of the country on Wednesday morning slumped and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Eyewitnesses said the deceased, identified as Ademola Adeleke, had yet to check in when the incident occurred. It was…
I killed my mother, slept with her corpse for money ritual – Suspect (Punch)
An 18-year-old man, Samuel Akpobome, who was arrested by the police in Edo State for allegedly killing his mother for money rituals, has explained how he committed the act. Akpobome told PUNCH Metro on Wednesday that he strangled the victim, Christiana Ighoyivwi,…
I killed my mother, slept with her corpse for money ritual – Suspect (Punch)
An 18-year-old man, Samuel Akpobome, who was arrested by the police in Edo State for allegedly killing his mother for money rituals, has explained how he committed the act. Akpobome told PUNCH Metro on Wednesday that he strangled the victim,…
Democrats retake US House, Republicans keep Senate (Punch)
Democrats seized control of the lower house of Congress in midterm elections Tuesday, dealing a stern rebuke to Donald Trump almost two years into his polarizing, rollercoaster presidency. Fox and NBC television networks called the result in the US House…
