Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have refuted claims that one of its female students was raped by a commercial motorcyclist. PUNCH Metro had reported that the Osun State Police Command paraded one Jacob Damilare for allegedly…

Four Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to prison in the United Kingdom after being convicted of forging over 2,000 marriage certificates to facilitate illegal residency in the country. The convicts, identified as Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade (41), Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo…

No fewer than 16 people were burnt to death while three sustained injuries in a fatal road accident which occurred on the Ondo-Ore Expressway at Ajure community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday night. It was…

Police operatives from the Angwan Lambu Division in Nasarawa State have arrested a woman, Khadija Umar, also known as “Naira,” along with two of her biological children, in connection with a series of housebreaking and theft incidents. According to a…

The police in Enugu State have detained a 30-year-old man for the alleged murder of his neighbour’s four-year-old daughter while she was sleeping. This is contained in a statement issued by the Enugu State Police spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on…

Students of the Ebonyi State University have lamented alleged police extortion, harassment and intimidation across the state especially the Abakaliki metropolis and its environs saying the ugly trend has become disheartening. They averred it was worrisome that the police, constitutionally…

A 30-year-old man has been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command for murdering his neighbour’s 4-year-old daughter. The incident, which occurred at the Nsukka area of Enugu State was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Enugu Police…

The Nasarawa State Police Command said it had launched a manhunt for some suspected gunmen who allegedly killed one person and abducted two others in the Gadabuke community of Toto Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations…

A deadly clash, which erupted in Barkuta community, Beji district, Bosso local government area of Niger State, has claimed an unspecified number of persons. The violence occurred on Tuesday morning between the indigenous Gbagy people and herdsmen, leaving several persons…

The community of Richmond in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States of America, was plunged into mourning after the body of an eight-year-old Nigerian boy, Ryan Akagbusi, was tragically recovered from a lake in the area. The Texas authorities identified…

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have announced the arrest of two suspected robbers in the state capital. Disclosing in a press release, on Tuesday, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, explained that “In an effort to…

The Niger State Police Command said it had uncovered a large cache of explosives devices including bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices buried in multiple locations in the state. Although investigation is going on to unravel the sources of the explosive…

The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended four persons for allegedly stealing a motorcycle worth N630,000 in the Imeruro area of Atan-Ijebu, Ijebu-North-East Local Government Area, and electrical installations, including cables and solar panels, in the Warewa area of Obafemi-Owode…

A legal practitioner, Sunday Ununu, reportedly killed an orphan, Nnamdi Nwite Ugo, over the weekend in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. Ugo was reportedly killed during the celebration of Izzi Unuphu Power of Attorney community election in Abakaliki Local Government…

The Kaduna State Police Command has foiled an armed robbery attempt, arrested two suspected car thieves and intercepted 15 Army camouflage materials. According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, on Tuesday, the first operation occurred…