Troops of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, operating under the Joint Task Force South East as part of Operation UDO KA, have successfully rescued a kidnapped clergyman, Reverend Johnson Onugwu, following a swift, intelligence-driven operation in Enugu State.…

Some youth leaders in Faan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State have raised the alarm over what they described as the unprecedented influx of Fulani herdsmen into their communities. The youth leaders said the herdsmen are…

An Illinois judge has sentenced a former sheriff’s deputy to the maximum 20 years in prison for the July 2024 fatal shooting of an unarmed black woman in her home after she called 911 to report a possible intruder, according…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recovered a total of 415 cache of live ammunition from a commercial bus en route Calabar. The Command’s Public Relations  Officer, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a statement, said the items were…

The Enugu State Police Command has uncovered a suspected transnational human trafficking scheme linked to prostitution, arresting a 50-year-old woman, Ibekwe Nkiru, and rescuing a 20-year-old female victim. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday night by the…

Suspected armed bandits have attacked Jindani and Mai Kaho villages in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State, leaving several people feared dead, many injured and others abducted. The development was contained in a post shared on X on Friday…

A Nigerian family has raised the alarm over the mysterious death of their mother onboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight en route from Abuja to Washington DC, United States. The family, which declined to disclose its identity, took to social media…

Men of the Nigerian military, alongside the joint task force and the vigilantes, have gunned down four notorious kidnappers who had been terrorising Ogbadibo community in Benue State for several years. The suspected kidnappers reportedly met their Waterloo following a…

The founder of Grace Nation International, Chris Okafor, has recounted his ordeal in the hands of kidnappers who abducted him alongside his personal assistant in 2012. The senior pastor, who spoke during a press conference at the church headquarters in…

Katsina State Police Command has arrested two suspected gunrunners and recovered six AK-47 magazines and 305 rounds of live 7.62mm ammunition. The command’s spokesperson, Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. According to him, the suspects were…

Officers of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a suspected car snatcher and recovered a Toyota Corolla vehicle with registration number DKA 337 CB. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement…

Personnel of the Department of State Services, in collaboration with some foreign security agents and the Nigeria army, have arrested close to 300 suspected kidnappers in a community in Kwara state. They were reportedly arrested at mechede, a Bororo/Fulani settlement…

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday decried the abduction of a Prospective Corps Member, Binuyo Lateefah, calling for urgent inter-governmental and security collaboration to ensure her immediate rescue. This followed a matter of urgent public importance raised by…

The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the detention of its officers over the alleged shooting and killing of a motorcycle rider in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. Following the incident, the command said it had commenced a comprehensive investigation…

Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have expressed frustration over the daily, hours-long traffic jams caused by ongoing repair work at the Kara Bridge. PUNCH Metro correspondents, who monitored the traffic situation in recent days, observed that motorists travelling from Ibadan,…