Security operatives have rescued a woman and her four-month-old baby who were kidnapped during a bandit attack on Ijalu compound in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. The rescue cane after suspected bandits invaded the Ijalu area…

No fewer than eight shops were razed out of 11 at No 2, Mobolorunduro, Balaro Street, Oju-Odo Academy in Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Wednesday. The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and state…

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation MESA have arrested a suspected terrorist informant believed to be linked to a notorious bandit leader during a security operation in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State. Security sources disclosed to Zagazola…

A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after entering a well converted into a refuse pit in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, in an attempt to retrieve a mobile phone. The incident which occurred on…

Suspected bandits, on Wednesday evening, stormed the Ijalu area of Egbe in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, kidnapping a woman and her toddler in an attack that has left residents gripped by fear. The victims, identified as Mrs Idowu…

The Old Students Association of Owo High School has called on the Ondo State Government to intervene in what it described as the continued encroachment on the school’s land by suspected land grabbers. During a visit to The PUNCH Place…

An auto-crash has claimed the lives of six persons, including members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, along the Narehi area of the Girei-Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The State police spokesman, Suleiman Nguroje, in a statement…

The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday said it had begun an investigation into the invasion of the Nigeria Immigration Service Passport Office in Ogbomoso, where armed hoodlums allegedly carted away a rifle, ammunition and other valuables. Findings by The…

No fewer than 144 people have been arrested across Lagos State for allegedly engaging in street begging. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post shared on his verified X handle on Wednesday. “A…

The Abia State Police Command says it has arrested 17 suspected cultists, warning that there is no place for cultism and other crimes in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, made the disclosure and issued the warning…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old, Aisanu Nura, over the alleged drowning of a 17-year-old boy, Abdullahi Muhammad, in Kari Village, Darazo Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a…

A final-year female student of the Federal University Lokoja, Sarah Idoko, was found dead along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway in Kogi State, with police commencing efforts to unravel the circumstances surrounding her death. Idoko was found dead on Saturday night near…

Six people died in a road crash at the Murke section of the Yola–Song Road in Adamawa State. Sources said on Wednesday evening that the accident involved a Hummer bus and a military patrol vehicle, which collided while travelling in opposite directions.…

A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after he became trapped inside a well in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, while attempting to retrieve his mobile phone. The incident was contained in a statement issued…

At least five worshippers kidnapped during the violent attack on ECWA Church in Omugo, located in the Oro Ago District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, are reported to have died in terrorists’ captivity. Coordinator of the Kwara…