Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Indonesia executes three Nigerians for drug trafficking


Indonesia on Thursday night executed four convicted drug traffickers, including three Nigerians, leaving the fate of 10 others uncertain.

Fresh trouble as family finds corpse abandoned in Ondo mortuary mutilated


Last month Saturday PUNCH reported how the corpse of a 28-year-old pregnant woman, Justina Joshua, was left to rot in the mortuary of the General Hospital in Idanre, Ondo State due to a clash of cultures, there are fresh indications that the corpse has been mutilated while laying on the floor of the mortuary.

Nigerian children rescued, mum drowns at sea


Two unidentified Nigerian siblings aged 11 and 10, were rescued in the Mediterranean on Friday after losing their mother while on a dangerous journey to Europe.

Police arraign seven-year-old over murder in Enugu


The police in Enugu on Friday arraigned a seven-year-old boy, Chibuike Miracle Oramalu, before a magistrate’s court over alleged murder.

Man rapes church member after her birthday party


The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, identified only as Damilola, for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman in Omole Estate, in the Ojodu area of the state.