A festive carnival in Nassarawa Eggon town, Nasarawa State, turned tragic after three trucks reportedly rammed into participants during a procession organised by the Ame Wo Ba Eggon (AWBE), a socio-cultural group of the Eggon people. The Federal Road Safety…

No fewer than four Nigerians have been arrested in India over drug-related offenses in separate operations carried out between Thursday and late Saturday. PUNCH Metro gathered from reports by Indian news outlets that the suspects were arrested in different parts…

The Nigerian Air Force, (NAF, under the auspices of the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Sector 2, has neutralized armed banditry through the execution of two high-impact precision Air Interdiction (AI) missions. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public…

A fuel tanker crash occurred near St. Louis College in Jos, Plateau State, leaving two people dead and 16 others injured. It was gathered that the crash happened on Sunday evening. Eyewitnesses said the tanker lost brakes after the Plateau…

A suspected drug peddler and member of a criminal gang has been killed during a police operation in Sabuwar Anguwa area of Katsina Local Government Area, Katsina State. Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed the development in a…

The Zamfara State Police Command has foiled an attempted invasion of Maru metropolis by armed bandits who allegedly planned a mass abduction in the early hours of Sunday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred shortly after an improvised explosive…

The Gombe State Police Command has revealed gunmen have killed two people and kidnapped six others in Pindiga town, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State.  The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday, December 28, 2025, at about…

Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested two suspected kidnappers linked to the 2023 abduction and killing of a neurology professor, Ekanem Philip-Ephraim, in Cross River State. Philip-Ephraim was abducted on July 13, 2023, at her office in…

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed four deaths in a tragic accident involving three trucks at the annual Eggon carnival in Nasarawa-Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Yahaya Sabo-Adikwu, Nasarawa State Sector Commander of the FRSC, who…

Four people escaped death on Sunday after a cement-laden truck rammed into the median along the Sagamu–Abeokuta Expressway. PUNCH Metro learnt from the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the accident occurred at…

One person was shot when armed bandits attacked Baidi village in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident was contained in a post shared on X on Monday by security analyst Bakatsine. According to the post, the attack…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested an ex-convict, Nwobodo Basil, and three cargo agents over the seizure of cocaine concealed in liquid starch sachets and destined for the United Kingdom. The NDLEA said 75 parcels of cocaine weighing…

A tricycle (Keke)  operator and his  female passenger on Sunday, died in a serious accident that occurred at Ohiya area of Umuahia South LGA of Abia State, along the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. Also, two  other passengers who were inside the…

Residents of the Ireakari community in Ilisan Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, staged a protest for the second time in two months on Saturday over what they described as a decade-long erratic power supply, despite contributing over…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has issued a warning to motorists, religious institutions, and event organisers to avoid indiscriminate road parking and the blocking of access roads during crossover night services across the state. The LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq,…