News as it breaks
A young woman identified as Esther has reportedly died after visiting her boyfriend in the Dei-Dei area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, sparking an ongoing police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. A resident of the area, identified as Dauda, told journalists that Esther had left…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Colonel Mohammed Mana (Rtd.), a former military administrator of Plateau State and one-time senator. Mana, a respected chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), reportedly passed away in the early hours of Saturday in Abuja. He represented Adamawa North…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a man over the tragic death of a three-year-old boy who drowned after falling into an uncovered septic tank in Durumi 2, Abuja. The incident occurred around 9:00 p.m. on July 16, 2025. The suspect, Philip Jallo, a resident of the…
The Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Ambassador Tunde Oladunjoye, Consultant on Media to Governor Dapo Abiodun and Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State. In a statement jointly signed by the Council Chairman,…
*AGN MOURNS AGAIN* *We regret to announce the passing of our beloved Uncle, Brother and Father Mr Ayo Emmanue( NOLLYWOOD POLICE MAN), he passed this morning. Other information will be duly communicated.* *Thanks. 💔💔💔*
A 200-level student at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso in Oyo State, identified as Adedokun Olamilekan was stabbed to death by unknown assailants. It was gathered that the incident happened at the Under G area in the town on Thursday night, May 9, 2024. The student of the…
No fewer than eight people have been confirmed injured in multiple auto crashes along the Ago-Igbala Bus Stop in the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the multiple crashes involved two commercial buses and a Tipper Iveco Fiat just in front of Osadol Filling Station at about 8:12…
An Ondo State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure, on Thursday, remanded a man, James Emmanuel, for allegedly raping a 55-year-old woman, Mrs Deborah Abiodun, to death. The 35-year-old man was arrested by the state police command for allegedly killing the woman who was his co-worker at the Oke-Odu Area,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday demanded to see the death certificate of a former Director of Legal, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Grace Taiga. Taiga’s lawyer, Daniel Alumun, had on November 4, 2023, informed the Federal Capital Territory High Court that his client had died. Taiga is standing…
The Former Zamfara State Governor and Senator Representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, Sen. Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar has described the death of an Elder Statesman, Ambassador MZ Anka, as a monumental loss to the entire Nigerian Nation. This was contained in a press release signed and made available to Radio Nigeria…
