Category: METRO - Page 9 - FAMOUS REPORTERS

Aug

2025

Police arrest man roaming streets with knife, threatening Umuahia residents

Police arrest man roaming streets with knife, threatening Umuahia residents The Abia State Police Command says it has arrested the machete-wielding man threatening residents in Umuahia. It was gathered that the suspect was roaming along major roads with a machete and chasing passersby, forcing many to scamper to safety. The arrest followed a public outcry after a video of the man's aggressive behaviour went viral. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Maureen Chinaka, who confirmed the arrest on Monday, August 4, said the man is suspected to be of unsound mind. “The Abia State Police Command was alerted about a…

Aug

2025

By Famous Reporters

Body of missing Bayelsa real estate mogul found in forest, as Police Launch Manhunt for Killers

METRO#BayelsaRealEstateMogul, #Cybercrime, #EkpebohRichard, #IDP, #Manhunt, #NDDC, #ommunityIntelligence

Body of missing Bayelsa real estate mogul found in forest, as Police Launch Manhunt for Killers The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has found the remains of Mr. Ekpeboh Richard, the missing real estate magnate, days after he was declared missing. The decomposing body of Ekpeboh was discovered on Saturday, around 6pm in a swampy forest between the NDDC IDP Camp Road and Otuokpoti, in Ogbia Local Government Area, Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) said. Richard was the father of the Real EstateConsultants Association of Bayelsa State,and a father of two. He was a native of Amassoma…

Aug

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Tension as Reginald commits suicide in Imo

METRO#Infidelity, #Mbailoti, #Ogbakusuicidestory, #ReginaldCommitsSuicideinImo, #Suicide

JUST IN: Tension as Reginald commits suicide in Imo Pandemonium erupted in Ogbaku in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, as a man simply identified as Mr. Reginald, a native of the community, allegedly took his own life. The heart-wrenching incident took place in the early hours of yesterday, Sunday, August 3, 2025. The traumatic video clip of the terrific incident was shared on ThePressman Newspaper’s official WhatsApp group, shortly after the incident, by a concerned member of the platform. Famousreporters.com gathered that the deceased hung himself in the compound of one Mr. Ukachukwu, who is alleged to be…

Aug

2025

By Famous Reporters

Fresh Babcock graduate dies in hostel

Education, METRO#AkawaBoluwatife, #BabcockUniversity, #BabcockUniversityTeachingHospital, #FreshBabcokGraduateFoundDeadInHostel

Fresh Babcock graduate dies in hostel The Ogun State Police Command says it has commenced investigation into the sudden death of Akawa Boluwatife Samuel, a 20-year-old fresh graduate of Information Technology from Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, who died mysteriously on Wednesday, July 30. Security sources disclosed that Boluwatife Samuel, was confirmed dead by the medical doctor on duty, upon being brought to the Babcock University Teaching Hospital by his roommates on that fateful Wednesday. Police detectives who visited the scene said one of the deceased’s roommates, Adili Leonard Chimdindu, disclosed that Boluwatife had complained of cold and difficulty in breathing…

Aug

2025

By Famous Reporters

Man bags life sentence for killing, dismembering woman on first date

METRO#MaxwellAnderson, #SadeRobinson, #SadeRobinsonmurderedandDismemberedbyfriend

Man bags life sentence for killing, dismembering woman on first date A man identified as Maxwell Anderson, from Milwaukee, USA, was pronounced guilty for the brutal murder and dismemberment of a 19-year-old college student, Sade Robinson. Reports have it that he met on a first date, and was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole. In June, Anderson was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide, corpse mutilation, arson, and corpse concealment related to the 2024 m#√d£r. He insisted he was innocent during the trial. Judge Laura Crivello offered a harsh condemnation during Friday’s sentencing hearing in Milwaukee County…

Aug

2025

By Famous Reporters

10 Nigerian Communities benefit Access Bank Clean Water Project

METRO#AccessBank, #AccessBankCleanWaterProject, #AccessBankPartnersHacey, #SustainableDevelopmentGoals, #WaterborneDiseases

10 Nigerian Communities benefit Access Bank Clean Water Project As part of its commitment to sustainable development and community well-being, Access Bank has launched the Access Clean Water Project, a transformative initiative aimed at improving access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in 10 communities across Nigeria. Through the Access Clean Water Project, Access Bank has facilitated the installation of boreholes in 10 underserved communities, namely: Arogun, Omu Ishoko, Kemta, Ajibode, Aleku, Ogunrun, Oniwawa, Okeran, Abaren, and Afojupa, ensuring reliable access to clean and safe water for thousands of residents. The project, implemented in partnership with HACEY, a leading…

Aug

2025

By Famous Reporters

Breaking! Benue Residents desert homes, take cover, over fresh attack

METRO#2025BenueAttack, #DesertedhomesinBenue, #FreshgunmenattackinBenue

Breaking! Benue Residents desert homes, take cover, over fresh attack There is a sudden surge of terror in Tor-Donga, a community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, consequent on a deadly attack by suspected gunmen in the early hours of today, Friday, August 1. According to some eyewitnesses, the fierce looking fully armed attackers invaded the area, shooting intermittently, thus compelling residents to evade their homes in search of safety. The assault reportedly left several peopl0e injured, while many others remain missing as families scatter in the chaos. Local sources said the gunmen stormed the community on motorcycles…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Tragedy, as downpour collapses 8 buildings, displace families

METRO, Oddity#8BuildingscollapseinMaiduguri, #Downpourinmaiduguri, #FloodMenaceinMaiduguri, #ResidentsDisplacedByfloodinmaiduguri

Tragedy, as downpour collapses 8 buildings, displace families Tragedy struck in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, following a downpour which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, resulting in the collapse of not fewer than eight (8) buildings. It was gathered that the building collapsed almost synchronously following a deluge of rainfall in the city in the early hours of Wednesday, July 30. According to reports, the mayhem started around 6:15 am, lasted three hours, leading to the displacement of families in Bulumkutu, Abuja, Moduganari, Ngomari and other riverbank areas. Several residents living around Bulumkutu, Abuja, Moduganari, Ngomari and…

Jul

2025

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Girl, 14, drugged, gang-raped while escaping mother’s discipline

METRO#Disciplinarymeasures, #Drugabuse, #Rape, #RapeinZimbabwe, #Sexualabuse

Girl, 14, drugged, gang-raped while escaping mother's discipline Luck ran out of a 14-year-old in Harare area of Zimbabwe, who was running away from home to escape her mother's discipline, as ended up being drugged and raped by some hoodlums in the area. According to reports, the terrific attack happened when the girl, who had tried to seek refuge at her grandmother's after she had been involved in a school fight. Regrettably, authorities disclosed that the victim was, however, intercepted by two men—identified as Tawanda Zhuwawo and an unnamed accomplice, who forcibly gave her an unidentified substance before repeatedly assaulting her.…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Update: How my ex-lover burnt to death, UNIPORT female student accused of homicide explains

METRO#Choba, #CynthiaChukwundah, #SunnyAmadi, #Uniportfemalestidentsetsexloverablaze

Update: How my ex-lover burnt to death, UNIPORT female student accused of homicide speaks 25-years-old Cynthia Chukwunda, a 300-level student of the University of Port Harcourt who was accused of burning her estranged lover to death has come out to give the proper account of what transpired between her and the deceased. It would be recalled that a tragic fire incident happened in Choba community, Rivers State, involving a young pregnant woman and her former lover. The incident which took place on July 5, 2025, was reported as a domestic violence which did not only send shockwaves on the campus…