The Lagos State Government on Tuesday arrested 20 street beggars during enforcement operations at Ketu, Mile 12, Ikosi Road, and the 7UP area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt this from a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment…

​A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday sentenced a 42-year-old tricycle operator, Godswill Akpan, to 10 years in prison for the killing of his colleague, 30-year-old Baba Ali Bukar. Justice Yetunde Adesanya convicted Akpan of involuntary…

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with recent attacks on students of the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwu, Port Harcourt, even as gunmen believed to be cultists on Tuesday abducted about five undergraduates from their off-campus residence in the Emuoha…

Authorities of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a former student of the institution, Oyelade Habeeb Olawale, in a violent confrontation involving suspected rival cult groups near the campus. Olawale, a former Civil Engineering student,…

The Enugu State Police Command has taken into custody a 51-year-old man, Emeka Emmanuel Nwangwu, for allegedly killing his 19-year-old cousin, Loveth Uloma Nwangwu. The unfortunate incident came days after she reportedly accused him of years of sexual abuse and…

The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested five suspected criminals who attacked its operatives at a filling station in Elioparanwo in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The police said that since the attack early last…

The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested five suspected criminals who attacked its operatives at a filling station in Elioparanwo in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The police said that since the attack early last…

The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday summoned the member representing Egor Constituency, Natasha Irobosa, to appear before its Ethics and Privileges Committee within one week. The Assembly said she was invited to defend herself over allegations of misconduct…

A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a 42-year-old tricycle driver, Godswill Akpan, to 10 years imprisonment for killing his colleague, Baba Ali Bukar, aged 30. Justice Yetunde Adesanya found Akpan guilty of…

The Nigerian military says troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully rescued 12 people, seven women and five children from Boko Haram captivity in the Mandara Mountains of Borno State. The victims were abducted on 14 November along the Gwoza-Limankara…

A priest of the Anglican Diocese, Reverend Tochukwu Agina, has recounted his ordeals and assault at the hands of some naval ratings at a naval checkpoint in Okpotouno, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, under a false allegation that…

The Lagos State Government, on Tuesday apprehended 20 individuals for street begging during an enforcement sweep across the Ikosi-Ketu and Mile 12 corridors. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the exercise reflects the administration’s resolve to maintain…

A Nigerian man, Victor Udoh, and his female accomplice, Vuyisekha Mzwakhe, will spend a combined 37 years in prison after a South African court found them guilty of drug trafficking. PUNCH Metro learnt on Tuesday from Nova News, a South…

Three suspects allegedly connected with vandalization and theft of railway clips and nuts along the railway line in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, have been arrested by state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC.…

A man has been executed in the Iranian city of Semnan for having deliberately suffocated his wife. The Mizan news agency, which is linked to the country’s judiciary, reported on Tuesday that the incident happened in Semnan in 2020, and…