August 25, 2024
DSS arrests journalist, Soyinka, at Lagos airport
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested an investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. A distress message sent to The PUNCH by one of his friends stated that Soyinka was picked up shortly […]
Niger residents abandon farmlands over killings
Farmers in Niger State are currently living in fear after the killing of 13 farmers in the state. Some of the farmers were said to have abandoned farming to avoid being shot by the bandits. Suspected bandits on August 19 killed 13 farmers after tracking them to their farms in the Allawa community of the […]
Shock as lady flogs, strips friend naked for sleeping with boyfriend
In a shocking incident in Cross River State, a young woman known as Pretty Goddess has been accused of luring her friend, identified as Debit Queen, to a hotel where she brutally assaulted her, stripped her naked, and posted videos of the ordeal online. Our correspondent learnt that the disturbing act, which has sparked outrage […]
Chief magistrate under probe for jailing Ondo man without trial
The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Olusola Odusola, has set up an investigative panel to look into the circumstances surrounding the judgment delivered by Chief Magistrate Tope Aladejana of the state Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ile-Oluji in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area as the court sentenced a man to three years imprisonment for stealing. […]
Kwara arrests police inspector, waste collector for violating environmental laws
Kwara State Ministry of Environment and Forestry said that it has effected the arrest of a Police Inspector and a Waste collector over alleged operation of illegal dumping site discovered last Thursday in Ilorin, the state capital. The Ministry in a statement signed by it press secretary, Yakub Aliagan on Friday said that it discovered […]
Telegram CEO arrested in France
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday evening, according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV. Durov, who was travelling on his private jet from Azerbaijan, was arrested under a French warrant related to a preliminary police investigation into Telegram’s alleged role […]