Justice Samira Bature of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, has issued a fresh bench warrant directing all law enforcement agencies to arrest a police officer, Edith Erhunwunse, over her continued absence from proceedings in an alleged N300m criminal…

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the recent violent farmers-herders clash in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area, which claimed the lives of eight people. The Command disclosed this in a statement issued on…

The Lagos State Police Command has ruled out terrorism, sabotage, or the use of explosives in the incident initially reported as an explosion in the Mushin area of the state. The command said its investigation conclusively established that the incident…

Officers of the Delta State Police Command have arrested four suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in separate operations across the state, recovering firearms and other exhibits. The Police Public Relations Officer for the command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects, including a former security guard, over the murder of a former Ogun State Television broadcaster, Olakitan Oyesiku, and her security guard, Pelumi Adetayo. The state Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, disclosed…

The Anambra State Police Command has secured the remand of a couple – Chukwudi Chukwuyere ‘M’ aged 40 years and Mrs Chisom Chukwuyere ‘F’ aged 30 years, in a correctional centre over their alleged involvement in the abuse of a…

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested eight suspects over alleged theft, violent assault and drug-related offences in separate operations across the state.‎‎The command said the arrests were made by operatives in Bursari, Damaturu and Nguru Local Government Areas as…

The Anambra State Police Command has dismissed a viral security alert circulating on social media, which alleged that a military helicopter dropped unknown items in a bush between Nimo and Adazi-Nnukwu communities in Anaocha Local Government Area of the state.…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks and other financial institutions to immediately freeze the accounts and assets of individuals and companies designated for terrorism and terrorism financing, following fresh sanctions issued by Nigerian and United States authorities. The…

The Anambra State Police Command says it has launched a full-scale investigation into an alleged child trafficking ring following the rescue of a 37-year-old female suspect from an angry mob in the Awada area of Obosi. In a statement by…

A heavy-duty trailer loaded with iron rods crashed into the perimeter fence of the Federal Medical Centre in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, in the early hours of Thursday. PUNCH Online gathered that the crash occurred after the trailer lost…

A three-storey building has collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State, with several people feared trapped beneath the rubble. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred at about 11:40 am on Thursday, and the exact number of persons trapped…

The Edo State Government, in conjunction with the state police command, has begun a manhunt for the suspected supplier of arms to the masterminds of the Benin market kidnapping incident. One of the suspects arrested by the police, Marvellous Israel,…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered a multi-billion-naira clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Oyo State and arrested five suspects, including a Mexican national allegedly recruited to provide technical expertise for the illicit operation. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of…

A 32-year-old man, Emeka Joseph, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos over the alleged assault of his 18-year-old wife, Ezaka Chisom Prisellia, in the Isheri-Oshun area. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that the incident occurred on…