Bike riders clash in Ogun state, four injured
Motorcycle operators’ union members at Sabo and Soaiyedero areas Ilaro in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State on Monday clashed over the issuance of tickets. Four persons were reportedly injured during the clash. PUNCH Metro gathered that…
Turkey: Hatayspor sporting director found dead
The body of Hatayspor sporting director Taner Savut was recovered on Tuesday more than two weeks after two devastating earthquakes struck in Turkey and Syria. More than 47,000 people died in the disaster. Savut had been missing since Feb. 6. His body was…
#EndSARS scandal: I was tortured in underground cell, says victim
ne of the victims of police brutality in Anambra State, Mr Chisom Uche, on Monday, said he expected police authorities to invite him and other victims of police brutality in the state to testify against some police officers currently undergoing…
Victim of organ harvesting plot says he’s in UK to work
A Nigerian street trader at the center of an alleged organ-harvesting plot involving former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has told judges he thought he was going to Britain to work. The young man was allegedly brought to the UK to donate a…
Naira Crisis: Hoodlums Planning To Unleash Mayhem – Police Raises Alarm
THE Nigerian Police, Ogun State Command has said some individuals are planning to cause breach of public peace in the State by taking undue advantage of the lingering cash and fuel scarcity in the nation. The Ogun police command said it has intelligence…
Police confirm two deaths in Edo protest
Edo State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the death of two people during Wednesday’s protest in Benin City, against the scarcity of new naira notes and rejection of old notes by commercial banks in the state. The police Command also said several…
Fire service rescues newborn dumped in pit toilet in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service on Wednesday said it rescued a newborn baby thrown inside a latrine by an alleged mentally challenged mother, (name withheld) at Sabon Titi quarters, Gidan Kankara in Kano. This is contained in a statement by the Public…
Lagos State plans to introduce self defense Karate Training to schools
Director General of Lagos State Sports Commission, Alhaji Gafaar Boluwatan, at the weekend, disclosed that the state government has approved karate training in all six educational districts in the state, as part of the fight against rape, bullying and…
JUST IN: IG Mourns Late Police AIG Jimeta
THE Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Sunday said the Force Management team and officers of the Nigeria Police Force regret to announce the demise of AIG Lawan Jimeta, a passionate officer and peace lover, which occurred in the early hours of…
BREAKING: One Shot In Abeokuta As Protesters Attempt To Rob Bank
ONE person was reportedly shot in Sapon, a neighbourhood of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, following attempts by some persons to rob a branch of the First Bank of Nigeria in the area. Hobnob News reported earlier that the crisis started on Tuesday…