The Lagos State Government has issued contravention notices to over 280 illegal property owners and occupiers in the Mayegun Waterfront Scheme in a bid to protect the state’s coastal areas and prevent the proliferation of slums. The Commissioner for Waterfront…

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed the rescue of five persons and recovery of nine bodies from the boat accident that occurred on Sunday in Mashayar Yandaga River in Gummi Local Area of Zamfara State. NEMA said that…

The death toll from the Kaduna Eid-El-Maulud auto crash has risen to 40, with most victims being children. The incident occurred on Sunday when a J5 bus carrying children to celebrate Eid-el-Maulud lost control due to overspeeding and overloading, colliding…

Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN has arrested five notorious gunrunners and recovered arms and ammunition in an intelligence-driven operation carried out in Plateau State. In a statement via its official X hande on Tuesday, the Nigerian Army said the operation…

The death toll from the auto crash that occurred along Saminaka in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday has risen to 25. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Kaduna State, Kabiru Nadabo, confirmed…

Unidentified gunmen have killed five persons in the Mbar community of the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. This was contained in a statement by the Chairman, Bokkos Cultural Development Council Vanguard, Farmasum Fuddang. According to the statement, the…

A 54-year-old man identified simply as Olatunji has died by suicide in the Agege area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday, at about 8 pm. The deceased’s elder sister who reported the incident at…

At least eight people have been confirmed dead after a seven-storey building collapsed in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, on Monday. Rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors as several individuals remain trapped beneath the rubble. The National…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abia State Command, has arrested a 64-year-old man, Mr. Nnanna Michael, a native of Obinkita Arochukwu, in connection with the operation of illegal baby factories and child trafficking in the Aba area of…

Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia in 2024, has devastated Myanmar, leaving at least 226 people dead and 70 missing. Over half a million people have been affected by the storm, which has triggered widespread flooding across 84…

The Lagos State Government on Monday said that the dislodged residents and traders in the Oko Baba plank market, located in the Ebute Metta area of the state, were illegal occupants who had refused to relocate to the new location…

The Anambra Police Command said it had launched a manhunt on the gunmen who executed the Monday attack on the Umunze Police Station in the Orumba South Local Government Area of the state. Some yet-to-be-identified assailants attacked the police facility…

Three persons have lost their lives while two others were seriously injured in two separate accidents at the end of the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway, on Sunday night and Monday morning, respectively. An eyewitness, who told PUNCH Metro that the victims were…

The Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network has submitted a petition to the Inspector General of Police, seeking redress for five individuals who were allegedly subjected to torture and shot in the legs by police officers in Enugu State. The…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a landlord identified as Bola Tobiloba for allegedly defiling his tenant’s 14-year-old daughter. PUNCH Metro reported that the incident took place last Friday in the Arinlese area of Abeokuta. The spokesperson for the…