A 31-year-old woman identified as Blessing is in critical condition after being scalded with hot water by her neighbour and a father of two identified as Ejike in the Azikiwe Street, Mile 2 axis of Diobu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Wednesday. According to sources, the attack happened after an accident involving Blessing, a hairstylist, and Ejike’s young …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a club bouncer, Kingsley Otti, for allegedly stabbing a suspected hoodlum to death at a lounge on Ago Palace Way in the Okota area of the state. The command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement obtained by PUNCH Online on Wednesday, stated that the incident occurred on Monday at about 3:30 am. According …

A 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, has allegedly stabbed his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred on Friday after a heated argument between the couple. The Lagos State Police Command, while confirming the incident in a statement by its spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on …

The Director General of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir has acknowledged the potency of the Accelerated Stabilisation and Advancement Plan (ASAP) of the Bola Tinubu administration, saying that it epitomises the end product of a collective thinking of the government and relevant stakeholders in the private sector. He commended the President for tasking the Economic Management Team …

A suspected vandal has been electrocuted while tampering with an exposed live wire in an attempt to steal it from a transformer substation at Commissioners’ Quarters in Damaturu, the Yobe capital. The Communications Officer, Yola Electricity Distribution Company, Blessing Tunoh, made this known in a statement issued in Yola on Saturday. Tunoh said that the company’s Regional Manager, Operations, visited …

A 38-year-old man in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State committed suicide over acts of alleged infidelity by his wife. The deceased identified as Gabriel Magaji, of the Masaka area in the LG, was said to have killed himself on Monday, over the situation. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Nansel Ramhan, confirmed the incident …

A middle-aged man, simply identified as Alfa Ahmed, has reportedly slaughtered his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for an alleged money ritual. Investigations newsmen revealed that the incident happened at the back of a popular market in Apete, in the Ido Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday evening. It was further learnt that the …

A 26-year-old man who tried to rape a cow was gored by the animal and had to be rescued by police. The man had stripped naked and tried to mount the cow. The animal reacted violently, pinning him to the ground and goring him. Evgenii Kuvshinov, a Russian, went to a male bull before turning his attention to a female …

A yet-to-be-identified man was recovered dead in a well in the Manjasurawa area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The incident, according to a statement by the Kwara State Fire Service Head of Media and Publicity, Hassan Adekunle, occurred in the early hours of Sunday. He noted that residents had alerted the fire service about a man who was reportedly found …

As Nigerians stage protests across the nation to voice their concerns about economic hardship and difficulties, an unnamed man chose to go naked to protest in Lagos State on Thursday. In a viral video circulating on social media, the man could be seen naked and walking the street of Ojota, among other protesters, and singing “Solidarity forever“. Nationwide protest have …