The Nigerian Army has announced major breakthroughs in a series of coordinated operations conducted across the country between 29 November and 1 December 2025, resulting in the neutralisation of eight terrorists, the arrest of 51 suspects, the rescue of 27…

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested five suspected criminals who attacked its operatives at a filling station in Elioparanwo, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, and recovered rifles stolen during the attack. The police said that since the assault early last…

A group of bandits attacked the Adamawa community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, burning several houses and a shop during the raid. The incident was contained in a post shared on X by security analyst Bakatsine…

At least four primary school pupils lost their lives on Monday in Igalaland, Kogi East, when a truck ferrying them from Egbolo community to Ofuloko Community School fell into a river. Several others reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries in…

A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Najibullah Alkasim, to death by hanging for the murder of his neighbour, Isyaku Ya’u, during a dispute in 2024. Delivering the judgment on Monday, Justice Farida Dabappa held that the…

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old suspect from Niger Republic caught hauling eight stolen cows in a bold cross-border rustling attempt. PUNCH Metro gathered that just last month, the Jigawa State Police Command launched a similar crackdown,…

‎Hoodlums reportedly attacked Police Divisional Officer’s residence and killed a police officer in Sujata town, Jahun Local Government, Jigawa State.‎ Findings revealed that the attackers raided the residence on Monday midnight and attacked officers on duty, leading to the death…

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Chibuike Joshua Ugwuja, for allegedly staging his own kidnapping and demanding a ransom of N35 million from his family. Ugwuja, who works as a private security guard in an estate…

The family of the late 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who was killed after boarding a Lagos State BRT bus in 2022, on Sunday marked her posthumous birthday with renewed claims that the state government had yet to compensate them. In 2022,…

Seven builders were trapped on Monday when an uncompleted storey building on Sir Kashim Ibrahim Street in the Bauchi metropolis collapsed. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred around 3pm, causing panic among residents and passersby. Confirming the development, the…

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman, Maryam Muhammad, for allegedly abducting her friend’s four-year-old son, Abdulmumini Surajo, and demanding a N5m ransom from his family. A security analyst, Zagazola Makama, in a post on X on…

No fewer than 500 factory workers, suppliers and residents living around battery-recycling plants in the Ogijo area of Ogun State are set to undergo tests for possible lead poisoning. The state government announced that the test — which will be…

Controversies over the burial rites for the 30th Owa of Igbajo, Oba Adegboyega Famodun, turned violent on Monday as those opposed to the observance of royal passage rites clashed with supporters seeking to honour the deceased. The fracas occurred inside…

At least four pupils from Egbolo, Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State reportedly lost their lives while several were injured after a truck conveying them to school at the nearby Ofuloko community, lost control and plunged into a river.…

The Kano State Government has reminded members of the public that the law banning commercial motorcycle operators in the state remains in force. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Abubakar Tijjani Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media) to…