Commuters in Port Harcourt and its environs are lamenting the hike in fares in major routes occasioned by the increase in the price of the Premium Motor Spirit otherwise called fuel. Despite the absence of fuel scarcity in Rivers State…

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a 25-year-old man (name withheld) who was abducted on Tuesday in the Oke Moro, Ishashi area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that three suspects, identified as Edem Chucks, Oluwatobi Adeniji,…

Two persons lost their lives on Tuesday when a truck driving against traffic collided with another truck along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway in Ogun State. A traffic official privy to the incident who was not authorised to speak with the media…

A 56-year-old Islamic cleric based in Ajasse-Cotonou in the Benin Republic, Alfa Yahya Nafiu, has confirmed that his wife delivered 11 babies in Nigeria’s neighbouring country between July and August this year. Yahya, an indigene of Onikeke compound, Popo Giwa…

Protesting youths from Ogu/Bolo community in Rivers State have sealed the premises of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas along Amadi-ama in Port Harcourt, the state capital, for two days following the death of a fisherman on the waterways. The protesters…

A 36-year-old woman identified only as Abiola, has been confirmed dead while undergoing a buttock enlargement procedure at a clinic in the Lekki-Phase 1 area of Lagos State. Our correspondent learnt on Wednesday that the incident occurred around 3 pm…

No fewer than 25 people were killed after flash floods hit Yemen’s northwestern province of Al-Mahwit, a local health source reported on Wednesday. The flash floods in Al-Mahwit, triggered by over 24 hours of heavy rain, caused the collapse of…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 24 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City in Edo State. The suspects were arrested following an intelligence report regarding their activities. A statement on Wednesday by the…

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT police command says twin brothers, one Obike David and Obike Stanley have been arrested over ATM card theft. Benneth Igweh, the FCT Commissioner of Police made the disclosure on Wednesday while parading the suspects in…

A 56-year-old Islamic cleric, Yahya Nafiu, has confirmed that his wife delivered 11 babies. Yahya, an Ilorin, Kwara State indigene, said that his wife, Latoyossi Alake, a native of Ajasse-Cotonou, gave birth to the 11 babies in a traditional home…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it arrested two suspects for criminal conspiracy and illegal mining, as well as conveyance of solid minerals suspected to be Iron ore in Akwa Ibom. The Corps also apprehended two other…

Three men were arraigned on Tuesday before the Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing an electricity transformer worth N50 million. The defendants, Kehinde Akinkugbe, Tope Salisu, and Isiaka Amusa, are facing three counts of conspiracy, stealing, and…

An Enugu Magistrates’ Court sitting in Enugu North Local Government Area, on Tuesday, remanded a 40-year-old man, Osita Igwe, to the Enugu Correctional Centre for allegedly robbing another resident, Chijioke Mba of his belongings. The robbery was said to have…

The Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Akwa Ibom State Command have arrested two suspects for criminal conspiracy, illegal mining and conveyance of solid minerals suspected to be iron ore in Akwa Ibom. The operatives also apprehended…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command has raised the alarm over the surge in child trafficking in the state. The Osun NSCDC also appealed to parents to be vigilant and ensure the safety of their…