A man whose identity was yet to be known lost his life after a tricycle rammed into a stationary truck along the Ikorodu-Sagamu Expressway on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro learnt this from a traffic update by the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency…

Nigerian products are gradually meeting global standards, evident in the Lilypond Export Command of the Nigerian Customs Service, which reported a 318 per cent rise in non-oil export value during the first quarter of 2025, boosting the country’s foreign exchange…

No fewer than 13 state governors have committed counterpart funding to the Rural Electrification Agency’s e-HEART project, which is aimed at electrifying about 925 rural communities across the country. Under the e-HEART initiative, the Federal Government…

Gunmen have reportedly abducted no fewer than 14 passengers along the Makurdi/Naka/Adoka road area of Benue State. The incident happened between 10 and 11am on Thursday about three kilometers to Naka, headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue…

Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State has launched a large-scale drainage cleaning operation across various communities to mitigate flooding risks ahead of the rainy season. The Chairman of the council, Ms. Surah Animashaun, disclosed the development during…

Rev. Fr. Ibrahim Amos, priest-in-charge of St Gerald Quasi Parish in Kurmin Risga, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has been kidnapped. PUNCH Metro gathered that Fr. Amos was taken away by suspected gunmen who broke into his residence in Kurmin…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has said it would arraign in court the three suspects arrested for an attack on the Boys Brigade camping site in Zhayidna Village in Orozo. One of the campers, identified as Johnson John, was said to have been…

The Imo State Police command has arrested two women while attempting to sell a kidnapped four-year-old boy in Owerri for N2.7m. The boy had been kidnapped in Abuja, while hawking vegetables, and transported to Owerri to be sold. Police spokesperson, DSP Henry…

At least two suspected drug traffickers, Muntari Shu’aibu and Imrana Rabi’u, have been arrested by the Kano State Police Command. In a statement on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, disclosed that the suspects were found in possession…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission an interim forfeiture order for 73 properties and several gadgets, including 1,596 linked to cybercrime and money laundering, involving Chinese suspects. Justice Deinde…

The Special Adviser on Security to the Sokoto State Governor, Colonel Ahmed Usman (retd.), has called on the state government and local stakeholders to increase efforts in supporting the reintegration of 390 repentant Boko Haram members into society. Usman…

Irresponsible practices in the journalism profession are a form of headless dance. Many engage in it by misleading, misinforming, and disuniting Nigerians with no thought regarding the consequences. These fellows ignore the profession’s ethics, using their…

The Ekiti State Government has successfully vaccinated 266,429 eligible girls in the state against the Human Papillomavirus, a leading cause of cervical cancer. The wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, who launched the HPV immunization…

Irresponsible practices in the journalism profession are a form of headless dance. Many engage in it by misleading, misinforming, and disuniting Nigerians with no thought regarding the consequences. These fellows ignore the profession’s ethics, using their…

Stakeholders in the  North Central region have expressed deep concerns over the non-completion of the Jos Inland Container Depot 19 years after it was initiated. The JICD, located in Heipang, Jos, Plateau State, was envisioned as a major economic catalyst…

The Federal Government has announced that “no fewer than 231 young Nigerians” trafficked to Ghana are “expected to arrive in Lagos on Friday,” where they will be received by government officials. The development followed the recent rescue of 219 victims by…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission permission to arrest and detain six alleged promoters of  Crypto Bridge Exchange, recently involved in a massive cryptocurrency investment fraud worth over $1bn. Justice…

The opposition coalition led by by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the immediate past Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday hit back at the Presidency, saying the defection of Delta Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor, Ifeanyi…

The River State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd,), was expected to appear before the House of Representatives Committee overseeing the state’s administration under the emergency rule on Thursday but did not attend the meeting. The Committee…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission an interim forfeiture order for 73 properties and several gadgets, including 1,596 linked to cybercrime and money laundering, involving Chinese suspects. Justice Deinde…