Translate

Metro

Metro • May 25, 2026
Police launch ‘command sweepers squad’ in Ikorodu amid crime wave fear.
Following growing outcry from residents over rising criminal activities, the Lagos State Police Command has inaugurated a new tactical security outfit, the ‘Command Sweepers Squad,’ to tackle crime and restore public confidence in the Ikorodu axis.
Read
Metro • May 25, 2026
Lagos police smash syndicates stealing goods in transit, recover items worth over ₦60 million
In a fight against economic sabotage and cargo theft, the operatives of Zone 2 police command Headquarters Onikan Lagos, has dismantled two notorious syndicates specialized in the stealing and diversion of goods in transit, arresting nine suspects and recovering stolen products valued at over sixty N60million.
Read
Metro • May 24, 2026
Police busts suspected Canadian Loud warehouse in Lagos, recover 425 bags worth N7.8 billion
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command led by the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Olorundare Jimoh, have dismantled a major drug syndicate operating under the guise of a legitimate POS paper business, arresting a suspect and recovering 425 bags of suspected Canadian Loud and Colorado, estimated to worth N7.8billions.
Read
Metro • May 23, 2026
Peter Obi meets South African leaders to address xenophobic attacks on Nigerians
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC), Peter Obi, has intensified efforts to protect Nigerians in South Africa following new reports of xenophobic attacks and rising depression among victims.
Read
Metro • May 21, 2026
AIG Jimoh seeks China’s support on cybercrime, forensics, police training
Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, AIG Olorundare Jimoh, on Thursday, hosted a delegation from the Shandong Provincial Public Security Department of the People’s Republic of China, with both parties seeking stronger collaboration in tackling transnational crimes and enhancing police traini
Read
Metro • May 21, 2026
‘An attack on our nation’s foundation’ – Group condemns killing of abducted teacher in Oyo
The Anti-Drug Impact Foundation has condemned the brutal killing of a teacher who was abducted in Oyo State, alongside 6 other teachers and 39 students/pupils, describing the act as barbaric and a direct assault on the future of the nation, citing that teachers are the pillers that trains leaders of tomorrow.
Read
Metro • May 20, 2026
‘Do we really have leaders or just caretakers?’ — Nigerian catholic priest laments teacher’s beheading, economic hardship
A Nigerian Catholic priest and lecturer at Saint Joseph Major Seminary Ikot- Ekpene, Rev. Fr. Augustine Abiagom, CM, has broken his silence over what he calls the “daily deteriorating state of the Nigerian nation,” condemning the recent beheading of a school teacher in Oyo State and the nation’s spiraling security and economic crises.
Read
Metro • May 19, 2026
NYSC Corps member stabs father three times to death in Abuja
A 53-year-old businessman, Mr. Adimike Godwin, has allegedly been killed by his son, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Friday night following a heated argument at their home in the Guzape area of Abuja.
Read
Metro • May 19, 2026
EFCC hands over recovered N837 million to Katsina state governor
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission-EFCC, Kano Zonal Directorate, has officially handed over recovered monetary exhibits totaling ₦837,485,389.00 to the Katsina State Government.
Read
Metro • May 18, 2026
NAPTIP arrests 54-year-old man over alleged abuse of four boys in Abuja
The operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have arrested a 54-year-old man, identified as Mr. Bartholomew, for the alleged serial sexual abuse, coercion, and violent assault of four young men.
Read
Metro • May 18, 2026
Enugu police arrests two interstate kidnapping suspects
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected interstate kidnappers and armed robbers, reaffirming its commitment to eradicating crime across the state.
Read
Metro • May 18, 2026
Police arrest Man who beheaded his mother in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed two separate gruesome murder incidents that occurred on May 15, 2026, in different communities within Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of the state.
Read