Police arrest two scrap buyers for alleged vandalism, theft in Ogun
The police in Ogun State have arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing rental equipment from a warehouse in…
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Herdsmen again invade Benue community, killing six persons, razing houses
Invaders have again struck in Benue State killing six persons in an attack suspected to be orchestrated by herdsmen in…
Unidentified lifeless body retrieved from well in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service, on Saturday, retrieved the body of an unidentified lifeless man from a well in Kano.…
One dies, several injured in Lagos road accident
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on Sunday confirmed the death of an adult male in a multiple accident…
Amotekun apprehends man accused of rape in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps has confirmed the arrest of a 32-year-old man, Oluwatoyin Sunday, who has been accused of…
Man shoots Abia youth dead for playing football near his house
A 70-year-old man, Mr Stephen Irobunda has escaped being lynched in Ohokobe Ndume, Umuahia North LGA of Abia State for…
NSCDC nabs NNPCL truck driver for diverting 10, 000 litres of fuel
The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested a Nigerian National Petroleum Company…
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BREAKING: Fire breaks out at private telecom outfit in Abuja [Video]
Emergency responders are battling to tackle a fire outbreak at a private telecommunications outfit in Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja. The…
Police arrest suspect who specializes in kidnapping minors in Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State police have arrested one Onoriode Augustine, for allegedly kidnapping minors in Ijebu-Ode local government area…
Police arrest ex-convict, 6 others for ‘armed robbery’ in Ogun
The police in Ogun State have arrested a 42-year-old ex-convict, Abolaji Alese, and six others for alleged armed robbery and…
FCTA nabs 16 streetlight vandals
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has arrested 16 persons suspected of vandalizing streetlights across the capital city. The Coordinator…
Nasarawa: Policeman crushes woman to death, family rejects N100,000 burial offer
A tragic accident took the life of 35-year-old Patience Ashenenye, when a policeman reportedly crashed into the commercial motorcycle she…
Wife allegedly stabs husband to death in Ibadan
A 33-year-old wife, Comfort Olalere Tinubu, has allegedly stabbed her 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu, to death in Ibadan, the Oyo…
Man arrested for allegedly raping 3-year-old girl in Jigawa
Police in Jigawa State have arrested an 18-year-old boy, Khamisu Ibrahim, over the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in…
Police arrest five suspected internet fraudsters in Benue
Benue State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with a case of impersonation and obtaining under false pretense…
Robbery suspect arrested in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command said it has arrested 26-year-old Segun Owoduti, a member of a three-man armed robbery gang…
Abia banker, two others gunned down in Umuahia
A banker with a popular Nigerian bank, identified as Mr Victor has been killed in Umuahia by suspected kidnappers who…
Adamawa: 30 year old man faces prosecution for defiling minors
A 30-year-old man, Musa Garba, is to face arraignment in Adamawa State for alleged sexual assault on two schoolgirls aged…
10 dead as building collapse kills 10 in Oyo
At least 10 persons lost their lives, while seven others were rescued in a building collapse in Jegede Olorunsogo, within…
Kidnapped Kaduna female doctor released after 10 months
A female resident medical doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna State, Ganiyat Popoola, who was abducted by bandits…
Edo taskforce on anti-cultism arrest Eiye, Vikings members
The Edo State Special Taskforce on Anti-Cultism on Wednesday said some suspects have been arrested in the renewed violent clash…
Police arrest physically challenged Man for allegedly raping 10-yr-old girl in Kogi
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a physically challenged man identified as Ojochogwu Baba for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl…
Police arrest 1,247 suspects, recover 3,172 ammunitions, rescue 64 abducted victims in October
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of 1, 247 suspects including a major arms dealer and recovered 3,172…
EFCC arrests 7 for fraud in Abuja
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of…
EFCC arrests 25 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Benin
Twenty five suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested at different locations in Benin City, Edo State. The Benin Zonal Directorate…
Three female police officers arrested for alleged extortion in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three of its officers for alleged involvement in extortion of motorists in Port…
