At least two people were confirmed dead after a fully loaded 33,000-litre petrol tanker exploded along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos in the early hours of Christmas Day. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred at about 4 a.m. on…

A male pedestrian has been killed in a hit-and-run accident along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway in Ogun State on Christmas Day. The incident occurred at about 8 a.m. near Odogbolu Junction, inbound Ijebu-Ode, according to the spokesperson of the Ogun State…

Gunmen suspected to be fleeing an undisclosed incident on Christmas Day shot an assistant parish priest of Saint Kelvin Catholic Church, Ogbaku, in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The priest, whose identity had yet to be…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspects over an alleged breach of public peace, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic and assault on police officers following a disturbance linked to the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba group in parts…

A Grade Level 16 teacher in Cross River State, Mrs. Virtue Umera Bassey, has lost her right leg to complications arising from diabetes. Mrs. Bassey, a teacher at Government Secondary School, Adiabo, Tinapa, had battled diabetes for several years and…

The Nigeria Police Force’s Special Tactical Squad has arrested a correctional centre escapee and 21 other suspects across several states over their alleged involvement in armed robbery, kidnapping, banditry, cattle rustling, car snatching, economic sabotage, impersonation, and drug trafficking. The…

The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has confirmed that all children and staff abducted from St Mary’s Catholic Schools, Papiri, in Niger State have been rescued and reunited with their families. The Rev. Bulus Yohanna, of the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora…

A China-based clothier, identified simply as Obum, and about three other traders are still trapped under rubble following a fire that gutted a plaza popularly known as the Great Nigeria Insurance House, located in the Balogun Market area of Lagos…

The Benue State Police Command successfully foiled a kidnap attempt on Christmas Day and rescued one Geoffrey Akume. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, disclosed in a statement released on Thursday, made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Edet said the…

The NDLEA Jigawa State Command has issued a stern warning to drug peddlers and users amid heightened patrols across the state during the Christmas season. The agency’s stance comes as Christian faithful celebrate Christmas worldwide, including in Jigawa State. PUNCH…

A teenager identified as Chidera has been killed during a suspected robbery attack in the Mmiata Anam area of Anambra State. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday. An anti-cultism advocacy platform, Naija Confra, stated in a post on Thursday that…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested five suspected kidnappers and cattle rustlers during intelligence-led operations in the Kiru and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas of the state. The arrests were carried out on December 14, 2025, by operatives of the…

In a tragic turn of events on Thursday, Christmas Day, 11 people lost their lives while 9 others, including the driver, sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal motor accident in Beguwa village along Sankara Road, Ringim Local Government…

No fewer than 11 persons were reportedly killed, while 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road traffic accident that occurred on Thursday along the Ringim–Sankara–Beguwa Road in Jigawa State. The Ringim Unit Commander of the Federal Road…

The Kano State Police Command says it has arrested five suspects linked to kidnapping and cattle rustling during intelligence-led operations across parts of the state. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Abdullahi…