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Man strips self naked to protest hardship in Lagos

As Nigerians stage protests across the nation to voice their concerns about economic hardship and difficulties, an unnamed man chose to go naked to protest in Lagos State on Thursday. In a viral video circulating on social media, the man could be seen naked and walking the street of Ojota, among other protesters, and singing “Solidarity forever.“ PUNCH Metro reports that a nationwide protest has erupted across Nigeria, as citizens express their frustration over the...

Gunmen kill man, burn sanitation agency vehicle in Imo

Twenty-four hours after four policemen and a Point of Sale operator were killed in Irete, Owerri West Local Government Area, gunmen on Tuesday afternoon killed a young man at the nearby Orji in Owerri North LGA. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gunmen who shot sporadically in the air, heading to the Owerri-Enugu Road, also burnt an Imo State Government Waste Management Agency vehicle at the Nkwo Orji Market. When our correspondent visited the Nkwo Orji...

Kogi court remands man for robbery

A Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State has remanded an 18-year-old suspect, Ibrahim Musa, for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery. Musa was dragged before the magistrate court by the Department of State Service for committing an offence punishable under Section 298 of the Kogi State Administration of Criminal Justice. The prosecution counsel, Yahaya Olanrewaju, has filed an ex parte motion supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit seeking an application for an order of the honourable...

President Bola Tinubu on Monday gave an executive order to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming indigenous refineries in naira, the country’s currency. This was announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga on X, explaining that the order is aimed at achieving stability of the pump price of refined fuel and the dollar-naira exchange rate.   Bayo said...

Man jailed 16 years for arson in Delta

A High Court sitting at Kwale, Delta State has sentenced a man, Efajemue Israel Aziakpono, to six and 10 years imprisonment, respectively, for the offences of conspiracy to commit arson and arson. The court presided by Justice O.F. Enenmo convicted and sentenced Aziakpono to 16 years imprisonment for the offences, sentences which would run concurrently. The two other defendants charged alongside the convict were discharged and acquited on both counts. The three defendants, namely, Efajemue...

Sardauna Walin Wasa, a resident of Suleja in Niger State, was arrested by the Nigerian police on Friday, July 26.    SaharaReporters gathered that the arrest followed Wasa’s Facebook posts advocating for protests, which read, “Protesting is possible in Nigeria. We support the motion. Let’s go ahead.”   His post, also written in Hausa as “Zanzo zanga wajibine a najeriya,” quickly attracted attention.    Authorities acted swiftly, detaining Wasa and transferring him to Minna, the...

Man jailed for N3.1m visa fraud in Ogun

A Magistrates’ Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday, sentenced a 33-year-old man, Olawale Abiodun, to three years imprisonment for N3.1m visa fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that Abiodun, whose address was not provided, was found guilty of conspiracy, obtaining under false pretence, fraud, and stealing. The Magistrate, Mr S. S. Shotayo, said that the prosecutor, Insp. Evelyn Motim proved the charges preferred against the convict beyond a reasonable doubt. He sentenced Abiodun...

Man arraigned for stealing N700,000 motorcycle in Ekiti

A 23-year-old man, Ajayi Sunday, was arraigned by the Ekiti State Police Command before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. The police prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, alleged on Thursday that the defendant stole one red Bajaj motorcycle valued at N700,000 belonging to one Adeniyi Segun. He said, “The defendant committed the offence on July 13, 2024, at about 07.30p.m in Ido-Ekiti. The offence committed contravenes Section 302(1)(a) of the Criminal Law...

Man arrested for impregnating sister-in-law, 16, in Anambra

A 41-year-old man, identified as Nwalobi Fredrick, has been arrested for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old sister-in-law(name withheld) in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Nwalobi, an artisan who hails from Ebonyi State, was arrested by security operatives on Thursday, after the family of the girl reported the incident at the office of the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare in Awka. The suspect, who was said to be newly remarried in...

Police hunt killers of 33-year-old man dumped by Delta roadside

A 33-year-old Smart Meju has been killed by a yet-to-be-identified person in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased was murdered on Wednesday while his lifeless body was dumped on the road in Agbor town. Narrating the ordeal, the father of the deceased, Mr Innocent Meju, told our correspondent that his son, Smart, left home at around 8:am to attend a graduation ceremony in one of the...