A 19-year-old teenager, Julius Francis, was on Wednesday, arraigned before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing cables worth N475,000. The defendant, a resident of Barnawa in Kaduna, is facing a one-count charge of stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp. Chidi…

A teenage gang of three on Wednesday set a three-bedroom bungalow ablaze after stealing foodstuffs, groceries, and clothing in the Gaa Akanbi area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The incident, which occurred at No. 59 Afenifere Community, Onireke, Gaa…

At least 28 people died while 19 others were seriously injured after a bus swerved off the road and plunged into a river in southern Ethiopia on Wednesday, local authorities have confirmed. The accident occurred in the Wolaita region, roughly…

The Delta State Police Command has paraded 123 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in an estate in Warri, Delta State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a video shared on X.com on Wednesday. According to…

An 18-year old boy, Olawumi Ayomide, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, for alleged theft of foodstuffs and setting a residence ablaze. A statement by the spokesman of the Kwara State…

The Lagos State government has sealed the Celestial Church of God, the Redeemed Christian Church of God and seven companies and hotels in Ikeja, Mushin, Gbagada, and Maryland areas of the state. The Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo…

The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended one Alex Eziochukwu for allegedly murdering a 16-year-old Jamilu Lasisi in the Ibegba area of the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Online learnt on Wednesday that the suspect, Eziochukwu, was…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom State Command has arrested five suspects, who vandalised power installations, including high tension cables in Akwa Ibom. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Bashar Hussaini, disclosed this on Wednesday while…

The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the death of one and two missing persons in a Tuesday evening flood incident around the Joyce-B/Mobil area of Ibadan. The NEMA South-West Coordinator, Kadir Olanrewaju, disclosed this to newsmen in Ibadan on…

A five-month-old infant, two children and one adult on Monday lost their lives in a boat accident that occurred along Maiduguri Road, Borno State. A statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, on Tuesday, said that the…

Police in Anambra State have arrested a man who supplies food to gunmen in their camps in various bushes in the state. The man, whose name was not revealed, was also caught with three bags of cassava flakes, which is…

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a man, David Charles, to eight years imprisonment for assault and indecent treatment of a 10-year-old girl. Justice Rahman Oshodi convicted him after he pleaded guilty to…

A 30-year-old woman,  Rebecca Ako, living in Owena, Osun State, paraded by the state Amotekun corps after being arrested for spending fake currencies, has said extant hardship pushed her into the crime. Ako, an indigene of Benue State, was among…

The Kano State Police Command has mourned the death of its five officers in a ghastly motor accident along the Zaria Kano Road in the early hours of Tuesday. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the incident…

The operatives of Bauchi State Police Command have disclosed the arrests of three suspects involved in armed robbery in Misau local government area of Bauchi state. According to a press release by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, on…