A 44-year-old man, Ayuba Choji, has been stabbed to death by suspected Fulani bandits in Plateau State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Wednesday night along the Kumex-Mararaba-Foron axis of the Heipang-Foron road in Barkin Ladi Local Government…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised a suspected bandit linked to a recent attack on illegal miners in Plateau State and have recovered arms and ammunition during a raid on his hideout. The operation was carried out by troops…

The residents of Isara Remo in the Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State, under the aegis of the Isara Socio-Economic Vanguard, on Thursday, called for the intervention of Governor Dapo Abiodun as well as the Speaker of the…

The Adamawa State Police Command has charged two suspects to court after a lingering communal conflict claimed lives and property in Lamurde Local Government Area last month.The command said in a statement on Friday morning that it charged the two…

A 28-year-old Canada-based Nigerian, Babatunde Afuwape, who resides in Toronto, has been charged with first-degree murder over the alleged killing of a 20-year-old University of Toronto student, Shivank Avasthi, on the institution’s Scarborough campus. The Toronto Police Service disclosed on…

Tragedy has struck in Kano State as a two-year-old boy, Sa’idu Ahmad, drowned in a well in Kwankwaso town, Madobi Local Government Area. This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire…

Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps have arrested 21-year-old ThankGod Destiny for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy in the state. Deputy Corps Commander, Operations, of the ESSC, Richard Balogun, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin on Thursday, said…

The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Wisdom Onyeaju, over the alleged defilement of a 15-year-old girl in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. This command also stated that it has instituted disciplinary action…

The Nigerian Bar Association and the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Nigeria, Abuja Branch, have raised the alarm over what it described as the disturbing resurgence of “one chance” criminal operations in the Federal Capital Territory, following the killings of…

A 46-year-old Nigerian man, Osemwengie Irorere, has been shot and killed inside a bus at the Yorkdale GO Bus Terminal, located on the Yorkdale Road and Allen Road area of Toronto, Canada. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that the incident…

A Jigawa State High Court has sentenced a rapist, Abubakar Muhd, popularly known as Akuya, to death by hanging and ordered him to pay N5 million in compensation to his 15-year-old victim. PUNCH Online reports that the case was filed…

A renewed wave of cult-related violence has left two dead in Jato Aka, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, after opposing groups engaged in a bloody confrontation on Wednesday. The Benue State Police Command confirmed the development on Thursday…

The Edo State Security Corps, ESSC, has arrested a 36-year-old man, Jubril Abdullai, for allegedly engaging in homosexual acts with minors in Edo State. The suspect is reported to have carried out the illegal acts in Aduwawa, Urora, and surrounding…

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory says it has impounded 21 motorcycles for violating an existing order restricting motorcycles from plying major roads and highways in Abuja. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement…

The Kano State High Court has sentenced Abubakar Alhaji Sabo to death by hanging after finding him guilty of killing his newborn son. The Kano State Government prosecuted Sabo before the court on charges of culpable homicide and causing grievous…