The family of 23-year-old Asher Christopher has called for a thorough investigation into circumstances surrounding his death inside the Nigerian National Petroleum Company office building located along Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Father of the deceased,…

The police in Ekiti State have arraigned two men before different magistrate courts in Ado Ekiti over allegations of stealing and being in possession of iron rods. The defendants are a 36-year-old man, Samuel Chucks, who was arraigned for allegedly…

There were palpable fears across the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Thursday as youths of the Gatawa community protested the gruesome killing of their traditional ruler, Isa Muhammad Bawa, by suspected bandits. The district head was…

The swift response of the Kwara State Fire Service averted a major disaster on Otte-Ilorin expressway on Thursday. A bus loaded with cosmetics collided with an overturned truck ladened with perfume and honey leading to a fire outbreak. Spokesman of…

Members of the Peace Committee in Chanchanji community of Takum Local Government Council of Taraba State have expressed concern over the recent arrest of its chairman, Salem Mela and his family members. Mela, his wife, and his six children were…

Six people are battling for life following an accident that occurred in the Enugada area of Lafenwa, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday. PUNCH Online learnt from an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, that a truck, suspected to have lost control, rammed…

The Imo State Police Command has paraded six criminal suspects who engage in kidnapping and armed robbery in various locations within the state. A press statement from the desk of the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Henry Okoye, informed…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has said it has apprehended three suspected streetlight cable vandals in Katsina State. The spokesman of the Corps, DSC Buhari Hamisu stated this while parading the suspects in Katsina on Thursday. He…

The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested two suspected kidnappers and members of an armed robbery gang, operating at Uga, Ekwulobia, Umuchu, Nkpologu, Ezinifite, Aguata communities and environs. The suspects were said to be members of a notorious…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt..-GenTaoreed Lagbaja, has ordered an investigation into the alleged killing of three locals and some cattle by Nigerian troops at the Sabon Birni community of Kaduna State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,…

Four women have reportedly drowned in a boat accident that occurred in Taraba State. The incident, which took place on Wednesday evening on the River Benue in Taraba, occurred in the Mayo Ranewo area of Ardo-Kola Local Government Council. The…

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Thursday, announced the death of a final year student of the Department of Foreign Languages, Esu Ema. Ema was reportedly killed by a driver, identified as Lasisi Sodiq, near…

The Enugu State Police Command, on Thursday, announced that it arrested a total of 123 suspects within July and August this year. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu during a parade of…

There were palpable fears across the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Thursday as youths of the Gatawa community protested over the gruesome killing of their traditional ruler, Isa Muhammad Bawa, by suspected bandits. The district head…

The Bangladeshi government on Thursday said that extensive flooding in the eastern part of the country has left two people dead and about three million stranded. It said heavy rains and water surges from upstream hilly areas caused local rivers…