Samuel Abu, the lawyer representing the family of Joseph Okpe, a Lagos commercial bus driver allegedly beaten to death by Air Force officers, has questioned the Nigerian Air Force’s prolonged investigation into the incident, warning that any delay in justice…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two elderly men, aged 84 and 75, for allegedly supplying and selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The suspects, identified as 84-year-old Godfrey Orji…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said it rescued 353 victims from various road traffic crashes and emergency incidents across the state between January and May 2026. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed this while reviewing the…

The South-West Coordinating Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Mr Adegoke Fayoade, has assured that abducted schoolchildren and their teachers will be rescued safely. Fayoade, who is in charge of Information and Communication Technology, gave the assurance on Monday while speaking…

A commercial truck driver is battling to save his leg after he was shot by a police officer at a checkpoint along the Ketu-Epe-Ikorodu Road in Lagos. The victim, Peter Francis, was returning home from work on June 12, 2026,…

Suspected terrorists have abducted a resident, identified as Yusuf Bazamfare, and set ablaze a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps outpost, a brothel, and one residential building during an attack in Kebbi State. The attack occurred on Saturday night in…

The Edo State Security Corps has arrested 14 suspects in connection with a cult-related killing in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. PUNCH Metro gathered that last week, tension heightened at Abiodun Motor Park, Jattu Junction, as…

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, has removed the Divisional Police Officer of Oyigbo Police Division in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state over alleged extortion and abuse of office. The DPO’s removal followed allegation by a…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested a Nigerian-American, Adegoke Adams, for an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud. According to a statement posted on the EFCC’s official X account on Friday, Adams, who holds…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has foiled an attempt to distribute expired pharmaceutical products into the Nigerian market illegally and intercepted a total of 1.8 tonnes of Cannabis sativa in a series of intelligence-driven operations coordinated with sister…

The Kwara State Police Command has announced the disruption of a suspected bandit logistics network and the arrest of a key suspect in Ilorin, the state capital, through the operations of its Violent Crime Response Unit. According to a statement…

Nearly three months after armed bandits abducted a hearing-impaired widow and mother of seven during a church service in Kwara State, her family, community members, disability advocates and human rights stakeholders have appealed to the Federal Government and security agencies…

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, CP Ahmed Sanusi, has directed all 17 Divisional Police Officers under the Metro Area Command to end robbery and related criminal activities within the city centre within two weeks. Sanusi gave the…

The Osun State Police Command has dismissed claims that a 26-year-old man arrested after scaling the fence of the Ataoja of Osogbo’s palace attempted to assassinate the monarch, saying investigations found no evidence to support the allegation. In a statement…

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has convicted and sentenced a woman, Raya Haruna, to ten years imprisonment for transporting arms and ammunition to bandits operating in some part of Northern Nigeria. The Presiding Judge, Justice Simon Amobeda, delivered…