Members of the Take-It-Back Movement on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, demanding the immediate rescue of residents abducted across various communities in the state and issuing a 72-hour ultimatum to the government to secure…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested an Aviation Security officer, Inspector Ali Baffa, and two suspected accomplices at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport over an alleged attempt to smuggle unprocessed gold bars valued at more than ₦4.4…

The Oyo State Police Command has recovered a hijacked DAF tanker truck abandoned in the Ile-Igbon area of the state, following an intelligence-led operation targeting suspected vehicle hijackers operating across state boundaries. In a statement on Friday, the Command’s Public…

Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, has ordered massive deployment of personnel and operational assets across the state “as part of the Command’s efforts to ensure the protection of lives and property, maintain public order and guarantee a…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued a four-year-old boy following a swift intelligence-led operation in Bauchi. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. Habib said detectives from…

The National Association of Nigeria Students and Take It Back Movement Nigeria, on Thursday, traded words over the abduction of schoolchildren and their teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The duo engaged themselves verbally during a Town…

A fire outbreak on Thursday night destroyed several properties, including offices and shops, along Murtala Mohammed Way in the Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident, which occurred near First City Monument Bank, was said to have started…

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two wanted armed robbery suspects who have been on the command’s wanted list since last year. In a statement issued on Friday, the spokesman of the command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, stated that the…

An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Wednesday sentenced five persons to death by hanging for their roles in the abduction and murder of a legal practitioner, Iyoha Osobase. The court, however, discharged and acquitted one of…

The operatives of the Obalende Division of the Ogun State Police Command have successfully foiled a coordinated conspiracy to kidnap a Chinese national and arrested two principal suspects, Chinedu Onwuemena, aged 41 years, and Jimoh Ojo, aged 37 years, in…

Two farmers and a motorcyclist have been rescued in the Ohuhu community of Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State after they were abducted by suspected kidnappers during a farm attack on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted 11 Indian sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, over the trafficking of 31.5 kilogrammes of cocaine into Nigeria and imposed fines and restitution totalling about $6m. The conviction came barely…

South Africa has begun the repatriation of 586 Nigerians found to be residing in the country illegally, with the first batch of 258 returnees arriving in Lagos on Thursday amid growing concerns over xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals. In a…

A two-storey building under construction on Gospel Avenue, off Adesuwa Road, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, collapsed in the early hours of Thursday, raising fresh concerns over building standards and regulatory compliance in the state. A resident,…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has destroyed 73,463.21 kilogrammes of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances valued at N2.8bn in Edo State. The public destruction exercise was carried out on Thursday in Benin City. A breakdown of the destroyed exhibits…