The Edo State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected kidnappers and rescued six victims in massive operations across the state. The spokesperson for the command, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. She noted that the arrests were…

Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire that ravaged three residential buildings and a furniture workshop in Oyo town. The first residential building is located at the Elegbo area of Sabo in Oyo. The incident occurred…

A 73-year-old man, identified as Pastor Awolola, has lost his life following a bush fire incident at the Irewolede area of Ilorin, Kwara State, after he reportedly set fire to an undergrowth on his farmland. An eyewitness told The PUNCH that…

A 73-year-old man, identified as Pastor Awolola, on Monday died in a fire incident in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The incident occurred at about 11:58 a.m. on Cemetery Road, Irewolede area of Ilorin metropolis, according to a statement by…

The Lagos State Government has sentenced 26 members of the notorious ‘Omotaku’ group to three months’ imprisonment and arrested 115 street beggars in ongoing enforcement operations across the state. This was disclosed in a statement posted on X on Monday…

Police operatives from the Force Intelligence Department’s Special Tactical Squad, FID‑STS, in Niger State have arrested three young men allegedly linked to a kidnapping and armed‑robbery network that has been terrorising communities around Beji, Maikunkele and surrounding areas. Acting on…

Wives of Osun Amotekun personnel arrested by the Nigeria Police following the killings of Akinlalu have protested over the continued detention of their husbands. The women whose husbands were held over the incident held the protest on Monday in Osogbo. They…

A forty year old man, Oghenevwogaga Emmanuel has confessed to defiling two underaged girls in his apartment in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. In an interview with the the Delta State Police Command Public Relations…

Residents of Ilu Abo community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State took to the streets on Monday to protest against incessant attacks by gunmen in the community. This followed the abduction of a woman, Tomiola Oladehinde, by…

Bauchi State has recorded two deaths and property losses totaling N1.59 billion due to fire incidents between January and December 2025, the Federal Fire Service has revealed. Public Relations Officer of the State command, Umar Lawal, while reeling out the…

The Federal Fire Service says two lives were lost and property worth N1.59 billion destroyed by fire in Bauchi State between January and December 2025. The Public Relations Officer in charge of the state command of the service, Umar Lawal,…

Gunmen on Sunday reportedly opened fire on the traditional ruler of Bangha Kingdom in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, His Royal Majesty Suanu Baridam Baridam, a first-class monarch, who was reportedly shot between Taabaa Junction and Sogho while…

The Niger State Police Command have arrested a 16-year-old suspect and three other persons over alleged drug-related offences, kidnapping and armed robbery in different parts of the state. The arrests were disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the…

Three daughters of the Managing Director of the Plateau State Water Board, Apollos Samchi, were abducted by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Monday during an attack on his residence in the Rantya area of Jos South Local Government…

The Federal Road Safety Corps has urged motorists across Nigeria to exercise heightened caution due to prevailing hazy weather, which has reduced visibility on major highways and increased the risk of road traffic crashes. The Corps explained that the current…