The Nigeria Police Force’s Special Tactical Squad has arrested a correctional centre escapee and 21 other suspects across several states over their alleged involvement in armed robbery, kidnapping, banditry, cattle rustling, car snatching, economic sabotage, impersonation, and drug trafficking. The…

The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has confirmed that all children and staff abducted from St Mary’s Catholic Schools, Papiri, in Niger State have been rescued and reunited with their families. The Rev. Bulus Yohanna, of the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora…

A China-based clothier, identified simply as Obum, and about three other traders are still trapped under rubble following a fire that gutted a plaza popularly known as the Great Nigeria Insurance House, located in the Balogun Market area of Lagos…

The Benue State Police Command successfully foiled a kidnap attempt on Christmas Day and rescued one Geoffrey Akume. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, disclosed in a statement released on Thursday, made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Edet said the…

The NDLEA Jigawa State Command has issued a stern warning to drug peddlers and users amid heightened patrols across the state during the Christmas season. The agency’s stance comes as Christian faithful celebrate Christmas worldwide, including in Jigawa State. PUNCH…

A teenager identified as Chidera has been killed during a suspected robbery attack in the Mmiata Anam area of Anambra State. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday. An anti-cultism advocacy platform, Naija Confra, stated in a post on Thursday that…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested five suspected kidnappers and cattle rustlers during intelligence-led operations in the Kiru and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas of the state. The arrests were carried out on December 14, 2025, by operatives of the…

In a tragic turn of events on Thursday, Christmas Day, 11 people lost their lives while 9 others, including the driver, sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal motor accident in Beguwa village along Sankara Road, Ringim Local Government…

No fewer than 11 persons were reportedly killed, while 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road traffic accident that occurred on Thursday along the Ringim–Sankara–Beguwa Road in Jigawa State. The Ringim Unit Commander of the Federal Road…

The Kano State Police Command says it has arrested five suspects linked to kidnapping and cattle rustling during intelligence-led operations across parts of the state. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Abdullahi…

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has explained why the fire outbreak at the Great Nigeria Insurance House on Martins Street, Lagos Island, took several hours to contain. PUNCH Online reports that the fire started in the 25-storey building…

The Jigawa State Police Command says it has arrested several suspected drug dealers and recovered more than 4,600 wraps and quantities of illicit drugs during raids across the state. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has confirmed the death of two persons in a tanker explosion along Badagry Expressway. Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, General Manager, LASTMA, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. He said the tanker explosion…

Two people lost their lives in a diesel tanker explosion early Thursday along the Badagry Expressway, Lagos, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed. The incident occurred at the Oto-Ijanikin axis near Lagos State University of Education, while a…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has visited the scene of a destructive fire that ravaged the 22-storey Great Nigeria Insurance House on Martins Street, Lagos Island. The blaze, which erupted on Christmas Eve at about 5 p.m., reportedly originated from…