The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court presided over by Justice Ramon Oshodi, on Monday, sentenced 23-year-old John Osifo to life imprisonment for defiling his eight-year-old student. PUNCH Metro learnt that the defendant was initially arraigned on January 31,…
UNILAG student breaks 41-year old Guinness World record
Ayelabola Ololade, a final Computer Science student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has broken the 41-year old Guinness World Record for the longest distance catwalk by a model. The previous record was held by two Ireland models in September…
UNN first-year student found dead in drainage
The management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka has confirmed the tragic death of a first-year student whose lifeless body was discovered in a drainage on Friday, July 5. The deceased, identified as Favour Okenyi from the Department of Medical…
Family demands justice over death of Kaduna Airforce school student
The family of late Assistant Head boy of the Airforce Comprehensive School, Kaduna, Felix Blaise, who was allegedly killed in the school dormitory by two Senior Secondary School (SS3) students has called for justice. A member of the family who…
Robbers gun down final-year student in Akwa Ibom
A final-year student of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, simply identified as Saviour, has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers. The deceased was of Electrical Electronics Department in the institution. It was gathered that the incident happened at…
UNILORIN expels student for allegedly demanding ransom on missing student
The authorities of the University of Ilorin in Kwara State have expelled a 100-level student of the institution, Olanrewaju AbdulKadir for allegedly demanding ransom from the parent of his missing colleague. The expulsion of AbdulKadir was confirmed in the weekly…
Teacher ‘groomed pupil with Gucci belt shopping trip before another teen got her pregnant’
A teacher allegedly groomed one of her pupils with a shopping trip to Gucci before having sex with him, a jury heard. Rebecca Joynes, 30, has been accused of then falling pregnant by another teenage boy. Joynes, who met the…
Why I killed ABSU student, Emmanuel Uche, suspected cultist confesses
Emmanuel Victor, the suspect in the viral video depicting the killing of a student of Abia State University Uturu (ABSU), Emmanuel Uche, last March, has confessed why he killed the victim. Victor stated this while being paraded alongside 110 others…
Countdown begins for 20th Abuja International Film Festival, as filmmakers invited to showcase creativity
Filmmakers around the world are gearing up for the highly anticipated 20th Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF), set to captivate audiences from October 30th to November 3rd, 2023. With the festival’s call for entries now in full swing, creators are…
Abductors reportedly kill LAUTECH student, hotelier after N5m ransom
The Proprietor of Tana Suites Ogbomoso, Olugbenga Owolabi and one of his staff, Racheal Opadele, a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, who were abducted last week, have been allegedly killed by their abductors. The Nation gathered…