The Lagos State Police Command has summoned four of its officers to account for their alleged involvement in the extortion of N1 million from some National Youth Service Corps members. In a Twitter post shared late Thursday, a user tweeting…

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has resolved the dispute between minibus drivers plying the Mowe-Ibafo-Arepo route and transport union executive over multiple levies after a PUNCH Metro report. Abiodun, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Transportation, Abiodun…

Bauchi State Police Command has disclosed the arrest of two students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi for suspected criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, and theft. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a press statement on Friday.…

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has sealed off the Orchid Shopping Centre in the Eti-Osa area of the state, over threat to public health. This was disclosed in a statement shared on X.com by the state Commissioner for the…

The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has confirmed the rescue of eight young girls trafficked to Ghana. While receiving the young ladies at the NiDCOM Annex Office in Lagos, Abike Dabiri-Erewa said the rescued girls have been…

Some residents of Lagos State have expressed concerns over the placement of billboards on pedestrian bridges, citing increased criminal activities. Speaking to PUNCH Metro on Thursday, the residents said the billboards allow some criminal elements to easily attack pedestrians using…

Four people abducted along the Isan-Iludun Ekiti road in Ilejemeje local government area of the state over the weekend have been rescued. The suspected kidnappers also killed 22-year-old Oguntuase Idowu Oguntuase who was the fifth person amongst the victims during…

The Badagry Magistrate Court in Lagos on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 28-year-old man, Stanley Amos, who allegedly defiled a 13-year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Patrick Adekomaiya, directed that Amos be held in the Awarjigoh Correctional Centre in Badagry…

The Enugu State Government has launched a full-scale investigation into the activities of Oriokpa Masquerade groups, vowing to hold perpetrators accountable. Two persons were reported to have died earlier in the week following the excessive activities of Oriokpa masqueraders at…

The Enugu State Government has summoned traditional rulers and the President-Generals of the communities in Nsukka where ‘Oriokpa’ masqueraders’ attacks resulted in two fatalities. The state government equally directed a full-scale investigation into the activities of the Oriokpa masquerade groups…

A cattle ranch owned by a former Ogun State House of Representative member, Adesegun Adekoya, located in Ako village, Ago-Iwoye, was reportedly attacked by unidentified individuals suspected to be armed robbers. The suspects injured at least two farmers, including a…

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ede has remanded a traditional ruler, Elegbedi of Egbedi in Osun State, Oba Muideen Azeez, and four other defendants in the Ile-Ife Custodial Centre. The defendants were remanded on Thursday following their inability…

A clergyman based in Osun State, Mr. Niyi Peter, on Thursday, has been granted a bail of N1m when he appeared before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, for allegedly defaming a gospel artiste, Bunmi Akinnaanu,…

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Thursday, sentenced a 35-year-old security guard, Ogechi Eboh, to seven years imprisonment for indecent treatment and assault of a 13-year-old girl. Justice Rahman Oshodi convicted and sentenced Eboh after he was…

A yet-to-be-identified driver escaped death on Thursday after a 40-foot container fell along the Mile 2 area of Lagos State. The incident, according to the spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, on Thursday, happened at about…