Gunmen, who abducted eight residents of Imoga in Edo North last Friday, have reportedly reduced their ransom demand from N100 million to N40 million. The Okpahi of Imoga Kingdom, Oba Patrick Abudu, confirmed the development on Tuesday. According to the…

The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a 60-year-old kidnap victim, Isiaku Saidu, in Iseyin, Iseyin Local Government Area of the state. A statement released on Tuesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, in Ibadan, said another…

Tragedy engulfed Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, branch in the Epe area of Lagos State after a truck conveying sharp sand veered off the road and crashed into a church building, leaving six worshippers dead and several others injured.…

Gunmen who abducted eight residents of Imoga in Edo North on Friday and requested a N100m ransom have reduced their demand to N40m. The Okpahi of Imoga Kingdom, Oba Patrick Abudu, disclosed this during a telephone interview with PUNCH Metro…

Two people were killed and several others abducted in Bargaja village, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, following a bandit attack on Monday. The spokesperson for the Sokoto State Police Command, DSP Ahmed Rufai, told PUNCH Metro on Tuesday…

Two additional witnesses on Tuesday testified against the five defendants put on trial by the Department of State Service (DSS) for allegedly masterminding the June 5, 2022 terror attacks against the Saint Francis Savier Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo…

The Delta State Police Command has begun a manhunt for six suspected kidnappers who fled during an exchange of gunfire with its operatives in the Upper Agbarho area of the state. The police also said they recovered arms and ammunition…

A police officer and three other people were kidnapped by suspected bandits on the Gusau–Sokoto highway in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The attack reportedly occurred on Friday at about 1:10 pm near Gidan Kano village, where armed…

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have shot dead a police officer identified as ASP Godwin Otse along Otobi Road in the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Tuesday that the incident occurred on Sunday while…

Two suspects, Ghazali Mohammed, 41, and Hassan Taoheed, 45, were arrested by the police in Niger State for allegedly stealing a parcel containing 113.93 grams of gold worth over N22 million. The incident occurred on January 3, 2026, at Mobil…

Students of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, were among 52 persons remanded in prisons at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre for malicious damage and armed robbery by the Benin High Court. The presiding judge, Justice William Aziegbemi, who gave…

No fewer than 25 underage girls working as sex workers have been rescued from a hotel in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area. The girls, in a video posted online by an indigene of the area, confessed that they were…

Members of the Ogale community in the Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State were thrown into shock and mourning after a family of six reportedly died from suspected inhalation of generator fumes. Our correspondent learnt on Monday that the…

The Kano State Police Command has returned a recovered Honda Pilot jeep to its rightful owner from Bauchi State. The vehicle was stolen at gunpoint in Bauchi and later recovered in Plateau State by the Special Intervention Squad of the…

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Alhaji Gazali Lawal, the Asiwaju of Ikirunland and former Deputy Inspector-General of Police. Spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, on the state’s X handle on…