The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed fears over a circulating threat notice allegedly pasted in a school, claiming that bandits planned to attack and abduct schoolchildren, assuring residents that there is no verified intelligence supporting such a threat. In…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a gun-running syndicate linked to the recovery of a Beretta pistol at a park in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. The suspects — Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Clifford…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF have arrested at least four suspected gun runners in Imo and Delta States. The Commissioner of Police for the Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday.…

A British-Nigerian singer and songwriter Talay Riley has died after being stabbed in East London, prompting a murder investigation by police. Talay, whose real name was Mark Yinka Orabiyi, was attacked at about 9am on Friday on Pankhurst Avenue in…

The Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, paraded four suspects arrested in connection with the abduction of Mrs Busola Adegoke John-Paul, the biological sister of former Minister of Power and governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress in the 2027…

The Lagos State Security Trust Fund has equipped Divisional Police Officers, area commanders and tactical squad commanders across the state with bulletproof vests and ballistic helmets to strengthen operational safety and security response. The LSSTF disclosed this in a statement…

Residents and road users in Abule Oko, Oke-Ayo, Magboro, Ogun State, have decried the worsening condition of the community road, describing it as dangerous, slippery and a threat to lives and livelihoods, particularly during the rainy season. PUNCH Metro gathered…

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma and the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army have successfully repelled separate attacks by suspected Lakurawa terrorists and bandits in Sokoto State, rescuing two kidnapped farmers and preventing what security sources described as potentially devastating…

One person was killed while 13 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone crash that occurred at the Eruku Bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered on Sunday from a Facebook user, Akinola Oluwarantimi,…

A truck loaded with building materials was found to be concealing large consignments of opioids and other illicit substances, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said. The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in…

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have freed the 416 captives abducted from Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Confirming the development to PUNCH Metro on Sunday, the President of the Borno South Youth Alliance, Samaila Kaigama,…

A United Kingdom court has remanded a 32-year-old man, Maxwell Oguanaya, in custody over the alleged murder of a 41-year-old Nigerian, Taiwo Ekerin, following an assault in Lewisham, London. The Metropolitan Police disclosed this in a statement obtained by PUNCH…

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace in Plateau State have thwarted multiple kidnap attempts, including the abduction of a pastor and his wife, and rescued 10 victims in separate operations across Plateau and Kaduna states. Spokesperson for the Joint Military Task…

Troops of the Headquarters, 14 Brigade Nigerian Army, operating under Operation Eastern Sanity II, have arrested three suspected arms dealers. They also recovered weapons and ammunition during a security operation in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State. The operation,…

Troops of Headquarters 14 Brigade, Nigerian Army, under Operation Eastern Sanity II, have said that they arrested three suspected arms dealers and recovered weapons and ammunition in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State. The development was disclosed in a…