Policemen from the Ipakodo division have arrested a suspected killer of a family of three in Ibeshe Titun, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the suspect, whose identity had yet to be ascertained, was arrested on Tuesday in the community. A resident, who asked not …

North Korea’s state media on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a US citizen who was lecturing in Pyongyang — the third American held in the country amid growing tensions with Washington. Kim Sang-Duk, or Tony Kim, was arrested at the capital’s airport on April 22, for “committing criminal acts of hostility …

Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian government of stifling freedom of expression in the country. The group, in a statement released to mark the World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has stepped up its attempt to crush press freedom. The group said, “An escalating spate of arrests …

The wife of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has raised an alarm over what she said would be the consequences of their son’s forthcoming wedding to the daughter of the owner of Premier Lotto, Kessington Adebutu. Taiwo Obasanjo, in a letter to The Methodist Church of Nigeria, said the dates chosen …

The Ondo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it had arrested four suspected fraudsters and a cultist terrorising the people of the state. The NSCDC Commandant in Ondo said in a statement that the fraudsters were arrested after successfully duping a student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, …

A Minna High Court on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of N150m to former Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, charged with N4.568bn misappropriation. Aliyu was arraigned last Tuesday on a six-count charge alongside Umar Nasko, the Chief of Staff under his administration. The former officials were accused of …

Iga Idunganran, the palace of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Lagos Island, was at scene of confusion on Tuesday as fire gutted part of the monarch’s royal resident. PUNCH Metro learnt that the fire emanated from an air conditioner in the palace around 1.30pm with smoke billowing to …

President Buhari failed to attend the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting today as planned by members of his cabal who had orchestrated his brief and controlled appearance yesterday. President Muhammadu Buhari’s handlers yesterday implemented a brief and carefully-controlled appearance for him in his “office” in the presidential villa as public …

The Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the nomination of two ministerial nominees sent to the chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari for legislative confirmation. They are Professor Stephen Nkani Ocheni (Kogi State) and Mr. Suleiman Zana Hassan (Gombe State).

There was panic today  at the mortuary of Plateau Specialist Hospital in Jos, when the corpse of a man being prepared for burial suddenly grabbed his living brother’s hand. The incident happened as the deceased, identified as Choji Zeng, was being dressed up by his brother, in preparation for burial. …