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Officers of the Abia State Police Command have arrested two suspects for alleged unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition in Aba. The suspects, identified as David Emmanuel, 33, and Joel Emeka, 25, were apprehended during…
A Minna High Court has convicted and sentenced five persons to death by hanging for armed robbery. The judgment was delivered by Justice Mohammed Adishetu Mohammed of High Court No. 4, who held that the prosecution had successfully proved its…
One person was killed and three others injured on Monday evening in a tricycle accident along Haske Road near the Lamingo Golf Club in Jos, Plateau State. The crash, which occurred around 5 p.m., involved two commercial tricycles, popularly known…
Security operatives have arrested a suspected informant believed to be working with Boko Haram elements in Niger State. The arrest was contained in a post shared on X on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, troops…
The Ekiti State Police Command has dismissed a viral report claiming that a bus carrying passengers from Ado-Ekiti was hijacked along the Aramoko-Ekiti road on Sunday, May 31, 2026. The command’s dismissal came less than 24 hours after claims circulated…
A man and his wife, identified as Mr Titus Brigade and Mrs Rahab Titus Brigade, as well as one other person, Mrs Laitu Pius, were on Monday, killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia who attacked the Tukur village of…
The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has sentenced Ezea Kamchukwube, a female, to eight years’ imprisonment for the illegal operation of two pharmacies in Calabar, Cross River State. The convict was arraigned before the court on charges bordering on…
A devastating rainstorm has destroyed about 100 houses in Tom Gangare community, Sopp Ward, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, leaving many families displaced and homeless. The incident occurred on Sunday following a heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds, which also…
A High Court sitting in Anambra State and presided over by Justice Lauretta Oyeka has sentenced a commercial tricycle rider, Makua Ezike, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murdering one Jude Onwuegbuchunam, an indigene of Umuoji in…
Motorists plying the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway have expressed frustration over the collapse of a section of an access ramp linking the highway to the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway bridge. The motorists told PUNCH Metro during a visit to the spot on Saturday that…
Lagos State Police Command has dismissed viral social media reports alleging that armed bandits had invaded communities in Ibeju-Lekki, Imota, Oke-Afo and other parts of the state, describing the claims as false and deliberately designed to incite fear among residents.…
Five police officers accused in connection with the death of 28-year-old Delta State musician and delivery worker Oghenemine Ogidi, popularly known as OG Millan, were on Monday arraigned before High Court 5 sitting in Asaba. The case, filed under Suit…
Two men have been sentenced to a combined 24 years and five months’ imprisonment for their roles in a fatal road crash that claimed the life of a UK-based Nigerian, Sylvester Abayomi, in Manchester. The convicts, Uways Hussain, 20, and…
The Anambra State Ministry of Health has directed all proprietors and operators of mortuaries in the state to register their facilities and renew expired licences in line with the Public Health Law of the state. According to the News Agency…
The Kaduna State Police Command, in collaboration with local vigilantes, has foiled two separate cattle-rustling and kidnapping attempts in the Igabi and Kudan Local Government Areas of the state, recovering a total of 245 stolen cattle. The command disclosed that…
A man, identified simply as Success, has reportedly died from injuries sustained after being tortured by some operatives of an Ogun State security outfit, So-Safe Corps, along Coca-Cola Road, in the Oju-Ore area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt on…
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