The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps has arrested no fewer than 27 people in connection with various criminal activities across the state. According to the corps, the suspects were involved in alleged crimes such as…

The FCT Police Command says it has received from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command, one Joseph Efe (30) accused of taking a woman to an Abuja hotel with the aim of using her for ritual. The…

Residents in Asaba, the Delta State capital, have berated the Oshimili South Local Government Chairman, Dr Kelvin Ezeyinli, over the deplorable council road. When PUNCH Metro visited the area on Monday, he observed that the Onuorah Chukwurah Drive off DLA…

Osun State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps has arrested 50-year-old Najeemdeen Shola Bankole Adeyemi for the attempted kidnapping of one Rodiat Adenike AbdulRazak whom he met on Facebook. Briefing journalists on his arrest and that of other suspected criminals…

The Lagos State Government, on Monday, said over 448 vehicles had been impounded for breaching the Bus Rapid Transit lane regulations between January and August 2024. The spokesperson for the Lags State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement…

A tanker carrying fuel exploded in Maitama in Abuja on Monday night, leaving many injured and causing widespread panic. The incident happened along Shehu Shagari Way and also affected passengers in a commercial vehicle. Amid the chaos, emergency responders showed…

Residents of Iyana-Ipaja in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have expressed concerns over the recurring attacks by suspected hoodlums posing as indigenes. The residents, who spoke with PUNCH Metro in separate interviews on Monday, stressed that they…

The victims of the popular Oranyan Market fire incident in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday, appealed to the government and well-to-do individuals in the state to come to their aid as the incident has affected their means of livelihood. PUNCH…

Minibus drivers operating along the Mowe-Ibafo-Arepo areas of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway are at daggers drawn with the executive of the transport union over an increase in levies they are required to pay. This is as the drivers protested the multiple…

Two men have been apprehended by the Ogun State Police Command for breaking into shops and carting away items of value. Our correspondent gathered on Monday that the incident occurred on Sunday at about 4:00 am. In a police statement…

The Lagos State Police Command has said the teenager responsible for the fatal crash at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge toll gate in Lagos State in the early hours of Monday will be invited for questioning after he recovers in the…

A notorious bandit commander, Kachalla Tukur Sharme has been killed in a clash with a rival group in the forest. Sharme was killed along with other members of his gang. Samuel Aruwan, Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,…

An aluminium worker based in Okinni, Osun State, Sunday Ejoh, was on Monday sentenced to a six-month jail term by an Osun State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for stealing three tubers of yam. Ejoh, who appeared before Magistrate…

A 23-year-old student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ogun State, Ayomide Adeleye, has confessed to the killing of 18-year-old Christiana Idowu, who was a member of his church. Adeleye, who is now in the custody of the Lagos State Police…

The Lagos State Government has impounded a staggering 488 vehicles over an eight-month period for illegal use of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes. This was disclosed in a press release issued on Monday through Lagos State Traffic Management Authority’s…