Metro

Police rescue 14 hostages, thwart kidnapping in Katsina

The Katsina State Police Command foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued 14 passengers from…

Russian aircraft makes emergency landing after engine catches fire mid-air

A Russian Azimuth Airlines flight carrying 87 passengers and four crew members made an…

Four dead as violence erupts at 16th century Indian mosque

The northern Indian city of Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh is reeling from violent clashes…

Doctors suspend strike, to review FG’s response

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria has ended its seven-day warning strike.…

Bayelsa bans tribal market unions

The Bayelsa State Government has outlawed all tribal and ethnic-based traders' unions in markets…

Customs seals Ogun petrol station over smuggling allegations

Officials of Operation Whirlwind, under the Nigeria Customs Service Zone A, have shut down…

Ogun mother dumps month-old baby outside clinic, police begin hunt

The Ogun State Police Command is searching for a woman accused of abandoning her…

82 killed in Pakistan sectarian violence

Three days of intense sectarian clashes in Kurram District, northwestern Pakistan, have claimed the…

FRSC returns ₦630,750 to crash victim’s family in Zamfara

The Federal Road Safety Corps in Zamfara State has returned the sum of ₦630,750…

Police arrest native doctor, others for kidnapping, robbery in Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects, including a native doctor, for…

Navy arrests suspected oil smugglers in Akwa Ibom

The Nigerian Navy has disclosed the arrest of a syndicate engaged in the smuggling…

Kano Hisbah plans fresh raids on betting shops after S’Court ruling

The Kano State Hisbah Board has announced it will restart its crackdown on betting…

Ogun man bags seven years imprisonment for cultism

A Special Anti-Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has sentenced a 27-year-old man,…

Lagos to divert traffic for Saturday city race

The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion to accommodate the maiden edition of…

Lagos man sues NDLEA over alleged infringement of rights

A Nigerian, Damilare Samuel, has filed a N50 million suit against the National Drug…