Mr Tartenger Terdue James, who was abducted days before his traditional marriage, has regained his freedom after his family paid a ransom to his captors in Benue State. James was kidnapped last Tuesday while travelling to Cross River State to…

A grieving lawyer, Justice John, has accused Gynescope Specialist Hospital, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos, of negligence over the death of his wife, Akudo John, who died hours after childbirth. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, John described his wife’s…

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has confirmed a fatal road accident that occurred at Iyana Meiran, along inward Meiran Road, leaving two people dead and three others critically injured. According to LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, the crash happened near…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) an order to detain a merchant vessel, its captain, and 20 crew members following the seizure of 25.5 kilograms of cocaine at Apapa Seaport. According…

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun State has apprehended 16 drivers for overspeeding along the Sagamu–Abeokuta expressway.The drivers were apprehended on Tuesday during a special intervention patrol led by the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Akinwunmi Fasakin, accompanied by…

A fire incident that occurred at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday left no fewer than five vehicles razed along the Epe–Ijebu-Ode Expressway in the Eredo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.  PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that the fire…

The management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH, Bauchi, has apprehended an elderly man allegedly involved in defrauding patients and their relatives within the hospital premises. The hospital management disclosed that the suspect, who is not an…

The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, on Wednesday revealed that joint security forces across the state have rescued approximately 35 kidnapped victims and arrested around 300 suspected criminals since the start of 2025. Orutugu, who disclosed this during…

A Magistrate Court sitting in Owerri has convicted three persons, Ikechukwu Nwosu, Ogechi Osuji and Edwin Iheanato for indiscriminate disposal of waste at the Hardel Orji District Owerri. The court found the defendants guilty of violating existing waste management and…

The Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has begun a crackdown on drivers across the state who engage in speeding and endanger their lives and those of other road users, particularly during the festive season. The…

Three suspected armed bandits have been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command. State Police Commissioner, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this to journalists on the sideline of police security summit, organized by the command in Ilorin on Wednesday. He revealed that…

Residents of Mile 12 Central in the Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State have protested the demolition of over 200 houses in their community, alleging that the exercise was carried out without prior notice. The protesters, who stormed the…

Agaie town in Agaie local government of Niger State, was left in shock and confusion after the disturbing discovery of a young boy’s lifeless body in a parked car near the bustling Agaie market on Sunday. It was gathered that…

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced the provost of Adonai Advanced Institute of Management, Samson Orijugo, to three years’ imprisonment for forging a notification of result on the letterhead of Lagos State University.…

Security forces in Kano State have launched a manhunt for suspected armed bandits following the abduction of four persons in Karaye Local Government Area of the state. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 1:15 a.m.…