Morning recap: Celestial pastor kills wife over infidelity, dies under truck, auditor-general flags N33.75bn unverified transfers, outcry as fake products flood markets, other top stories

The Punch | 05-09-2026 07:25am |

A Celestial Church of Christ shepherd in Ogun State allegedly killed his wife with a machete during a midnight dispute over suspected infidelity. The suspect then reportedly threw himself under a speeding truck on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway and died. In a separate development, the Auditor-General for the Federation has flagged N33.75bn in cash transfers to over 3.29 million vulnerable households, describing them as unverified. These incidents are among the top stories covered in a morning recap by Punch.

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