Panic gripped residents of Ikotun in Lagos State after gunmen suspected to be cultists killed two people, including a bride’s father and a hypeman identified simply as Victor, during a violent attack in the area. The assailants reportedly invaded a…

Barely three days after two Nigerians were arrested for drug trafficking in India, another Nigerian, Tochukwu Afame, has been arrested alongside an accomplice, Sunny Sharma, for allegedly trafficking cocaine concealed inside blood pressure machines. PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday from…

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended 25 suspected cultists, including 10 females, in a renewed push against criminal elements in the state. A statement issued by the command’s public relations officer, DSP Timfon John, on Monday,…

The detectives of the Oke Itoku Division of the Ogun State Police Command, Abeokuta, have commenced a full-scale investigation into a suspected cult-related violent clash that resulted in the death of one male adult around Ijemo Agbadu, Abeokuta, on Sunday.…

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a community leader identified as the Wakili Fulani in Kara village, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. A counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this known in a…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano Strategic Command, has raided the Bayero University Kano old site area and arrested six suspects allegedly involved in illicit drug activities. PUNCH Metro gathered that the operation also led to the dismantling of…

A man reportedly battling kidney disease, Chief Ugochukwu Lucky Ibekwe, has accused a senior police officer of unlawfully detaining him despite multiple court orders granting his release. In a petition filed by his lawyer, Damian O. Okoro, SAN, Ibekwe alleged…

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company has confirmed that two of its staff members abducted in Ogun State remain in captivity six days after the incident. The company disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan, expressing deep concern…

Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court has convicted and sentenced Saleh Isa Abdullahi to six months’ imprisonment for fraud involving N1.34 million. Abdullahi was prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed May 28 for hearing in a suit seeking to compel the Nigeria Police Force to reopen an investigation into the death of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Justice…

A windstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall has destroyed several houses in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, leaving many residents displaced and worsening hardship in a community still recovering from last year’s floods. It was gathered that the incident…

A High Court in Kano has sentenced Abdulaziz Umar to death by hanging after finding him guilty of killing Mubarak Salisu. Umar, a resident of Fagge Quarters in Kano, was convicted on two charges: armed robbery and culpable homicide. Delivering…

Armed bandits have killed one person and kidnapped a husband and wife during an early morning attack on Makera town in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. According to police sources, the attack occurred around 2:30 am on May…

Troops under Operation Fansan Yamma have killed two suspected terrorists during a patrol in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to security sources, who spoke to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred around 10:20 am on May 3. Soldiers…

The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a legal practitioner, Mike Ikegbunam, before the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu over an alleged N91 million land fraud. The defendant was brought before Justice…