The Lagos State Government has issued a warning to residents following reports of fuel scooping from a fallen tanker at the Tincan–Liverpool Bridge area of Apapa. The warning came after a diesel tanker overturned on the bridge, inward Mile 2,…

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested Inspector Victor Okus over the killing of his colleague, Inspector Ibrahim Sani ‘m’, while on duty at Next Cash and Carry Supermart, Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt. In a statement issued on Monday by the…

The Imo State Government has issued a 14-day ultimatum to individuals who illegally erected structures under a reserved 333KVA national grid power line in parts of Owerri North Local Government Area. The notice was published by the Senior Special Assistant…

The police in Nasarawa State have arrested six persons over the alleged sale of an eight-year-old boy for N3 million. The arrests followed intelligence reports indicating that a missing child was being held by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID)…

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have apprehended 14 suspected dangerous Sara-Suka thugs in a swift operation across the Bakaro, Kofar Dumi, Tudun Yarima and Kofar Madaki areas, recovering machetes and sharp knives.The spokesman of the Command, SP Nafiu…

An Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo has remanded three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Command, Lasisi Oluwamayokun, and her daughter, Adesewa, at the Ilesa Correctional…

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has neutralised more than 40 terrorists during coordinated close air support and air interdiction operations in Azir and Musarram areas of Borno State. The operations were carried out on January 15 and 16 by the…

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, has arrested no fewer than 32 suspected criminals across the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects were allegedly involved in offences including kidnapping, violation of the anti-grazing law, conspiracy, attempted murder,…

Suspected armed men have reportedly kidnapped Prince Emorioloye Owoloemi, a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State and Director-General of the Asiwaju Media Team, a political support group for President Bola Tinubu. It was gathered that…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command says it will charge six suspected armed robbers arrested in connection with a series of violent crimes around nightclubs in the Abuja metropolis. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a…

At least two people have been confirmed dead, while several others sustained injuries following a multiple-vehicle accident at Kara Bridge inward Mowe on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, disclosed this in a statement,…

Operatives of the Federal Highway Patrol on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Oyo State have recovered a red cloth containing bones and other items suspected to be parts of a human corpse, concealed among passengers’ luggage. The Oyo State Police Public…

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have recorded significant operational gains in northern Borno, clearing several ISWAP terrorist camps and repelling both drone and ground attacks during the ongoing Operation Desert…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo-Kanmo,” 12 years after his alleged involvement in the killing of three NDLEA officers. Jimoh was apprehended on Friday in Owode…

The Osun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the killing of a former unit chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Kazeem Oyewole, who was allegedly murdered by suspected hoodlums in Osogbo on Sunday. The killing…