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A Kaduna State resident, Malam Mohammed, father of the 18-year-old Ismail Mohammed, who was killed in Samaru Zaria on Tuesday, has accused soldiers of the Nigerian Army of following his son home and shooting him dead.   In an interview with newsmen, Malam Mohammed said that soldiers who were scaring people away during the ongoing nationwide hunger protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria followed his son to their house and shot him dead.    He said, “My son,...

A video has surfaced showing Chris Uba, a prominent Peoples Democratic Party figure from Anambra State, physically assaulting an artisan who “completed a job at his London residence but was not paid”.    Although the details of the job and agreement are unclear, the 36-second video obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday evening shows a man, a foreign national, requesting payment for the work done.    In response, Uba, formerly a political heavyweight in Anambra State,...

Lagos monarch accused of demolishing cancer survivor’s home

A three-time cancer survivor, Olaitan Ogunseye, has demanded justice after the Eletu of Oke-Eletu, Adeniyi Àjàyí, allegedly demolished her building under construction on Chris Aghanenu Street, Eyita, in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State.  PUNCH Metro gathered that the monarch, after taking over the property from the 64-year-old woman, allegedly threatened to kill her and anyone else sighted working on the land. PUNCH Metro learnt that the plot of land was acquired from...

Five killed in Croatia nursing home shooting

A gunman opened fire in a nursing home in Croatia on Monday, killing at least five people, state media reported, in a rare instance of gun violence in the Balkan country. State broadcaster HRT said an unidentified gunman entered a nursing home in Daruvar -some 130 kilometres (80 miles) east of Zagreb – and opened fire. At least five were killed and several others wounded during the shooting, HRT said. The outlet said the alleged...

The suspect targeted in the operation was described as a storekeeper for a terrorist group. Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have recovered firearms and dollars during an operation at the residence of a suspected terrorist in the Gbeganu area, a suburb of Minna, Niger State capital.  The daytime operation which was reportedly conducted on Wednesday caused fear among the residents of the area. Daily Trust reports that sources familiar with the operation...