A father and his son have allegedly been beheaded in a farm in Cross River following renewed communal clash between Ebom and Usumutung. Our Correspondent gathered that on Saturday morning, people from Usumutung allegedly ambushed the people of Ebom working in their farms and murdered Mr. Oti Ato and his son, Sunday. However, it was … Continue reading Woman watches as husband, son are allegedly beheaded in Cross River →

An American national has been arrested and detained by the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command of the Nigeria Police for allegedly assaulting a towing service official at the airport. The man, Breedlove Shawn, an American, was said to have been accosted by airport officials for allegedly parking at a restricted area of the airport on … Continue reading American arrested for breaking key in worker’s ear →

A 40-year-old man, Ahmadu Mohammed, has been arrested by the police in Niger State for illegal possession of firearms. Mohammed was arrested at Garatu village in the Bosso Local Government Area of the state after he was found with a fabricated AK-47 rifle and two single-barrelled guns with two cartridges. It was gathered that Mohammed … Continue reading Man arrested for possession of firearms in Niger →

Men of the Rivers State Police Command shot dead three armed robbers during a gun battle on Thursday in Port Harcourt. The police also recovered some arms and ammunition during the incident, which was said to have happened around 9.30am on Birabi Street, GRA, Port Harcourt. A source in the area told our correspondent that … Continue reading Police kill three robbers in Rivers, recover rifles … rescue two kidnapped victims in Abia →

The family of a musician, Chinedu Obi, aka Zinquest, has been thrown into mourning after the personnel of the Ogun State Police Command shot him in the Sango area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that Obi, whom the police personnel accosted for having tattoos on his body, was protesting his arrest when the men of … Continue reading Tattoo tragedy: Musician shot by police for having tattoos dies →

Two suspects, Daniel Abah, 27, and Edwin Edache, 31, have been arrested by the police for allegedly attacking a Taxify driver, Alfred Moses, along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos, and dispossessing him of his Toyota Corolla car. According to the police, the suspects, both from Otukpo, Benue State, boarded the complainant’s car as passengers on the … Continue reading Two nabbed for snatching Taxify driver’s car in Lagos →

The Rivers State Police Command said on Wednesday that its personnel shot and killed two kidnappers terrorising commuters at the Emohua area of the East-West Road. The state Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura, also stated that 15 suspected kidnappers were arrested by his men in various parts of the state. Explaining that the two notorious … Continue reading Police kill two kidnappers, arrest 15 in Rivers →

Thirty-nine-year-old Kenechukwu Eze, a native of Amoli Edem in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Wednesday, said his gang members killed one Emmanuel Agundu because he withheld the N18m they realised from Internet fraud. The money was reportedly paid into his Nigerian bank account. Agundu, who was the Chairman of the Nigerian … Continue reading We killed NBA chairman for withholding N18m Internet fraud proceeds –Suspect →

A suspect arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad, RRS, has revealed how he makes at least N18,000 daily from selling stolen phones. Lawal DaoduThe suspect, Lawal Daodu, 31, was arrested in Computer Village, Ikeja, on Friday at 5 p.m. when he tried to steal a phone from a passer-by under the bridge … Continue reading I make N18,000 daily from selling stolen phones, says Lagos pick-pocket Read →

The mother of a five-year-old girl who was abducted last Wednesday has said that the kidnap suspect, identified as Ahmed, was a new convert in their church. Ahmed allegedly abducted five-year-old Peace in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Wednesday, and has demanded N1m ransom, the victim’s mother, Mrs. Williams Koyoye, has said. Koyoye told the News Agency … Continue reading My child’s abductor was a new convert in our church —Mum of kidnap victim →