Emotion ran high at the burial service of Lasisi Oluwamayokun, an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Command, and her daughter, Adesewa, on Friday as they were interred in Osogbo, Osun State. PHOTOS: Tears as slain FRSC…

Plateau State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has strongly condemned what it describes as the ethnic profiling of Fulani herdsmen in the state as aggressors whenever there are violent attacks in local communities. Chairman…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man for criminal intimidation, assault, and raping his eight-year-old biological daughter. A statement by the command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Habib, on Thursday said the suspect lured the minor into a bathroom where…

There is palpable fear among some residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, over a recent alarm concerning rising cases of kidnapping and armed robberies in the ancient city. Our correspondent gathered that residents of areas like Bodija, Agbowo, Akobo,…

A 44-year-old man, Ayuba Choji, has been stabbed to death by suspected Fulani bandits in Plateau State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Wednesday night along the Kumex-Mararaba-Foron axis of the Heipang-Foron road in Barkin Ladi Local Government…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised a suspected bandit linked to a recent attack on illegal miners in Plateau State and have recovered arms and ammunition during a raid on his hideout. The operation was carried out by troops…

The residents of Isara Remo in the Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State, under the aegis of the Isara Socio-Economic Vanguard, on Thursday, called for the intervention of Governor Dapo Abiodun as well as the Speaker of the…

The Adamawa State Police Command has charged two suspects to court after a lingering communal conflict claimed lives and property in Lamurde Local Government Area last month.The command said in a statement on Friday morning that it charged the two…

A 28-year-old Canada-based Nigerian, Babatunde Afuwape, who resides in Toronto, has been charged with first-degree murder over the alleged killing of a 20-year-old University of Toronto student, Shivank Avasthi, on the institution’s Scarborough campus. The Toronto Police Service disclosed on…

Tragedy has struck in Kano State as a two-year-old boy, Sa’idu Ahmad, drowned in a well in Kwankwaso town, Madobi Local Government Area. This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire…

Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps have arrested 21-year-old ThankGod Destiny for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy in the state. Deputy Corps Commander, Operations, of the ESSC, Richard Balogun, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin on Thursday, said…

The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Wisdom Onyeaju, over the alleged defilement of a 15-year-old girl in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. This command also stated that it has instituted disciplinary action…

The Nigerian Bar Association and the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Nigeria, Abuja Branch, have raised the alarm over what it described as the disturbing resurgence of “one chance” criminal operations in the Federal Capital Territory, following the killings of…

A 46-year-old Nigerian man, Osemwengie Irorere, has been shot and killed inside a bus at the Yorkdale GO Bus Terminal, located on the Yorkdale Road and Allen Road area of Toronto, Canada. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that the incident…

A Jigawa State High Court has sentenced a rapist, Abubakar Muhd, popularly known as Akuya, to death by hanging and ordered him to pay N5 million in compensation to his 15-year-old victim. PUNCH Online reports that the case was filed…