Gunmen have abducted the newly elected vice chairman of Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, Alhaji Saidu. The hoodlums also abducted councillors representing Zarawuyaku and Miringa wards in the area. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday evening along the…

The Rivers State Police Command has said its operatives have neutralised two suspected kidnappers and rescued a female victim along Ozuaha Road in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The command said the suspects were gunned down after they…

Two residents of Ugba community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State were abducted by unknown persons in the early hours of Wednesday.The victims have been identified as Mr. Kpishi Terhile and Madam Demetindi Nongo. The incident reportedly occurred…

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with armed robbery and theft cases across the state, recovering five motorcycles and other stolen items in the process. In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday in…

Borno State Police Command says it is on the manhunt for Abdulsalam Adakwaki, who allegedly raped a five-year-old girl in the State Low-Cost area of Maiduguri, the state capital.The command clarified that reports claiming the suspect had been arrested and…

At least 12 miners were shot dead when gunmen attacked a mining site in the Ratoso Fan community of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State, on Tuesday night. PUNCH Metro gathered that several others sustained injuries of varying degrees…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced plans to arraign five herbalists arrested at different shrines in Lagos and Osun states over the alleged possession of counterfeit foreign currencies totalling about $3.4 million and €280,000. In a statement…

Two yet-to-be-identified persons have been confirmed dead, while three others sustained injuries following a multiple-vehicle collision at Iyana Meiran in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The accident, which occurred on Meiran Road near the Primary Health Centre,…

Mr Tartenger Terdue James, who was abducted days before his traditional marriage, has regained his freedom after his family paid a ransom to his captors in Benue State. James was kidnapped last Tuesday while travelling to Cross River State to…

A grieving lawyer, Justice John, has accused Gynescope Specialist Hospital, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos, of negligence over the death of his wife, Akudo John, who died hours after childbirth. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, John described his wife’s…

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has confirmed a fatal road accident that occurred at Iyana Meiran, along inward Meiran Road, leaving two people dead and three others critically injured. According to LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, the crash happened near…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) an order to detain a merchant vessel, its captain, and 20 crew members following the seizure of 25.5 kilograms of cocaine at Apapa Seaport. According…

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun State has apprehended 16 drivers for overspeeding along the Sagamu–Abeokuta expressway.The drivers were apprehended on Tuesday during a special intervention patrol led by the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Akinwunmi Fasakin, accompanied by…

A fire incident that occurred at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday left no fewer than five vehicles razed along the Epe–Ijebu-Ode Expressway in the Eredo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.  PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that the fire…

The management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH, Bauchi, has apprehended an elderly man allegedly involved in defrauding patients and their relatives within the hospital premises. The hospital management disclosed that the suspect, who is not an…