Man arraigned for allegedly assaulting two Police officers
A 39-year-old man, Jegede Oluwasina, on Wednesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting two police officers on…
Delta: Court remands man in prison for allegedly defiling girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter
A Delta State High Court sitting in Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli South Local Government Area has ordered the remand of Mr…
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Six hospitalised as waste disposal vehicle rams into cab, motorcycle in Ibadan [VIDEO]
No fewer than six people have been hospitalized due to injuries sustained in a road accident in Ibadan, the Oyo…
Police neutralize suspected ESN member, recover arms in Imo
The Imo State Police Command has said its operatives successfully repelled an attempted attack allegedly carried out by members of…
84-year-old man missing in Ekiti State
The Ekiti State Police Command has declared an 84-year-old man, Adeyemi Yisa Agboola of No. 26, Similoluwa Area, Ado-Ekiti, missing.…
Abducted UNN Dean regains freedom, as police foil another kidnap attempt
The kidnapped University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, senior lecturer, Prof Oguejiofo Ujam has regained freedom. Ujam, kidnapped along the Ugwuogo-Opi…
Human trafficking: NAPTIP rescues 4 girls in Akwa Ibom
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, says it has rescued four girls trafficked from Akwa…
Wife seeks dissolution of 1-year-old marriage over lack of love
A housewife, Kafilat AbdulLateef, on Tuesday asked the Area Court, Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, Kwara State, to dissolve her one-year-old marriage to…
34-year-old construction worker macheted to death in Ogun
A 34-year-old man, identified as Segun Adegbite, was found macheted to death at a construction site near WitchTech Factory on…
Police parade six armoured cable vandals, two motorcycle thieves in Niger
No fewer than six suspected cable vandals are currently in the custody of the Niger State Police Command for stealing…
Security guard bags 18 months jail term for stealing diesel
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 25-year-old security guard, Lucky Bulus, to 18 months in prison for stealing…
Ogun hunter found dead with bullet wounds
The Police in Ogun State on Monday, said a hunter identified as Femi was found dead with bullet wounds in…
Tension as hoodlums kidnap UNN Dean, others along Ugwuogo-Opi-Nsukka Road
A senior lecturer in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Prof Oguejiofo Ujam was on Sunday abducted along the Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka…
Ogun govt suspends teacher over pupil’s death
Ogun State Government, through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, has suspended the teacher who punished Monday Ariyo, an…
NSCDC spokesman attacked by the hoodlums, sustains injuries
Suspected hoodlums have allegedly attacked the spokesman of the Niger State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,…
Nasarawa Police arrest suspected kidnapper, recovers ransom
The Nasarawa State Police command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered the sum of five hundred and forty-seven thousand…
Edo community hires traditionalists to invoke curses on vandalized police station
Elders and residents of Ugbineh community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State have hired traditionalists to…
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Many injured as bus falls inside collapsed bridge in Ogbomoso [PHOTOS]
Many travellers have been injured in an accident that occurred along Otamakun road in Ogbnomso, DAILY POST reports. It was…
26 illegal revenue collectors, fake agents nabbed in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State government at the weekend said it has arrested 26 illegal internally Generated Revenue, IGR, collectors and fake…
Illicit drugs: Police arrest 3 suspects in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three suspects with illicit drugs. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan,…
Police launch investigation as gunmen kill drummer in Edo community
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly killed a drummer identified as HC Ikhamateh Akhumhele in Osholo community of Edo…
NDLEA intercepts US, Europe-bound drugs in shoe soles, N16.6bn opioids at seaports
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced that its operatives have intercepted consignments of opioids concealed in the…
BREAKING: Anglican priest Kidnapped in Anambra
An Anglican priest identified as Ven David Arinze Ajaefobi, who is said to be the Archdeacon of Oyi Central Archdeaconry…
Gombe Police arrest man for allegedly killing abducted nephew
A 21-year-old Mubarak Haladu has been arrested by the Nigerian Police Force in Gombe state for kidnapping, culpable homicide, shop…