Court Recovers Six-Months-Old Stolen Baby

Lagos Magistrate's Court sitting in Ajegunle, Apapa, has recovered a six-month-old baby allegedly stolen by one Charles Isiobor. The court subsequently freed Isiobor after it was established that the child had been reunited with his mother. The child, who was identified simply as Lifted, was reportedly...

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I thought I was smuggling hemp, not guns ─ Suspect

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected robber, Amos Kuesi, who said he thought he was smuggling hemp and not guns before he was arrested. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect was arrested on Thursday, November 27, by policemen attached to the Pen Cinema Division while on patrol. Our...

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Tambuwal's Suit Stopping His Removal From Office Stalled Again

A suit filed by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, before a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order stopping any plan to remove him from office was again stalled on Tuesday. The matter had also failed to make any progress at the previous proceedings on December 3 due...

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3,070 PDP Delegates To Endorse Jonathan Thursday

The Peoples Democratic Party has given conditions under which it said its presidential candidate will engage in a debate with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja...

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Celebration, As Over 150 Reps Members Lose Re-Election Bids

The House of Representatives on Tuesday described as disturbing, the high number of lawmakers, who failed to win the primaries of their various political parties. "The high turnover is the bane of the development of our parliament," the House spokesman, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, told The PUNCH. Findings...

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40-year-old Man Faces Charges Of Fraud, Stealing In Ile-Ife

A-40-year-old man, Mr Tunde Owoike, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ile-Ife Chief Magistrates' Court for fraud and stealing. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the Court that the accused committed the offences on June 24 around 4.00 pm. at Moore area in Ile-Ife. Osanyintuyi said...

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Man, 62, Docked Over Alleged N1.48M Fraud

A 62-year-old man, John Egbo, who allegedly obtained N1,480,000 on the pretext of assisting another to buy a Toyota Sienna bus, on Tuesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates' Court in Lagos. Egbo, a resident of Festac Town area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and obtaining by false...

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Shocker, As Two Teenage Boys Gang-Rape 11-Year-Old Girl In Kwara

An 11-year-old girl in Adeta area, Ilorin, Kwara State has been allegedly gang-raped by teenage boys simply identified as Wasiu and Ade . It was gathered that the victim, a primary five pupil of a public primary school in Adeta area, went to beg for money to buy food from the suspected rapists, but...

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Double Decoy: Fake EFCC Agents Nabbed In Akure, Ondo State

For many years, Olubunmo Olalekan and his syndicate of scammers operated from Akure, the capital of Ondo State, without suspicion. Inside Shagari Extension Estate, their operational base, they blended easily with other residents in the predominantly civil service town. But their cover was blown recently when Olalekan was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Unknown to...

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Robbery: Gunmen Pose As Evangelists, Rob Tenants In Edo State

As the yuletide season fast approaches, desperate armed robbers in Benin City, the Edo State capital, now disguise as evangelists to gain access to private residences, in the guise of preaching the gospel. The unlucky armed men, numbering three, were reportedly caught at Ebvoutubu, a suburban settlement...

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