A Lagos-based couple, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly staging their own kidnap and extorting N10m in ransom from their families and friends. PUNCH Metro learnt that the couple faked the abduction on January 7 to solicit funds for the husband, who intended to return to the United States due…
The Adegoke family of Erin-Osun, Osun State, was thrown into deep mourning recently after a couple, Chief Adeyemi Olukayode Adegoke and his wife, Mrs Janet Mojirade Adegoke, died just minutes apart. Chief Adegoke, a retired civil servant and community leader, was said to have suddenly developed complications at home and died in the arms of…
By Zagazola Makama A Nigerian Army officer, Lieutenant Samson Haruna, has died after sustaining severe burns in a domestic incident allegedly involving his wife at Wellington Bassey Barracks, Ibagwa, Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. They couple reportedly wedded five months ago. Reliable sources confirmed that the tragic incident occurred on 22 September…
Husband, wife kill themselves in Ekiti State A devastating and shocking incident has occurred in Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, where a married couple, Caleb and Tate, tragically hacked each other to death in a violent and bloody fight. The couple’s brutal and fatal altercation has left the community in a state of…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a man and his girlfriend for solemnising their marriage at Banana Restaurant on Zoo Road, Kano. The board’s Deputy Commander General of Operations, Dr Mujahideen Abubakar, confirmed the arrest on Thursday, stating that Hisbah personnel raided the restaurant on Wednesday night following a tip-off. “It’s very unfortunate to…
ALagos-based contractor, Mr Yusuf Tasleem, has filed a lawsuit against his wife, Aisha Mohammed Sani, alleging her involvement in the unlawful arrest and detention of his father, Mr Shettima Fasasi Yusuf, over an alleged false accusation of child abduction. The suit, filed at the High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, lists the Nigeria Police Force, the…
A wife, Sarah Ayinde, is on the run after setting her husband, a special constable with the Ogun State Police Command, Abidemi Ayinde, ablaze in the Iperu area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered from a source who pleaded anonymity that the incident occurred on December 12 after the couple had engaged in a minor…
