The leadership of Osun Amotekun Corps has announced the death of an operative, Sheriff Ogundiran, who reportedly collapsed in his house while preparing for work and was later confirmed dead minutes later. The spokesperson for the corps, Yusuf Idowu, during an interview with The PUNCH, on Thursday, explained that Ogundiran suddenly took ill and could not be revived. Idowu said …

Former Minister of Education, Prof. Jibril Aminu, died on Wednesday in Abuja after a prolonged illness. He was 85 years old. The Professor of Cardiology and respected heart specialist, he was also a Senator in the fifth and sixth sessions (2003 to 2011), representing Adamawa Central district. In condolence message on Thursday, President Bola Tinubu said of Nigeria’s former Ambassador to …

All passengers on board an 18-seater bus escaped death after fire engulfed the vehicle they were travelling in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on Friday. Eyewitness told The PUNCH that the loaded vehicle caught fire while on transit from Owerri, Imo State to Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that the fire was sudden and huge, …

Six people have lost their lives in a road accident along Mbiabong Road, near Itu-Calabar Road. The victims include three males, one female and two children. The accident involved a tricycle with registration DUU407WZ and a DYNA truck without visible plates. The truck driver fled beforevFederal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) arrived. The Federal Road Safety Corps in Akwa Ibom has …

Two men have been sentenced to death by an Abeokuta High Court, in Ogun State, for armed robbery. Another is to serve 21 years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder The convicts — Wahabi Idowu, Wale Adedeji and Akeem Sulaimon — were found guilty and convicted on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery, attempted murder The …

A female broadcast journalist with Ogun State Television (OGTV), Abeokuta, Mrs. Bukola Agbakaizu, on Monday slumped and died while preparing for her afternoon shift at the state-owned television station. Her death was confirmed by the Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council, Mr. Bunmi Adigun, in a statement in Abeokuta, Vanguard reports on Tuesday night. The …

Tragedy struck in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, as five siblings died from suspected food poisoning, leaving their mother hospitalised in critical condition. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, May 3, threw the family and the entire community into mourning, with relatives and neighbours seen consoling the bereaved during a visit by our correspondent on Wednesday. …

A chieftain of defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Musiliu Olakunle Akanni Animashaun, is dead. He died in London last week after an illness. He was 71. Animashaun has been buried in Rochdale, Manchester, according to Islamic rites, and a fidau was held for him yesterday at Levenshulme in Manchester. He survived by a wife, Airat, and four children. The late …

Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square Annexe, has sentenced Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Ominikoron, to death by hanging for the murder of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwola. Ominikoron was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on murder, conspiracy, and rape, in connection with the death of Ayanwola, as well as the sexual …

No fewer than 22 people have been killed with three others seriously injured following a fire incident at a restaurant in northern China. The incident, according to ABC News occurred on Tuesday afternoon. The blaze broke out at around 12:25 pm local time in the city of Liaoning, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency and national broadcaster CCTV. Chinese …