Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps, ESSC, have arrested a 21-year-old, identified as ThankGod Destiny, for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy in the state. DAILY POST reports that the Deputy Corps Commander, Operations, of the ESSC, Richard Balogun, disclosed…

The Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed that it has invited social welfare activist and commentator Adetoun Onajobi, also known as Just Adetoun, over her recent outburst against Governor Dapo Abiodun. PUNCH Online gathered that the activist was invited…

The Imo State Police Command has arrested Wisdom Onyeaju, a 24-year-old male of Umuekweye, Irete, Owerri-West Local Government Area, in connection with an alleged case of defilement. The arrest, according to the Command’s Spokesperson Henry Okoye, followed credible information received…

The Nigeria Police Force says it will prosecute three suspects arrested for attempting to traffic 76 children who were rescued from being kidnapped in the Kasuwan Magani area of Kaduna State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday from a statement by…

The family of 32-year-old veterinarian Abdul-Quadri Afolami, who has been reported missing, is appealing to the public for help in locating him. Afolami reportedly disappeared after leaving his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State, for the Berger area of Lagos State…

Lakurawa fighters have reportedly attacked charcoal and firewood producers in the outskirts of Mai-Kurhuna village, Kebbe Forest area of Kebbe LGA, Sokoto State. The development was disclosed on Thursday by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist who reports on insecurity…

Two Nigerians, identified as Miracele Onyeka and Moses Chinoso, are facing deportation from India following their arrest by the Delhi Police. PUNCH Metro learnt that the duo was apprehended during a routine patrol on New Year’s Eve. They were reportedly…

The Toronto Police Service in Canada has confirmed the death of a 46-year-old Nigerian man following a shooting at a bus terminal in Toronto, Canada. Police said officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 7 p.m. on…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Baffa’ji Abba, for alleged rape of his Neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter in Alkaleri Local Government Area. The incident was said to have being reported on December 31, 2025, at about 10:42…

The Nigeria Police Force, Bauchi State Police Command, has disclosed the arrest of a 28-year-old man for criminal intimidation, assault, and raping his 8-year-old biological daughter. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s Police Public…

Imo State Police Command has arrested one 24-year-old man, Wisdom Onyeaju, from Umuekweye, Irete, Owerri-West Local Government Area, in connection with an alleged case of defilement. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Okoye Henry, made this known in a statement…

The body of another woman, identified as Princess Ochigbo, has been found in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory. This comes less than three days after a nurse, identified only as Chinemerem Chuwumeziem, who reportedly left her afternoon…

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old woman, Modupeola Bamisade, over allegations that she defrauded more than 100 people of over N500 million through an online gadget fraud scheme. Sources within the command disclosed on Wednesday…

The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Wisdom Onyeaju, in connection with an alleged case of defilement of a 15-year-old girl that recently went viral on social media. The command also disclosed that it has identified and…

An advocacy group, Ibile Justice Forum, has raised serious concerns over ongoing illegal mining activities in Iloro I, Iloro II, and Ibiri villages within the Ado-Odo community of Ogun State. The group urged both state and federal authorities to intervene…