No fewer than 129 were feared killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo during an attempted prison break. Congolese Interior Minister, Jacquemain Shabani, who made this known via his X handle on Tuesday, said authorities shot dead 24 inmates of…

A man in Adamawa State, James Titus, has bagged a two-year prison term for stealing an armored cable. Titus who was charged with involvement in the theft of the armored cable at an electricity supply substation in Numan, Numan Local…

Some gunmen have attacked the Oba Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums, in large numbers, invaded the police facility in the early hours of Tuesday and threw explosives…

The Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, who was arrested on Monday risks a potential two-year prison sentence in the country or deportation if found guilty of calling for violence against Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin descent, PUNCH Metro findings reveal.…

The Kano State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed the arrest of no fewer than 35 suspects over various crimes, ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, car theft, and others. The spokesman for the Kano State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa,…

Some former students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, have expressed displeasure at the increase in the alumni membership fee from N5,000 to N20,000. The ex-students, who spoke with PUNCH Metro in separate interviews on Monday,…

A Chief Magistrate Court in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has remanded three men at the correctional centre over the alleged killing of a farmer, Sunday Ayeni, in Uba-Akoko, in the Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state. A…

A 37-year-old Uber Driver, Gbolahan Fagbenja, is currently receiving medical treatment after being brutally attacked by a mob of motorcycle riders in the Abesan area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim was attacked on Saturday,  August 17,…

The Edo State Police Command on Monday said it had arrested a 19-year-old self-acclaimed native doctor over the death of his client. The native doctor, who specialises in preparing charms against the effect of gunshots and cutlass attacks, killed his…

No fewer than 10 passengers were abducted when suspected pirates attacked a passenger boat in the Bonny waterway in Rivers State on Monday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the boat was travelling from Bonny to Port Harcourt at about 10 am…

A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square will on October 15, 2024, resume the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of the Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication…

Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted N20m bail to two staff members of Keystone Bank Limited, Ebele Okpala and Perpetua Onyeto, over alleged obtaining of N35m. Okpala and Onyeto were granted bail after…

Traders at a popular market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, lamented their losses on Monday when their over 40 shops were completely razed to the ground after a fire incident. Though, no life was lost, the incident, which happened…

An artisan identified as Lawrence, from Bende LGA but resident of Umueze in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State, has been apprehended and handed over to the Police for allegedly trying to remove his wife’s eyes for suspected ritual purposes.…

The sentencing of a twelve-year-old rioter in Britain has been postponed because his mother has flown to Ibiza on holiday. The boy appeared before a judge in a Manchester youth court for his involvement in the unrest that erupted across…