Man who forged best man’s medical school certificates gets over four years in jail
A fake medical doctor, Martins Ugwu, 54 years, who claimed ownership of his best man’s medical school certificates, with which…
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Police arrest suspects for allegedly forging classified documents from Aso Rock
The Nigeria Police has confirmed the arrest of at least four suspects over alleged forgery of classified documents belonging to…
Japa: Man in court for allegedly defrauding emigrant of N15m
The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 38-year-old man, Babafemi Ogundele, before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over an alleged…
Court remands tiler for allegedly raping employer’s wife
A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 27-year-old tiler, Qudus Kazeem, at the Ikoyi Correctional Center,…
Aba Catholic Bishop laments death of members during Christ the King procession
Following the death of two members in Aba on Sunday during the Christ The King annual procession, the Catholic Bishop…
Anambra: Police arrest man with gun wrapped in bag of rice
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a man in possession of a gun wrapped in a bag…
Police burst drug warehouse in Delta, arrest seven distributing agents
Operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) have busted an illicit drug warehouse along Shell Road area of Sapele Town…
Suspected armed robbers evading police kill two gang members in Delta
Suspected armed robbers, who were evading police arrest, have shot two of their gang members to death in Effurun, Uvwie…
Police bust warehouse theft syndicate in Bauchi
Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested a suspected thief after busting a syndicate involved in warehouse theft across…
EFCC arrests 10 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters.…
Police arrests 523 suspects on various criminal activities in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a total of 523 suspects for involvement in various criminal activities, including 26…
Court orders arrest of businessman over alleged $651,280 fraud
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has ordered the arrest…
Police, LG chairmen disagree over reported killing of 37 in fresh Benue attack
There is a cloud of confusion over the number of residents killed in a fresh attack in Logo and Katsina-Ala…
Teachers, students boycott Oyo school over clash with locals
Teachers and students have deserted Areago Community High School in Ogbomoso in Oyo state, DAILY POST reports. Our correspondent reports…
Man jailed 8 years over transformer coil theft in Yobe
The Federal High Court, Damaturu, Yobe State, has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Nasiru Lawan, to eight years in a correctional…
Court dissolves 45 years old marriage over alleged infidelity
A Shari’a Court at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Monday dissolved a 45-year-old marriage between Ilani Alhaji and Halima Ilani…
Court remands scavengers for allegedly stealing EKEDC cables
A Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded two scavengers at Awarjigoh Correctional Centre, for allegedly stealing an electrical…
Police rescue 14 passengers from bandits in Katsina
Police operatives have successfully rescued 14 passengers from bandits in Dan’arau village, Magama-Jibia, Jibia LGA of Katsina State. Spokesperson of…
One dies as police foil kidnapping attempt in Katsina, rescue 14
A victim of abduction for ransom died while receiving medical treatment after gunshot wounds by armed bandits in Jibia Local…
Container collapses on car in Lagos, driver rescued
The driver of a Toyota Camry on Monday escaped death after a 40-ft loaded container fell on it at Mile…
BREAKING: Soldiers clash with unknown gunmen in Abia community
Personnel of the Nigerian Army’s 14 Brigade, Ohafia, and unidentified gunmen in Mbata, Umuchima village, Isiala Ngwa North LGA, Abia…
Police arrest Ondo farmer for beating suspected thief to death
A farmer has been apprehended by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly beating a suspected thief to…
24 dead after boats capsize off Madagascar coast
At least 24 people have died after two boats carrying mostly Somali nationals capsized off Madagascar’s northern coast, local authorities…
Dozens killed in renewed sectarian violence in Pakistan
More than 80 people have been killed and 156 wounded in three days of sectarian violence in Pakistan’s tribal district…
Building of ten rooms razed in Kwara
A building housing 10 rooms and shops has been razed by fire at Omu-Aran town, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government…
