Metro
Despite a clear court order directing the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately release Walida, a young girl from Hadejia in Jigawa State, to her parents, the security agency has allegedly failed to comply,…
The three Omatu brothers who died in the inferno that gutted the 25-storey Great Nigeria Insurance House on Lagos Island, Lagos State, will be buried on January 14. PUNCH Metro reported that the fire started on the fourth floor and…
Sokoto State Hisbah Board has sealed a hotel in the state capital over allegations of accommodating underage girls on its premises. The Deputy Commander General of the board, Prof. Abubakar Usman Ribah, confirmed the development on Tuesday, stating that the…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the receipt and subsequent release of six vigilante members who were earlier arrested by personnel of the Nigerian Army in Edo State. The command, in a statement on Tuesday by its Police Public…
The Bauchi State Police Command has foiled an attempt to steal a Toyota Hilux vehicle owned by the Bauchi emirate council.The incident was recorded on January 5, 2026, after Buhari Musa Umar, a staff member of the Bauchi Emirate Council,…
The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has successfully rescued four abducted children following a discreet and intelligence-led operation. The rescue followed a report received on December 31, 2025, at the New Nyanya Division in the Karu Local Government Area…
Grief has continued to envelop the Omatu family following the death of three brothers who were among the eight victims of the devastating fire that engulfed the Great Nigeria Insurance, GNI, building on Martins Street, Lagos Island, on December 24,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a 35-year-old man, Deji Adesanya, to six months’ imprisonment for unlawful dealing in cannabis sativa, popularly known as marijuana. Justice Akintayo Aluko handed down the sentence after Adesanya…
A 20-year-old Nigerian has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, over alleged involvement in large-scale fraud targeting victims in the United States, with losses estimated at over one billion naira. The suspect was apprehended by operatives of…
The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested 32 street urchins, popularly known as Omotaku, for allegedly causing public nuisance and obstructing traffic on major highways across the state. The agency, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Raheem Gbadeyan, on Monday,…
The United Kingdom Metropolitan Police has said it charged one of the suspects arrested in connection with the stabbing incident that led to the death of a Nigerian, John Onetufo, in the Lewisham area of London on New Year’s Eve…
The Benue State Police Command has arrested three suspected criminals for robbery and cultism. This is coming barely a few days after the command arrested four suspected cultist members in Gboko LGA of the state during a rival cult clash…
At least 12 suspects have been arrested following an attack on an estate in Mbodo, Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on Monday afternoon, during which a resident was shot in the leg and abducted. The spokesperson for…
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced that it will investigate the death of an 18-year-old medical student, Timilehin Toromade, who reportedly died in his sleep. The university disclosed this in a statement announcing the death…
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has condemned the killing of one of its members, Chinemerem Chuwumeziem with the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, describing her death as an attack on the nursing profession and healthcare workers across the…
The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives have arrested twelve suspects in connection with an attack on an estate in Mbodo, Aluu, in Ikwerre local government area of the state on Monday afternoon. The police said the armed assailants,…
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