The body of a security guard identified as Uche was found inside a diesel tank at a telecommunications facility in Rumaholu community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. PUNCH Metro gathered on Tuesday that Uche who worked as…

A 37-year-old Uber driver, Gbolahan Fagbenja, has lamented the response of the police to the brutal attack on him by a mob of motorcycle riders in the Abesan area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro reported that the victim was attacked…

A 48-year-old businessman, Christian Ogbuji, described as an “unrepentant kingpin” was, on Wednesday, re-arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for alleged drug peddling.  Ogbuji was first arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on…

Nollywood actor and human rights advocate, Yomi Fabiyi, is set to lead a peaceful protest to demand justice for the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad. Fabiyi who disclosed this on his Instagram page noted that the protest would…

The Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, arraigned a 35-year-old woman, Rukayya Dantata, for allegedly defrauding a Bureau de Change consulting firm of N350,900,000. Dantata was arraigned on two counts of fraud, cheating, and obtaining money under false pretences before…

The protesting minibus drivers in Ogun State on Tuesday stormed the Ministry of Transportation complex in Abeokuta to express their displeasure over alleged extortion and multiple levies by their union executive. They also appealed to the state governor, Dapo Abiodun,…

A five-month-old infant, two children, and one adult lost their lives in a boat accident that occurred on Monday along Maiduguri Road, Borno State. The accident, according to a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, on…

The National Assembly resumed its plenary sessions on Tuesday following the annual recess that began in late July. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, presided over their respective chambers, reading several correspondences…

The Nigerian Police Force said it arrested six persons in Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in Edo State. DAILY POST reports that the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the election, Frank Mba, disclosed this in Benin City while giving…

The Nigeria military has recorded another success in the fight against banditry in the North-West as troops have neutralized a notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Sani Black. Black, said to be responsible for many terror attacks, was killed by a combined…

A single mother,  Rebecca Ako, living in Owenna, Osun State, arrested for spending fake currency, has been paraded by Osun Amotekun Corps. Ako was among suspects nabbed for various offences across the state by Osun Amotekun Corps, paraded by the…

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a young man, Khalifa Modibbo for alleged ‘Shila gangsterism.’ Shila gangsterism is a term used by the police in the state to describe crimes which typically include snatching of phones and other light…

Operatives of Bauchi State Police Command have arrested three suspects involved in armed robbery in the Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State. This was stated in a press statement issued by the Command Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil,…

A German grandmother and her five-month-old grandson are missing after a flash flood swept through their holiday home near Pisa, Tuscany. The tragedy unfolded when the nearby River Sterza overflowed its banks, inundating the house where the family was staying.…

The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested 88 suspected miscreants and criminals in two separate operations around Oshodi, Bolade and its environs. The arrest, the agency said, was “in a continued effort to rid the State of the menace of miscreants,…