Personnel of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued an unidentified elderly man who collapsed beside Dozzy Filling Station along the Onitsha-Owerri Road in the Okpoko area of the state. The incident reportedly slowed vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the…

A 25-year-old vigilante officer identified as Daniel Danladi Choji has been killed by gunmen who invaded the Tanjol village in Jol District of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday night. Residents of the community say an unspecified number of…

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency says it now receives more than 450 domestic violence-related complaints every month through its various reporting channels. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this while speaking with journalists during…

Troops of 4 Brigade have arrested 12 suspected kidnappers in Edo North and Edo Central senatorial districts. The suspects were arrested in separate operations that commenced on May 12, 2026, in the Owan East, Esan South-East, and Esan North-East Local…

A Nigerian, Samuel Ugberaese, who was extradited to the United States by the Nigeria Police Force, risks 40 years’ imprisonment if found guilty of charges bordering on cross-border romance scams. The US Department of Justice disclosed this in a statement…

A 52-year-old man has been apprehended by the Kogi State Police Command for allegedly having 339 wraps of substances suspected to be Indian hemp in Kabba, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Naziru Kankarofi, while…

Vehicular and human movements were disrupted on Tuesday after heavy flooding submerged the Tomline section of Lagos Road in Benin City, Edo State, following a prolonged downpour. The rain, which began around midday, caused severe gridlock as motorists were forced…

Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army (NA)/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), deployed at Sarkin Kudu in Ibi Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State, have neutralised two suspected bandits during a well-coordinated clearance operation. Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant…

For the second time in less than one week, operatives of the Ogun State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit have neutralised a suspected kidnap kingpin during an intelligence-led operation in the Orile Ilugun Forest axis along the Abeokuta-Ibadan Expressway. The operation…

Operatives of the Hisbah Board in Kebbi State have arrested a man allegedly found hiding inside a ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bag at the residence of a married woman in the Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi. The arrest was confirmed by the Director…

A dispatch rider has been feared dead after he was knocked down by a hit-and-run vehicle driving against traffic on the Magboro Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Metro correspondents who visited the scene of the accident on Wednesday gathered…

Peaceful protesters in Enhwe Community, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, have said they are not in support of the blockade of Urri Road and the alleged illegal collection of levy from a businessman, Victor Wayles Egukhawhore, purportedly by the…

A civic group, Lagosians for Truth and Justice, has renewed its call for transparency, accountability and an independent forensic review into the death of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. The group made the demand in a petition addressed to…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected arms dealer in Taraba State over alleged involvement in the sale of 23 AK-47 rifles to a rogue vigilante group leader. The development was contained in a post shared on X…

A late-night collision in Jigawa State on Monday claimed seven lives, leaving the Kafin Hausa LG chairman injured as the police launch probe. Our correspondent gathered that seven people have been feared dead after a ghastly auto crash along the…