14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (258+ words) The Osun State Police Command on Sunday said it had commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting of one Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as ‘Emir Ajagungbade’. PUNCH reports that Emir was shot on Sunday during a clash involving…...

8+ hour, 25+ min ago   (397+ words) A man identified simply as Opeyemi has drowned after he allegedly jumped into a river while being chased by suspected cultists in the Agility area of Mile 12, Lagos State. A police source told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that the incident…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago   (477+ words) The Nigeria Police Force arrested 262 suspects and rescued 27 kidnapped victims during various operations across the country between September 5 and 11, 2026. The Force also recovered 34 firearms, 375 rounds of live ammunition and 11 vehicles, while 11 armed suspects were neutralised during the operations. The figures…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (306+ words) Troops of the 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Operation WABAIZIGAN, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during a targeted operation along the Benin–Sapele Road in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The suspect,…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago   (216+ words) Police operatives in Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State have reportedly killed several bandits during an operation in the area and recovered motorcycles belonging to the fleeing suspects. The operation, which took place on Sunday afternoon, is part of…...

12+ hour, 55+ min ago   (698+ words) The Enugu State Government has confirmed that the representative of the developer of a collapsed building in the Independent Layout area of Enugu has been handed over to the police for questioning. The building, which collapsed around 6am on Sunday, killed…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (961+ words) The Zamfara State police command has launched a rescue operation for six Islamic clerics abducted by suspected bandits in Bakura Local Government Area of the state. The clerics, identified as Imams, were reportedly abducted around 11:30 am on Saturday while travelling…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago   (551+ words) The Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered two pump-action guns, 18 live cartridges, four daggers, a battle axe and other dangerous items in separate intelligence-led operations in the state. The operations were carried out by operatives of…...

22+ hour, 5+ min ago   (330+ words) The Zamfara State Police Command has commenced a coordinated rescue operation to secure the release of six Islamic clerics abducted by armed bandits along the Dakko–Damri feeder road in the Bakura Local Government Area of the state. This is…...

21+ hour, 35+ min ago   (228+ words) CREDIT: NEMA One person has died following the collapse of a four-storey uncompleted building at Independence Layout, Enugu State. The National Emergency Management Agency confirmed that the incident occurred at about 6am on Sunday, September 13, 2026. According to the agency, its Director-General,…...