No fewer than 21 travellers are feared to have lost their lives in a devastating road accident that occurred on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on Thursday, PUNCH Metro learnt. Our correspondent gathered that the tragic incident involved a truck and a…

The Nigerian Army said its troops have captured a notorious bandit leader and rescued several kidnap victims in aggressive operations across the nation. In a statement on its social media platform, it said In Kaduna State’s Birnin Gwari area, troops…

The Rivers State Police Command has said its men have arrested a fake Inspector who leads an armed robbery gang and neutralised four fleeing suspects involved in the January 2024 murder of a Community Development Committee Chairman of Mgboshimini in…

Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have detained one suspected kidnapper, five notorious armed robbers and neutralised one in Kaduna. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, on Thursday in Kaduna. Hassan said…

The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested a driver, whose identity had not been revealed, who drove the car that allegedly crushed two students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji to death. PUNCH Metro gathered that the…

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 100-level Biology student of the Federal University Lokoja, Jeremiah Paul, over the death of a female colleague, Abigail Damilola. The suspect, from Kaduna State, confessed to abducting Damilola, demanding…

Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a fire that gutted the GSM village around Kpata Market in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Our correspondent gathered that the fire outbreak started in the early hours of Thursday due…

An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti District has granted bail to a 22-year-old man, Salaudeen Hassan, in the case of alleged stealing and breach of peace that he is standing trial over. The Ekiti State Police Command had…

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a businessman identified as Emeka Nwachukwu from his clinic in Kosubosu, headquarters of Baruten Local Government Area of the state by some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Wednesday night.…

The Lagos State Police Command has launched an investigation after the body of 17-year-old Adeolu Olubade was found buried in a shallow grave inside an apartment on Jesus Assembly Omoguwa Street, in the Ejigbo area of the state. PUNCH Metro…

The Forward Operating Base, FOB, of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos, on Thursday handed over several sacks of cannabis sativa to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Badagry. The Operations Officer, BOO, of the base, Lt. Cdr. Bitrus…

Two-year-old Excel Forte, the daughter of a visually impaired woman, Agnes who was reported to have gone missing on November 28, 2023, while in the company of her step-sister, Joy, has been found. PUNCH Metro reported that Agnes raised the…

Rivers State Police Command has said its operatives arrested a 31-year-old man, identified as Fred Monday, who posed as a police inspector to lead armed robbery operations in the state. Parading Monday and other suspects, who were arrested for various…

Two wood merchants, identified as Ahohe Seido and Dogbon, are missing after a torrential storm capsised the boat they were travelling on in the Gbòde Jedo River, located in Odofin, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Online learnt…

Two wood merchants have been rescued and two others are missing after a boat capsized in the Gbodo Jego River in Ijofin, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident occurred on Thursday at about 7:00 p.m. The victims,…