Crime/Security

The Oyo State Police Command has dismantled a syndicate specializing in exhuming corpses and selling body parts for ritual purposes in Ibadan, leading to the arrest of two suspects.  Command spokesperson CSP Osifeso Adewale confirmed the development in a statement on Friday, March 21, 2025. He revealed that operatives apprehended Ridwan Bello, 35, also known […]

The Ogun State Police Command has declared controversial singer, Habeeb Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, wanted for allegedly leading a violent attack on government officials carrying out their lawful duties. In a statement issued on Monday, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the incident occurred on February 5, 2025, around 10:00 a.m. when three officials

The management of Bowen University , Iwo Osun State has revealed that it has set up a three-member committee that would engage with the police as well as assisting it in unveiling the perpetrators involved in the killing of a student of the institution. It was earlier reported that the Osun State Police Command said

An evening fire has burnt some parts of the building of Practicing Primary School, located inside St. Stephen Anglican Church, Umubelu, Awka, Anambra State. Although there was no casualty recorded, it was gathered that the fire was caused as a result of bush burning, which occurred late on Saturday and affected some parts of the

A tragic accident claimed the life of a young boy on Saturday evening in Obaagun Community, Osun State, when a truck en route to a quarry struck him down as he ran an errand for his father. Eyewitnesses recounted that the boy, whose father is a well-known baker in the area, had been sent to

A devastating fire engulfed a parish of the Christ Apostolic Church in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday night, reportedly trapping several worshippers inside. The incident occurred at about 9:30 pm at Wisdom Estate, Road 1G, Olohunda Road, in the Lagelu Local Government Area, sources confirmed to PUNCH Online on Saturday morning. Eyewitness accounts revealed that

Legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has taken a step further in the expression of his anger against Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi over the alleged defamation of his character. The elder statesman, through his law firm, has written a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, LPDC, asking that Farotimi’s name be removed from

The former Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been remanded in Malabo’s Black Beach Prison, according to report gathered. The embattled former anti-graft chief was arrested days ago for allegedly recording over 400 sex tapes involving the wives of prominent figures in the country. This scandal surfaced during