Police have arrested over 50 persons who participated in last Saturday’s protest in Ekpoma, Esan West local government area. Spokesman of the Edo state Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, said the arrested suspects were involved in looting and other violent acts.…

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority and China-Africa Investment FZC, the management of the Ogun Free Trade Zone, Igbesa, Ogun State, on Monday, said the fire incident that occurred in the zone on Sunday was not caused by a gas…

At least two people were killed and several others abducted when bandits attacked the Unguwar Nagunda community in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State on Sunday night. The attack occurred as a wedding convoy was arriving in the village…

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, has arrested 38 men found in a truck suspected of coming from the northern part of the country. The passengers were discovered inside a brand-new Mercedes-Benz truck with…

The Ogun–Guangdong Free Trade Zone, OGFTZ, has clarified that the fire outbreak that engulfed the Good Mattress FZE section, one of the enterprises operating within the zone, was not from a gas explosion. Recall that the fire occurred at about…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Chibuike Anikpe, for allegedly stabbing his 35-year-old girlfriend, Ogochukwu Mmadubugwu, to death in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt this from a statement by the…

Troops of 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have rescued 18 passengers, including two infants, following the hijacking of a passenger boat along the Nigeria–Cameroon waterway. According to a statement issued by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 13 Brigade,…

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested ten suspects in a series of operations targeting armed robbery, drug trafficking, and other crimes across the state. This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday in Dutse by the Police Public…

No fewer than 10 fighters of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, JAS have been reportedly killed by the rival Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP at Dabar Ledda, within the Doron Naira axis of Kukawa Local Government Area, LGA…

The Ondo State Police Command says it will prosecute the 25 suspected cultists arrested during a foiled cult initiation in the Uso area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday from a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer,…

A suspected motorcycle snatcher was on Sunday beaten and set ablaze by an angry crowd near the Prime Power filling station in Makurdi, Benue State, DAILY POST gathered. Sources said the incident followed the alleged forceful dispossession of a motorcycle…

The Edo State Police Command on Sunday said suspects who looted and vandalised property during a protest in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, following a peaceful protest over insecurity on Saturday, had been arrested. PUNCH Metro…

Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers listed as wanted for their alleged involvement in multiple robbery operations across the state. The suspects, identified as Kabiru Isah and Monday Bulus, were arrested by operatives of the command’s…

The Oyo State Police Command on Sunday said it had rescued two abducted minors, arrested four suspects in connection with the kidnapping, and apprehended seven persons linked to a murder in Atisbo Local Government Area. The state Commissioner of Police,…

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, neutralised eight terrorists during clearance operations in Kayamla and Sojiri villages in Borno State, military sources confirmed. The development was disclosed on Sunday by security analysts and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, via his X…