This is According to punch The search for the fruit of the womb has driven many women to take extreme steps. When women are unable to conceive and bear children, the huge psychological toll makes them fall prey to fraudulent people and patrons of ‘baby factories’. Desope Cecilia, 61, and Joy Ibe, 43, were among victims of a midwife, Oby ... Read More »
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Teacher arrested for fondling 14-year-old pupil
A 24-year-old teacher, Phillip Ebong, was arrested on Wednesday by the Gowon Estate Police Division, Akowonjo, Lagos, for allegedly victimising a 14-year-old pupil (name withheld) and banning her from attending his classes. Ebong, who teaches Physics and Chemistry at the Dee Jewels International College, Gowon Estate, Egbeda, was arrested during school hours after a complaint was lodged at the police ... Read More »
Hon Faleke Opens lounge
i-Level Lounge Plans Big In a bid to change the face of night clubbing and relaxation in Lagos, i-Level Lounge & Bar, a new celebrity hangout in Ogba, Lagos, has rolled out its package for fun seekers. The lounge, which also runs night clubbing on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, was officially opened on 26 April. It is owned by Hon. ... Read More »
Missing 78-yr-old Woman’s Corpse Found In Son’s Wardrobe 10 Years After
The police in Imo State have arrested one ChimezieOsuigwe, a retired vice-principal, for the alleged murder of his 78-year-old mother in 2003. Osuigwe was arrested after the embalmed body of the septuagenarian was discovered in a cupboard at his house by a family member. According to Mr Musa Katsina, the Commissioner of Police in Imo, the woman, Mrs Lucy Osuigwe, ... Read More »
Burial expenses push father of eight to suicide
A 60-YEAR-OLD man, identified as Akanni Timothy (popularly known as Marshal), yesterday, committed suicide in Ojugunuko, Oke-Ijemo area of Ogun State capital Abeokuta. The deceased, according to sources in his neighbourhood, hanged himself in the early hours apparently for his financial inability to give his late father a befitting burial. Incidentally, the final burial ceremony of Timothy’s late father was ... Read More »
1 week to Daughter’s wedding,Gunmen kidnap Supreme Court Justice’s wife, daughter
Gunmen on Friday night, abducted the wife, daughter, and driver of a Supreme Court Justice, Bode Rhodes-Vivour. The victims were travelling to Edo State, ahead of the Justice’s daughter’s wedding ceremony. It was learnt that they were kidnapped between Ekiadolor and Okada along along the Ore-Benin Expressway. When contacted on the telephone, Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Moses ... Read More »
Eaglets Former Coach Beats Man he suspects is sleeping with wife
The legendary former Golden Eaglets Coach, Fanny Amun, has been arrested by policemen from Bode Thomas, Surulere, Lagos State for assault. Amun was said to have attacked a man identified as Okechukwu while he was walking along the street in Surulere. Amun allegedly tore Okechukwu’s clothes, after beating him to a state of stupor. According to eyewitnesses, Amun attacked the ... Read More »
This Man was arrested with N106m fake condoms, drugs
he National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested a trader, Olisaemeka Osefoh, for importation of counterfeit medicines into Nigeria. The suspect was also arrested with fake Rough Rider condoms,we learnt that the estimated street value of the goods was N106, 210, 000. Some of the drugs seized include, Mycoten cream, Neurogesic ointment and Skineal cream. In ... Read More »
Jossy Lad is dead
Former Super Falcon coach, Joseph Ladipo, popularly called Jossy Lad died on Thursday at his Kuola, Apata residence in Ibadan after a protracted illness.. The former Shooting Stars coach gave up the ghost at exactly 10:15am while having breakfast. He received treatment for heart-related diseases for some weeks at the University College Hospital, Ibadan before he went back home on ... Read More »
Bricklayer Kills Girlfriend For Daring to stop Relationship
This is According to Today”s Punch A 25-year-old bricklayer, Akinloye Anuoluwapo, has been arrested by the police for slaughtering his 21-year-old girlfriend, Rafiyat Akinyemi. Anuoluwapo slit Akinyemi’s throat at her family home in Magbon, Ogijo, Ogun state. We gathered that Anuoluwapo allegedly murdered Akinyemi for her refusal to continue dating him. An OND graduate of the Lagos State Polythenic Ikorodu, ... Read More »