Category: News


  • A 17-Year-Old Boy, Jamiu Adebayo, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter in the Aregbe area of Abeokuta, the state capital. PUNCH Metro gathered on Sunday that the suspect reportedly lured the survivor into his parents’ sitting room, instructed her to remove her underwear, and then…

  • The Paris 2024 Olympic Games were meant to be a celebration of athletic excellence, unity, and global pride. But just five months after the closing ceremonies, the event has been marred by an unexpected controversy: more than 100 disgruntled athletes have returned their medals, citing damage and rust. The medals, produced by the prestigious Paris…

  • The Edo State Police Command said it has transferred the case of the arrested 31-year-old, housewife identified as Abigail Oluwarotimi, who allegedly inflicted injuries on the private part of a primary school pupil, to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID. DAILY POST reports that the Commissioner of Police, Umoru Ozigi disclosed this in a statement…

  • A bomb explosion rocked the Umuneke community in Mbieri, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, during the early hours of Saturday, News360 Nigeria reports. Reports indicate that the blast occurred at a newly completed family house, reducing the structure to rubble. Fortunately, no casualties were recorded in the incident. A source, Iyke Njoku, said,…

  • The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal begins today in Benin City, with both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) preparing for what could be a decisive legal battle over the outcome of the September 21 gubernatorial election. The case has sparked mixed reactions across the state, with optimism among PDP…

  • Regina Daniels is celebrates her love for her husband Ned Nwoko. The Nollywood actress shared loved-up photos of them hanging out at an establishment. And she wrote with caption Sweet husband of my youth https://www.instagram.com/p/DEsHaJgMdh-/?img_index=5&igsh=MXN1c2UzbmM2OWIzcw==

  • As the race for 2027 elections begins to shape up, strong rumours of defection are swirling around no fewer than five first term opposition governors, LEADERSHIP checks have revealed. Investigations by LEADERSHIP showed that governors of Abia (Alex Otti) Enugu (Peter Mbah), Delta (Sheriff Oborevwori), Rivers (Siminalayi Fubara) and Akwa Ibom (Umoh Eno) have had…

  • There is uneasy calm over the omission of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road from the 2025 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly recently by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Daily Trust can report. The coastal road, one of the signature projects of President Tinubu which has generated a lot of controversy since its commencement last year,…

  • Governor Seyi Makinde Presents instruments of office to the New Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade. https://x.com/Oyoaffairs/status/1878723304925827138  

  • A Nigerian lady has sparked a debate after advising unmarried women aged 37 and above to consider having children, even if they are not married. In a video posted on TikTok, Mrs. Sugar argued that it is better to have a child than to wait indefinitely for marriage. She described having a baby out of…