Kebbi State Police Command has intercepted an unregistered motorcycle conveying two suspected armed bandits in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi. According to Usman,…

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old suspected burglar, Shettima Adamu, alongside five alleged accomplices over cases of criminal conspiracy, trespass, theft and receiving stolen property in the state. The suspects were arrested following complaints from shop owners…

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of an 18-year-old, Yusif Malam-Gwani, who drowned in an open water body at Bachirawa, Kwanar Madugu, in Ungogo Local Government Area of the state. The Director of the service, Alhaji Sani…

An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo on Thursday sentenced three men to death by hanging for the murder and dismemberment of a 52-year-old woman, Asiata Yekeen, in Ile-Ogbo community. The convicts—Muideen Tunji, Yusuf Muslim and Rabiu Fatai—were found…

The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has commenced an analysis of a documentary detailing allegations that a Nigerian socialite posed as the Crown Prince of Dubai to defraud a foreign victim of millions of dollars. The Commissioner of Police…

Operatives of the police cybercrime unit in Gurgaon, India, have arrested two Nigerians for allegedly impersonating directors of Indian companies on WhatsApp to defraud unsuspecting employees. The police disclosed that the suspects deceived victims into transferring money into bank accounts…

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has impounded 27 commercial and private vehicles during a coordinated enforcement operation targeting widespread violations of loading regulations across major roads in the state. The early-morning exercise formed part of a renewed statewide crackdown…

A UK court has sentenced 40-year-old Adedapo Adegbola to life imprisonment for the murder of his former girlfriend, 23-year-old university student Steph Irons, in Nottingham, England. According to Irish Reports on Thursday, Adegbola was sentenced by Nottingham Crown Court after…

At least five people were killed, and several others are missing after armed bandits ambushed residents of Kyaram while they were returning from Maga Market in Bukkuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.The attack which occurred on Wednesday evening, caused…

An Abia State resident, Uchechukwu Uchegbu, is in police custody after he allegedly assaulted his father, Emmanuel Uchegbu, during a long-standing property dispute, an incident the family says preceded the elderly man’s death. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday from a…

A combined team of security operatives has arrested six suspected kidnappers in Edo State. The suspects were arrested in the forest in Agbede, Etsako West Local Government Area. The Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police  Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem,…

The management of Kwara State University, Malete, has confirmed the death of a 400-level student, Idris Agboluaje, in an auto crash in Malete on Wednesday. The institution’s Registrar, Dr Kikelomo Sallee, said in a statement on Thursday that Agboluaje, a…

A Magistrate Court in Kano has ordered the remand of three men accused of killing a woman and her six children in Dorayi Chiranci, saying it lacks jurisdiction to try the case. The suspects—Umar Auwal, Yakubu Dayyabu and Isiyaku Yakubu—were…

The Anambra State Government has assured that justice will be served in the case of an alleged attack on JSS3 student Miracle Amah of Community Secondary School, Agulu, by her guardian, Mrs Osinachi Edeh. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that…

The Benue State Police Command has taken three individuals into custody over an alleged cattle rustling operation in Naka, the headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area. Security sources disclosed that the arrests were made after the Divisional Police Officer…