The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties allegedly linked to a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. The trial judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, granted the order on Wednesday, following an…

Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe State High Court has convicted and sentenced a magistrate, Mohammad Kumo, to two years and six months imprisonment for bribery. Kumo was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a three-count charge…

Operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested 29 suspected traffickers with 10,359 kilograms of narcotic drugs. Mitchell Ofoyeju, the State Commander of the agency, disclosed this on Wednesday, May 6, 2026,…

According to the police, the arrest followed a report it received about a criminal act involving a house help. Spokesperson for the state police command, Blessing Agabe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday and sent…

The Ondo State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested one of a gang of kidnappers, Adegbenro Adeola, terrorising Akure, the state capital. The police, in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, on Wednesday,…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command has uncovered a network of caves and underground tunnels used for illicit drug activities in the Rimin Kebe area of Kano State. The discovery was disclosed in a press release…

The Anambra State Police Command has disclosed that five suspects have been arrested for their involvement in sexual and child abuse offences. This was contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who stated that…

The Anambra State Police Command has arraigned five suspects before a Special Court sitting in Awka for various cases bordering on rape, sexual and child abuse-related offences. One of the suspects is a middle-aged father who has been having affairs…

Police in Anambra State have arrested a suspected notorious cultist, Favour Izunna, aka Njoku, who has confessed to being an executioner and participating in kidnap activities within Anambra State. The suspect was arrested by operatives of Special Anti-Cultism Unit, Enugwu…

Community leaders in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State have cautioned against the spread of inciting narratives and misinformation following the killing of the traditional ruler of Ochia Autonomous Community, Eze Paulinus Ekwueme. They urged residents to remain calm…

An Abuja High Court on Wednesday ordered that a 32-year-old man, Israel Friday, should be remanded in a corrections facility for allegedly stabbing his neighbour. The police charged Friday with attempted culpable homicide. Trial judge, Justice M. S. Idris, gave…

Concern is mounting over the condition of 62 Nigerian missionaries detained in Uganda, as a suspected illness spreads within their facility in Adjumani District. PUNCH Metro gathered that at least 20 of the detainees are experiencing symptoms believed to be…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old suspected cultist identified as Favour Izunna, a.k.a. “Njoku”, for his alleged involvement in murder and kidnapping activities in Obosi community, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state and environs. In…

No fewer than three persons have been killed following a clash between suspected rival cult groups in Agwan Jukun, a suburb of Makurdi in Benue State. The violence, which residents said began on Sunday night and continued into the early…

A female spa worker in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State, Olorunseunfunmi Awosogbon, is receiving medical treatment after she was reportedly attacked with a corrosive substance suspected to be acid in an incident linked to a dispute involving…