Three persons — a policeman, a firefighter, and a scavenger — lost their lives in two separate road crashes that occurred on Wednesday in the Trade Fair area of Abule-Ado and Ilubirin area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt this…

A support group, Team Justice in Nigeria and the Diaspora, has criticised moves to exclude the late singer Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, from the ongoing DNA process to determine the paternity of his grandson, Liam. The group insisted that Aloba…

Victor Fajemirokun, the boyfriend of the late Federal Road Safety Corps officer, Lasisi Funmilayo, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, has explained why he lured the deceased to their death in the hands of some herbalists in Osun State. Fajemirokun, aged…

Indomie Instant Noodles has announced the commencement of its new consumer promotion, the Indomie Eat and Win Promo. The campaign is designed to reward loyal fans with weekly prizes, including N1m cash, PlayStation 5 consoles, Samsung tablets, bicycles, and other…

Armed bandits attacked Sabon Birni town in Sabon-Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Monday night, abducting three people. The incident was contained in a post shared on X by Bakatsine on Wednesday. According to Bakatsine, residents said the…

The Lagos State Waste Management Authority has terminated the contracts of 22 Private Sector Participation operators for failing to deliver on their waste collection and disposal obligations. The PSP operators are private companies contracted by LAWMA to manage waste collection…

The Kano State Fire Service has urged residents to handle fire with extreme care as the harmattan season sets in, warning that the period usually comes with a high risk of fire outbreaks. The statement was signed by Saminu Yusif…

The Katsina State Police Command has announced progress in its fight against crime in November 2025, recording 123 reported cases and arresting dozens of suspects for major offences. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Sadiq, presented the one-month review…

Twenty suspects have been arrested following a violent overnight attack on community vigilantes in Orhuwhorun, Udu local government area of Delta State. The attack, reportedly carried out by suspected Hausa/Fulani occupants using the abandoned residence of late Chief Austine Ogbaburhon…

The Kogi State Government has announced that six persons returning from the commemoration of the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, held earlier on Wednesday at the Government House, Lokoja, have died in an auto crash along the Lokoja–Okene…

The Management of Kwara State University, Malete, has relocated its campus at Ilesha-Baruba temporarily due to security concerns. Authorities of the institution in a statement by the spokesperson, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, in Ilorin on Wednesday, said the movement of staff…

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed that two persons lost their lives in a multiple accident involving 11 vehicles along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway on Wednesday. The Sector Commander of FRSC, Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, confirmed the…

A 39-year-old man has been arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, for allegedly stealing a pregnant female dog valued at N500,000. The defendant, Joseph Raphael, was arraigned by the Ondo State Police on a three-count charge…

The Osun State Police Command has announced the arrest of three suspects linked to the alleged ritual killing of 38-year-old Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, a Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, personnel of the Ogun State Sector Command, and her 12-year-old daughter,…

Four suspected members of a notorious car-snatching syndicate have been apprehended by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, with six stolen vehicles and over N15 million in cash recovered. Josephine Adeh, the command spokesperson, explained in a statement…