A 48-year-old carpenter, Tunji Aminu, is currently facing prosecution at the Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, over allegations of fraudulently obtaining N120,000 from a client under false pretenses. According to police prosecutor Adegesin Famuyiwa, the incident occurred on May 29,…

The Nigeria Navy said its personnel of Forward operating base Ibaka has apprehended three suspected drug peddlers In a post on its verified Facebook page, it said, “On Saturday 29 March 2025, Forward Operating Base IBAKA apprehended 3 suspected drug…

The Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, CG’S SIS, in a swift response to an intelligence tip-off, has impounded a long caravan truck with an in-built tank fully loaded with stolen crude oil. CSC Afolabi Babawale, National Public Relations Officer, NSCDC…

Lightning reportedly struck a herder and about 12 cows dead in Southern Kaduna on Sunday. According to a report published by Daily Trust, the incident occurred in Matuak Giwa, Bondon District, Moro’a Chiefdom, in Kaura Local Government Area of the…

Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, have thwarted a kidnapping attempt along the Takum-Jalingo road.In a statement issued out on Sunday by the Acting Brigade spokesperson, Captain…

Dismissed police corporal Aremu Musiliu, accused of killing a nursing mother, Comfort Udoh, has reportedly disappeared after secretly securing bail from the Lagos High Court, PUNCH Metro investigation reveals. Musiliu, along with five other policemen, had allegedly flagged down a…

One yet-to-be-identified individual has lost his life, while 11 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred at Five Star area in Ogijo, Ogun State. The accident, which involved a truck with registration number GBE 243 XB…

The management of a private school (name withheld) in the Arepo area of Ogun State has refuted allegations by some parents that incisions were made on some pupils. PUNCH Metro reported that the parents alleged that the incisions resulted in…

The Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Risku Muhammed, has raised concerns over escalating criminal activities in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA), which he says are threatening the peace in the region. Speaking…

The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a suspected serial rapist who lured women through dating sites to his hotel room, raped and dispossesed them of their valuables. The police said the suspect, 34-year-old Israel Tamunokuro, who…

At least two children have been confirmed dead following a stampede that happened at the Gombe main Eid prayer ground on Sunday. Four and a half-year-old Aisha Salisu Ahmed and Maryam Abdullahi Gwani, 4, were the identities provided for the…

Nigerian suspected fugitive, Ehis Akhimie, has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States to face charges related to organised crime, including an international fraud scheme targeting elderly consumers in the U.S. The US Department of Justice confirmed…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have apprehended a Lekki-based businessman, Arokodare Damil Ebenezer, the proprietor of Damillionz Takeout, in connection with the shipment of 60 parcels of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, from the United States…

Two separate accidents that occurred on Sunday, the Eid-il-fitr day, in Ogijo, Ogun State and Maryland area of Lagos State, have left two people dead and 11 others injured. PUNCH Metro learnt in a telephone conversation with the spokesperson for…

The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, has ordered a thorough investigation into the death of 24-year-old upcoming artist, Paul Obukohwo. The directive was announced on Sunday in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright…