The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Kano State Command, has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly attempting to smuggle Indian hemp in a loaf of bread into a custodial facility at the Kano High Court premises. This is contained in a…

The Lagos State task force has arrested 281 suspected street urchins, popularly known as Omotaku, during a renewed enforcement operation across major roads and highways in the state. The spokesperson for the agency, Raheem Gbadeyan, in a statement on Wednesday,…

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapping kingpin, Mohammed Ibrahim, who allegedly led a notorious gang terrorising commuters along the Port Harcourt International Airport Road. The suspect was arrested along Emuoha Road on the outskirts of Port…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested Idris Isiaka, who allegedly staged his own kidnapping at Balogun Street, Emaudo, Ekpoma, in the Esan West Local Government Area. The arrest comes less than 24 hours after police apprehended an 18-year-old Edo…

A fatal road accident occurred on Wednesday in Lagos when an empty petrol tanker ran into a commercial motorcycle, killing both the rider and his passenger at Pokia Junction, inward Araga, along the Epe–Ijebu Road in Epe. The Lagos State…

The Kano State Hospitals Management Board has suspended three officers who were directly involved in the treatment of a housewife, Aishatu Umar, whose death was attributed to alleged medical negligence following a surgical procedure at Abubakar Imam Urology Centre, Kano.…

A petrol tanker driver has been arrested after his vehicle struck a commercial motorcycle, leading to the death of the rider and his passenger along the Epe–Ijebu Road in Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday from the spokesperson for…

Indian authorities have deported a Nigerian national, Victor Obasi, for illegal stay in the country and alleged drug trafficking. According to the Times of India, Victor, a resident of New Delhi, was apprehended by the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing in…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a masquerader accused of unleashing unprovoked violent attacks on residents during a festival in Awgbu, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. The arrest followed the circulation of viral video clips showing…

No fewer than 17 tricycles and two petrol tankers were destroyed in two separate fire incidents at filling stations in Kano State on Tuesday. The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incidents in…

A 33-year-old dispatch rider, Yahaya Nuru, was on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to a total of seven years’ imprisonment by the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for the unlawful distribution of large quantities of tramadol and other prohibited drugs.…

Seventeen months after the Ogun State Government announced plans to relocate the Kara Cattle Market along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway over environmental and sanitation concerns, findings by PUNCH Metro have shown that the market remains in full operation, as open defecation…

Firefighters from the Kwara State Fire Service on Thursday contained a major fire outbreak at a Mouka Foam distribution depot located beside Asa Dam Hospital in the Asa Dam area of Ilorin, the state capital. A statement by the Head…

A Kano State High Court on Wednesday continued hearing the case of Mannir Ibrahim, who is accused of raping and causing the death of a nine-year-old girl, allegations he has denied in court. Mannir Ibrahim is accused of raping Rumaisa…

A 38-year-old Nigerian, Oghenemaro Ejerua, has been arrested by the Toronto Police Service in Canada for allegedly assaulting vulnerable adults while working as a caregiver in the Sibley Avenue and Dentonia Park Avenue. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement obtained…