The United Kingdom Metropolitan Police has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the stabbing to death of a British-Nigerian singer, Mark Orabiyi, in the garden of a property in nearby Rayleigh Road. PUNCH Metro learnt from a…

Family members of the murdered Ajiran prince, Ademola Akinloye, and rights activists have condemned calls for the release of a murder suspect standing trial over the alleged killing of two residents of the Ajiran community in Lagos, warning against attempts…

A married woman identified as Oluchi has been found in a hotel in Delta State after she faked her abduction and demanded N50m from her family. PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday that the children of the woman, including her daughter…

Suspected kidnappers invaded a residential area near the Quarry area of Arab Road in Kubwa, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, on Saturday, abducting one resident and shooting another. The attack occurred between 11pm on Saturday and midnight on…

The Ogun State Police Command has uncovered a transnational criminal syndicate allegedly involved in staging fake kidnappings to extort ransom from relatives both home and abroad, leading to the arrest of eight foreign nationals in Agbado area of the state.The…

Suspected armed herders were reported to have killed a patent medicine seller, identified as Ojoma Emie, in Ikobi, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. According to a local source, the suspected killers of the patent medicine seller were reported…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 345 suspects in a major crackdown on crime across the state.This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa. According…

Some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Monday killed a soldier and injured another while attempting to kidnap a man in the Magbon-Etido area of Mowe in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The PUNCH gathered from multiple sources…

The death of a senior officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Lumi Elisha Gwamis, has thrown residents of Boi District in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State into mourning. DAILY POST reports that Gwamis, 44, was the eldest…

A woman identified as Oluchi, who was earlier reported missing and believed to have been kidnapped in Edo State, has been discovered in a hotel in Delta State alongside a man said to be her lover. The revelation came after…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight foreigners over an alleged transnational criminal syndicate involved in a staged kidnapping scheme designed to extort ransom from victims’ families abroad. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-styled native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, before a Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged N1.09 billion contract scam. The couple were arraigned…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a couple, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, before the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged N1.09bn contract scam. The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a gun-running syndicate allegedly connected to the recovery of an illegal Beretta pistol in Effurun, Uvwie local government area. Delta State Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, during a press…

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested seven suspected bandits in connection with ongoing investigations into criminal activities in Bagudo Local Government Area, including the recent killing of three personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps. According to a statement…