Cultists kill man on wedding day in Delta
Two men have lost their lives in Kwale, Ndokwa West local government area of Delta state while several others were…
Boat Mishap: Eight persons feared dead, over 20 missing in Delta
Eight persons have been reported dead with over twenty others still missing after a boat mishap which occurred at Beneth…
Two vandals arrested for allegedly stealing BEDC cable
Two suspected vandals impersonating staff of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, have been arrested at the scene of crimes…
Suspected robber killed in Anambra, AK-47 rifle recovered
A suspected armed robber said to be terrorising residents along the Nkwo Enugwu-Ukwu Road in Njikoka Local Government Area of…
Police arrest suspect for job scam, name-dropping in Nasarawa
Police operatives in Nasarawa State have arrested a 33-year-old suspect, Yusuf Idris, for impersonating the state’s Commissioner of Police, CP…
NDLEA arrests businessman with large quantity of cocaine
A businessman with a large quantity of cocaine has been apprehended by the operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
School principal suspended in Akwa Ibom over poor feeding of students
The principal of Presbyterian Senior Science College, Ididep, Akwa Ibom State, Dr NSE Sunday Umoh, has been suspended following an…
Notorious motorcycle snatcher Hassan Abdul finally arrested in Kogi
A 25-year-old notorious motorcycle thief who had over the months been declared wanted and identified as Hassan Abdul has been…
Police recover eight unexploded ordnance in Maiduguri
The Borno State Police Command said it has successfully recovered eight unexploded ordnance (UXOs) in Dala and Gwange areas of…
Ogun: Police launch manhunt as suspect flees after killing woman during argument
The Ogun State Police Command says it has launched a manhunt for a woman suspected of murder in the Ipokia…
Students, Residents Clash: Police arrest 2 locals, release vice principal, 3 others in Oyo
Men of the Oyo State Police Command, Friday night, arrested two persons, in connection with a clash between students and…
Ceiling collapses in Abia courtroom during proceeding
A section of the ceiling in Obehie Magistrate Court in Ukwa West LGA of Abia State on Friday, collapsed while…
VIce Principal, 2 teachers, guard arrested as students, residents clash in Ogbnomso
No fewer than four staff of Areago Community High School, Ogbomoso in Oyo State, have been arrested as a result…
Akwa-Ibom: Navy nabs suspected petrol-smuggling syndicate
The Forward Operating Base, FOB, of the Nigerian Navy at the coastal waters of Ibaka, in the Mbo local government…
BREAKING: Patients rushed out as fire razes property worth millions of naira at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital
Property worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of a fire incident that broke out at Ladoke…
Police arrest fake officer for defrauding POS operators in Ogun
A fake police officer identified as Bukola Olabode, who specialised in making fake transfers to Point of Sale, POS operators…
Mystery fire guts part of UNIZIK College of Health Sciences, Nnewi
A mystery fire on Thursday night broke out at the College of Health Sciences of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, gutting…
Abuja court remands 109 foreigners over alleged cybercrime
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the remand of 109 foreigners, charged over allegations bordering on cybercrime,…
Murder charge: Absence of Evan’s lawyer stalls proceeding
The absence of the counsel representing convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans stalled his re-arraignment before Justice…
Bandits abduct four farmers in fresh Southern Kaduna attack
Bandits have reportedly abducted about four farmers in the Libere community of Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Aminu…
Man, girlfriend arrested for kidnap, murder of 70-year-old woman in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Ikechukwu Okoye (male, aged 33) and Juliet Ogbodo (female, aged 39),…
EFCC arraigns three over alleged N29m theft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned three men, Saka Olubamishe, Olusegun Omogoye and Olumuyiwa Adesina, for allegedly…
Nigerian man jailed six years in U.S for $6m medicaid fraud
A United States-based Nigerian, Ifeanyi Ozoh, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for orchestrating a $6 million…
Police parade man for allegedly impregnating own teenage daughter
Mr Adamu Ibrahim Umaru, 48, was on Thursday paraded by the Zone 6 Police Command in Cross River over an…
Gunmen kill young lawyer in Benue
A young lawyer, Mike Ofikwu, in Otukpo town of Benue state, has been reportedly shot dead by gunmen. A source…