The Edo State Police Command has said it has 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 client…

Ten members of the #endbadgovernance protesters were on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of attempting to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu between July 1 and August 4 this year. The accused persons were said…

Panic has enveloped residents of Amaeze community, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, following the tragic death of a yet-to-be-identified woman, her daughter and two others. The tragic incident which occurred on September 1, 2024 threw the whole community…

Unknown gunmen suspected to be sea pirates have abducted no fewer than 10 travellers along the Bonny-Port Harcourt waterway. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. The Chairman, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Rivers State District, Israel Pepple,…

An 18-year-old girl, Habibat Akinsanya, who had been reported missing, was discovered dead on her father’s farm in Obasa, Mile 6, along Ajebo Road, in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. PUNCH Online learnt on Monday that the victim was…

A Sharia Court in Kano State on Monday ordered that two housewives should be remanded in a correction centre for assaulting their neighbour. The police charged Sa’adautu Abubakar, 33, and Amina Abdulkadir, 20, all of Mandawari Sabon Titi, in Gwale…

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents looted and set ablaze houses and shops in Mafa village in Tarmuwa local government area of Yobe State. DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, The Yobe police Command Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, according to News Agency…

Passengers travelling into Ogun State from various parts of Lagos State were stranded on Sunday as levy collectors, commonly known as Agberos (louts), hiked transport fares at the Berger Bus Stop. A PUNCH Metro correspondent who monitored activities at the…

Some residents of Magboro and Mowe in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have urged the state government to address the rising cost of food in the state. The residents, who spoke with PUNCH Metro in separate interviews…

Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 48 suspected internet fraudsters in Umudike, Abia State. This was disclosed in a post via the commission’s official X handle on Tuesday. According to…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a suspected drug trafficker in the Toto Local Government Area of the state. According to the command, the suspect was arrested with 15 bags of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, following…

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents looted and set ablaze shops and houses in Mafa village in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe. The Yobe State Police Command Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, made this known to the News Agency…

The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has warned motorists in the state against overloading their vehicles with passengers or goods while embarking on road journeys. The warning came following the death of two children in a…

The Police Command in Rivers State has arrested a suspect, identified as Honest, for gang-raping a 14-year-old girl in Erima community, Onelga area. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed this to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Sunday,…

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) has rewarded a staff member of the Company, Mr. Auwal Ahmed Dankode, who found and returned $10,000, while cleaning an aircraft in Kano. The Kano-born Dankode was hosted at the headquarters of…