The Gombe State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old man over alleged involvement in criminal conspiracy, housebreaking and theft in Akko Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, identified as Ibrahim Mohd of Kagarawal Quarters, Gombe, was arrested in…

The Kogi State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested two suspects for stealing and destroying critical national assets. Officers stationed at the Zariagi–Kabba junction in Lokoja on Monday, 20 January 2026, apprehended Habibu Muhammad, 21,…

Suspected armed herdsmen have killed two Community Volunteer Guards in Mbamsorun Iwanev, Mbagwem, of Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State during a recent armed attack on the community. Eyewitnesses alleged that the victims were identified as Ikpa Bagu and…

Members of the distillers’ association, under the aegis of the Food, Beverages and Tobacco Senior Staff Association and the National Union of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Employees, have warned that the enforcement being carried out by the National Agency for…

The Osun Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, has arrested a highway robber operating with a wooden gun along the Ilesa-Ibadan Expressway This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the corps, Yusuf Idowu. Idowu…

A Baptist Church cleric, Pastor Daniel Bagama, and his three daughters have been abducted by bandits at Tudun Bussa village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Conference President of the Kaduna Baptist Conference, Rev. Ishaya Adamu Jangado,…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three teenagers—Abdulrahman Rasheed, Biodun Fatai, and Muiz Salawudeen—allegedly in possession of a locally fabricated single-barrel gun in Ibadan. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed the arrests in a statement on Thursday,…

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded two men, Victor Christian and Success Samuel, over alleged illegal possession of firearms. Christian, 43, and Samuel, 29, are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, belonging to a proscribed confraternity, and unlawful possession…

The Taraba State Police Command has begun a probe into a suspected razor blade attack on a 17-year-old girl, Iwasen Terhemba, in the Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State following claims of persistent harassment by a married man. The…

Three persons have been confirmed dead while another sustained injuries following coordinated attacks by suspected bandits across Buruku, Okokolo and Naka Local Government Areas of Benue State on Thursday. In one of the incidents, Mbakura Mbagen community in Buruku LGA…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed the death of a trailer driver in an accident that occurred in the early hours of Friday at the Otedola Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun State Sector Command of…

A scene of panic unfolded at the Kpakungu Muslim cemetery in Minna, Niger State capital on Wednesday evening at about 6 p.m., when a stray dog allegedly forced its way through the fence and began digging at one of the…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has attributed the fire at a shopping complex on Amore Street, Ajegunle, to a power surge. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement issued on Thursday by the LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, that…

Operatives of the Osun State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, have confirmed the arrest of a suspected armed robber identified as Chinedu Eze. The arrest according to a statement by the Amotekun Public Relations Officer, Yusuf Idowu Abass on…

The Gombe State Government has confirmed the death of a newly recruited Nigerian Army trainee, Ibrahim Nazifi, who passed away during training at the Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria. Nazifi was among the first batch of successful candidates from Gombe State…