The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspected burglars in separate operations across the state and rescued 10 kidnap victims during a joint security operation in different parts of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed…

A grieving father, Henry Airenekhuemen, has demanded justice over the death of his son, Mattias, who reportedly drowned in a swimming pool at Signatious Hotel in the Ajao Estate area of Lagos State. Airenekhuemen, who spoke to PUNCH Metro on…

A breakdown of emergency statistics released by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has revealed that no fewer than 173 people died in 1,156 emergencies recorded across the state in 2025. This came as the agency said it was fully…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons on Monday said it rescued 17 victims of human trafficking and arrested four suspects during a raid on a popular hotel in Onitsha, Anambra State. The operation, carried out with…

Security operatives have launched a manhunt for gunmen who abducted two residents of Ora-Igbomina, an Osun community bordering Kwara State, late Sunday night. The victims, identified as Tayese Adeyeye and Sunday Adewumi, were reportedly seized by the assailants during an…

A Sharia Court sitting in Katagum, Bauchi State, has sentenced Ibrahim Umar, popularly known as Maidada, to life imprisonment after convicting him of killing two men identified as Kabiru Idi and Muhammad Bello. The accused was said to have murdered…

The Niger Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with separate cases of house breaking and theft in Suleja and Bida areas of the state, recovering a large cache of stolen household items. The Police Public Relations Officer in…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Victor Ekpong Thompson before the Federal High Court in Uyo for allegedly defrauding American investors of $525,276. Thompson is facing an eight-count charge of obtaining money by false…

A lone truck crash that occurred around Foursquare Camp along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Monday reportedly claimed six lives, killed 29 cows and left 23 people injured. The crash, which involved a DAF CF 380 truck painted white and blue…

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have abducted two residents of Ora-Igbomina, an Osun community located on the boundary with Kwara State. According to some residents of the community, the perpetrators struck at some minutes to midnight on Sunday at a private residence…

The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has confiscated several refuse carts and arrested a suspect during a pre-dawn enforcement exercise on Lagos Island, as part of intensified efforts to curb illegal waste disposal. The operation, conducted in the early hours…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested ten suspected illegal miners along the Ilorin–Ogbomosho axis of Kwara State. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement shared via its official social media handles on Monday, noting…

At least six commuters were injured on Tuesday following a serious road accident involving a commercial Volkswagen bus on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. The incident occurred at the Adekunle corridor, inward Iyana-Oworonsoki, and involved a fully loaded commercial bus…

A Kano-based businessman, Alhaji Rabiu Salisu, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Rukubi Village, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The Nasarawa State Police Command confirmed the kidnapping on Friday. The command said the incident was reported at…

A commercial bus has caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge near the UNILAG Waterfront, inward Iyana Oworo, causing heavy traffic congestion on the route. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority disclosed the incident in a post on X (Formerly…