The remains of Shile Ogunmolasuyi, a secondary school leaver who was kidnapped along with her mother, Yemi Ogunmolasuyi, in Emure, Ekiti State, have been recovered. Shile was reportedly gang-raped to death by seven kidnappers who had abducted her, her mother,…

Nigerians on Monday took to X.com to voice their outrage against some members of the Nigeria Police Force, accusing them of exploiting illegal methods like mounting checkpoints and stop-and-search operations to extort travellers during long-distance trips on major highways. Despite…

An abandoned newborn baby girl was over the weekend found beside a car on a street in the Yar Akwa area of Naibawa community in the Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State. The infant was said to have been…

The Acting Assistant Director of the 6 Brigade, Army Public Relations, Captain Oni Olubodunde, said the troops have finally apprehended the owner of an abandoned vehicle found carrying arms in Taraba State The vehicle owner, who was identified as Mallam…

The Imo State Police Command’s Quick Intervention Team has begun a probe of the five suspected cultists apprehended recently during an intelligence-led operation at Irete, Owerri West local government of Imo State. The police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, in a statement…

The remains of three victims of a building collapse in Kano were on Monday laid to rest amid tears and wailing by family members, friends, and associates. Among the victims included two children of the tenant of the ill-fated building…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the Federal Capital Territory has revealed that vandals have caused an estimated N5m in damage to public infrastructure in Abuja. The FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, disclosed this during a press briefing on…

Parents of students at Lajo Community Junior Senior Secondary School in Ikorodu Local Government Area, Lagos State, have expressed frustration over the government’s failure to repair a classroom damaged by a rainstorm on April 21, 2024. PUNCH Metro reports that…

Two persons, Umoru Mohammed and Audu Mohammed, suspected of being involved in the abduction and murder of 15-year-old Muazu Tombata, have been taken into custody by the Ogun State Police Command. PUNCH Metro, in a telephone conversation with the Police…

Suspected kidnappers have murdered a businessman, identified as Sunny Taxman, after reportedly collecting N10m ransom from his family. The deceased, said to hail from Alor Agu in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, was based in Onitsha, Anambra…

A middle-aged man, simply identified as Alfa Ahmed, has reportedly slaughtered his grandfather and uncle in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for an alleged money ritual. Investigations by PUNCH Metro Metro revealed that the incident happened at the back of…

Benue State Police Command has arrested a soldier over the extrajudicial killing of a youth at Dangote Cement Plant, Gboko, on Monday. The Area Commander of the Police Area Command, Gboko, Edmund Afraimu, confirmed the arrest of the soldier. The…

Three police operatives have been detained over the alleged murder of the ND 2 Electronic Engineering student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Abdulqoyyum Abdulyekeen Ishola. The late student was allegedly killed last Wednesday at GRA area of Ilorin metropolis…

A director of the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Service, identified as Aribibia Fubara, abducted by gunmen has regained his freedom after spending 11 days in captivity. Fubara was reportedly kidnapped by a group of six armed men who…

Some bandits have invaded the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping two nurses and an unspecified number of patients. According to Musa Alhassan, one of the leaders of a local Vigilante group, the…