Metro

Following the abduction of six girls in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has assured the public of its commitment to securing their safe return. In a statement released on Sunday…

There was considerable outcry on Twitter which triggered the trend -- #Najeebahandhersisters -- after Nabeeha, a student of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, was murdered by kidnappers, whose location are currently unknown. Twitter…

Police authorities in Kaduna State have debunked reports of the abduction of scores of persons by suspected bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. Debunking the story in a statement on Tuesday, the spokesman of the Kaduna State…

Protesters on Friday burned down the palace of the District Head of Bokkos Saf Adanchin during demonstrations over what they tagged as the indiscriminate arrests in the area following recent killings in the Plateau community. They…

Ahead of the January 9, 2024 closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repairs, the Lagos State Government on Thursday issued a travel advisory on how road users can navigate their way between the Mainland and Island parts of the state…

A suspected Malian miner in Ibadan, Oyo State, Sawane Youssouf, on Wednesday, said he neither owned nor rented the house where an explosion was recorded on January 16. Youssouf is believed to be the owner of the building where the…

The Federal Government has announced a planned closure of a section of the Third Mainland Bridge for crucial repairs, starting Tuesday, January 9th, 2024, at 11:00 AM. The closure will affect the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele…

No fewer than seventy six persons were reportedly killed by assailants in fresh attacks on several communities of Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State. Transition Implementation Committee Chairman of Bokkos…

The Lagos State Government announced on Sunday that it has shut down the popular Quilox Restaurant Bar Night Club, owned by Shina Peller, citing environmental and safety infractions. The government stated that Quilox was operating in…

At least three yet-to-be-identified persons including a baby and one adult were trapped in a collapsed building in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State on Friday. This is just as one person has been rescued from the debris of the…

Bauchi police arrested a 19-year-old man, Muhammad Ibrahim, for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend in the chest at a local brothel. The victim, whose identity is withheld, tragically died from her injuries. Police spokesperson Ahmed…

In a decisive effort to alleviate the persistent traffic congestion plaguing the Cele Bus Stop-Tincan Port corridor, the Lagos State Government has issued a directive for the immediate cessation of indiscriminate parking by tankers and…

Rhoda Jatau, a Bauchi woman who denounced the purported murder of Samuel Deborah in Sokoto State, has been released from prison after serving eighteen months, The PUNCH has learned. A source, who requested to remain anonymous, that…

Tough times are ahead for residents of Redemption City in The Redeemed Christian Church of God campground, Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local government area of Ogun State, who are in the habit of dressing indecently as the church leadership…

The Lagos State Government and the Arewa community in the state are partnering to end the menace of street begging in the state. This was as the state’s Ministry of Youth and Social Development held a one-day stakeholders’ meeting…