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A 30-year-old man, identified as Emmanuel David, is currently on the run after allegedly killing his friend, Fabian Antia, who gave him accommodation in Benin city, Edo state. It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on Sunday, January 23, 2022. According to a source, “Emmanuel was squatting with the Fabian and his brothers. They were four of them living in the apartment. On Sunday, Fabian’s brothers went out, leaving him and Emmanuel at home. However, when they got back the next day which is Monday, they noticed blood stain everywhere in the house, but they couldn’t find neither of them. Their numbers were unreachable and the victim’s car was not in the compound. They thought they probably fought and got themselves injured, they also assumed the victim drove out after the fight. However, after waiting for several hours and no sign of them, they looked through the victim’s window then saw his body lying lifeless in the room. They quickly went to call the police who broke ...

There was confusion at the headquarters of the  Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), Abuja, where 18-year-old 200 level student of Baze University, Ifoema Obalum accused her father of sexual assault and resisted attempts by officials of the agency to forcefully hand her and the younger brother over to the accused. The duo, had in December last year, ran to NAPTIP seeking protection from the father who is medical personnel at the State House clinic and a lecturer at the same Baze University, Abuja. She accused her father of sexual assault, physical abuse and inflicting serious injuries on her 15-year-old younger brother since June 2020 when they began living with him. Before then, they lived in their maternal home after their mother and sole custodian died of cancer on May 21, 2018. However, after a legal fight, the father was granted custody of Obalum and the younger brother by a Lagos family court. The accused arrived at the headquarters of the agency wi...

Gov Bello has not commissioned one bedroom in Kogi, 6yrs after- Activist Miliki, allegesPublished on January 27, 2022By John Akinfehinwa The Executive Director, Conscience for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution,(CHRCR), Idris Miliki has lambasted Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for his alleged poor performance in the last six years in office. Miliki, while speaking on Bello’s sixth year anniversary in office, on Thursday, alleged that the present administration since inception six years ago, have collected billions but could not build or commission one bedroom flat. The activist who cited several deficiencies in Governor Bello’s administration ranging from staff verifications, demolition of roundabouts, illegal composition of Sole Administrators in the 21 LGAs of the state for almost four years, “kangaro Local Government elections, collection of Bailout and Paris club refund, said the government has nothing substantial to show for tho huge resource inflow into Kogi State except t...

Barely Three Weeks After Declaring Interest In 2023 Presidency, Tinubu Travels Out for Medicals Tinubu left the country after admitting to having a stressful time touring states for his "lifelong presidential ambition". National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has again jetted out of Nigeria to seek medical attention abroad, SaharaReporters has learnt. This comes barely three weeks after he informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his ambition to contest the position of president in 2023. Tinubu also paid visits to some Northern states including Niger and Katsina to sell his ambition. He also recently met with former Head of State and annuller of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, General Ibrahim Babangida, over his plans to be President of Nigeria. According to sources, Tinubu left the country after admitting to having a stressful time touring states for his "lifelong presidential ambition". His destination was, however, not disclosed. He...

The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California says that Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, will be sentenced on February 14, 2022. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, said Hushpuppi has been scheduled for sentencing on Valentine’s Day, according to BBC Pidgin. Mrozek was, however, yet to respond to an email inquiry by The PUNCH as of the time of filing this report. In a plea agreement document sighted by The PUNCH, Hushpuppi had pleaded guilty to various offences bordering on internet scam and money laundering, among others. The document was signed by Hushpuppi; his lawyer, Loius Shapiro; Acting United States Attorney, Tracy Wilkison, amongst others. It stated that Hushpuppi risks “20 years’ imprisonment; a 3-year period of supervised release; a fine of $500,000 or twice the gross gain or gross loss resulting from the offence”. Also, the court had ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to arrest the suspended Head of the Intelligence Respons...

A midnight thief operating around Ighwreovie community in Ughelli North Local Government area of Delta State must have sustained fatal injuries after a house owner (name withheld) severely macheted his outstretched hand during the course of an operation. Focus Naija can report that the thief had successfully tore the the victim’s net but the noise made by the window blind gave him away. According to the victim, he learnt to be vigilant after surviving an attempt by burglars to gain access into his apartment sometime ago. His vigilance paid off when this particular thief, unknowing of what will befall him, stretched forth his hand to operate. Efforts to apprehend him was futile as he escaped into the dead of the night after the cut. Residents are by this notice requested to report anyone found nursing such type of injury within the neighborhood.

A bullion van belonging to a yet-to-be-disclosed bank was on Thursday afternoon attacked along the Otor-Owhe section of the Ughelli/Asaba Dual carriageway in Isoko North council area, Delta State. They were unconfirmed reports the hoodlums carted away an undisclosed amount of money. It was gathered that they shot sporadically into the air and sprayed bullets on the van during a shootout with operatives. Residents were said to have scampered for safety following the heavy shootings. Fortunately, no casualty was recorded. Delta Police spokesman DSP Bright Edafe confirmed the attack. He however clarified that the money carted away were “condemned currencies which were being conveyed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)”. He added that the hoodlums escaped with gunshot injuries in the ensuing gun duel with policemen.