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…

The Niger State Police Command has rescued three more children, including a five-month-old baby, and arrested three additional suspects in connection with child trafficking in Nasarawa State and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. According to the Police Public Relations Officer,…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a man identified as David Effiong for allegedly causing a public disturbance while appearing in full masquerade regalia despite the state government’s ban. Effiong was taken into custody on Tuesday after residents…

Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army and Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke have arrested three men accused of burning down a house in Karim Town, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State.The incident, which occurred in the…

Motorists were on Tuesday evening diverted from the Third Mainland Bridge after a fire erupted near the Rapid Response Squad facility at Adekunle, inward Iyana Oworo. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, in an alert posted on X, described the…

Operatives of the EFCC’s Benin Zonal Directorate have arrested a 64-year-old man, Ndubisi John Iheukwumere, for allegedly defrauding a petitioner of N165m in a land deal. According to the Commission in a post on Facebook, Iheukwumere allegedly worked with a…

The Imo State Police Command has dismissed reports that passengers in a 14-seater bus were kidnapped along the busy Aba road, Owerri, the state capital, on Tuesday. Residents claimed that a fully loaded bus travelling from Owerri to Aba, Abia…

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued at least 12 kidnap victims following a coordinated clearance operation in the Mandara Mountains area of Borno State. A military source, who disclosed the successful operation to NAN on Tuesday, said the victims,…

The Ondo State Police Command says it has uncovered and foiled a staged kidnapping orchestrated by a family member aiming to fraudulently extort money from relatives. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure, the state…

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke ,OPWS, have arrested three men suspected of involvement in arson attack in Karim town, Karim Lamido local government council of Taraba State The incident, according to the acting spokesperson…

The Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, CP Naziru Kankarofi, has announced a total ban on the sale, distribution, and use of fireworks, knockouts, bangers, and all categories of pyrotechnics across the state as Christmas and New Year festivities approach.…

Panic swept through Bauchi on Tuesday after part of an uncompleted storeyed building under construction on Sir Kashim Ibrahim Street collapsed around 3 pm, trapping seven workers on site. Residents and motorists rushed to the scene to offer help before…