A man has been sentenced to death nearly ten years after he killed a nine-year-old boy on his way to school. Justice Archibong Archibong of the Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Uyo, on the weekend sentenced 38-year-old Anwanga…

A 103-year-old woman has died in a fire that broke out at a residential building on Bola Street, Oyingbo, Lagos State, destroying several household properties. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement…

The Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna has announced that Rev. Fr. Bobbo Paschal has been safely released after being kidnapped in November 2025. The Chancellor of the Archdiocese, Rev. Fr. Christian Okewu Emmanuel, said the priest regained his freedom on January…

Delta State has been adjudged safe and ready to host the 15th Biennial Police Games (BIPOGA 2026), scheduled to take place from February 7 to February 14, 2026, in Asaba, the state capital. This formed part of the recommendations of…

A fire outbreak has destroyed more than 100 thatched houses at the Water Board IDP Camp in Monguno, Borno State, according to the State Police Command. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident to the News…

One person has been confirmed dead, while 18 others sustained varying degrees of injury following a road crash near Numan, the headquarters of Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The accident involved a bus conveying 19 people, including the…

Seven people, including a 35-year-old woman and her six children, were killed on Saturday in a violent attack at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano, the state police command has confirmed. The victims, identified as Fatima Abubakar and her children, were…

The Kano State Police Command has said that seven people were killed after armed attackers broke into a home in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano. Police said they received an emergency call at about 12:10 pm on January 17, 2025, reporting…

Two policemen serving at the Enugu State Police Command have been killed by gunmen. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the gunmen attacked policemen attached to the Distress Response Squad at a checkpoint along Agbani Road on Thursday night, killing two police…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspect linked to an incident of inhumane treatment captured in a viral video circulating on social media. The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Abubakar, said the police became aware of the video showing…

The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Iyamah Edebor, has ordered the arrest of policemen captured in a viral video assaulting a tricycle rider in Yenagoa. The footage, which circulated widely on social media, showed the rider standing beside his tricycle…

The ancient city of Kano awoke to tragedy as a housewife and three of her children were found slaughtered, while her infant was thrown into an open well within their home. The tragic incident occurred in the Dorayi Chiranci area…

The Anambra State Police Command has revealed that a male suspect, Ifesinachi Ezeolu aged 28 years, as the person inside the violent masquerade that carried out several unprovoked attacks on residents during a festival in Awgbu community, Orumba North Local…

Two people were killed and several others injured in a violent bandit attack on Tuge town, Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Friday morning. According to residents, the assailants stormed the community around 7:00 am, firing sporadically and…

The Ogun State Police Command has recovered a suspected stolen vehicle abandoned in Abeokuta, the state capital. A silver-coloured Toyota RAV4 Jeep, suspected to have been stolen, was found abandoned at the Somorin area of Obantoko, Abeokuta, on Saturday, January…