31-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing aunt in Gombe
A 31-year-old man, Jonathan James, is in police custody for allegedly stabbing his 65-year-old aunt, Ramatu Musa, to death in…
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Auto crash claims 2 lives on Lagos-Badagry Expressway
The Lagos State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says two persons lost their lives in a…
Lifeless body of girl dumped by roadside in Delta
A girl identified as Precious Yusuf has been found dead in Asaba, in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta…
Unidentified woman crushed to death in Ilorin by tricycle
An unidentified woman was crushed to death by a hit-and-run tricycle rider on Saturday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The…
59 arrested in Abia for environmental offenses
Fifty-nine defaulters were on Saturday, arrested in various parts of Umuahia and brought to the Abia State Environmental Court for…
Murder of Enugu musician: Police chief, govt officials visit family, identify killer cop
Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, in company of top officials of the State Government, on Saturday, visited…
VeryDarkMan under investigation for use of police uniform
The Nigeria Police Force has distanced itself from the unauthorised use of its uniform and insignia by social media influencer,…
80 year old woman dies as fire guts building in Ogun
An 80 years old woman identified as Mariam Salako has been confirmed dead in a fire outbreak that occured in…
Police arrest woman who broke stepson’s bone with pestle
Enugu State Government has taken swift action regarding the disturbing case of Mrs. Ada Ogbogu, who allegedly assaulted her stepson…
Dangote truck rams into apartment in Ogun
A fully-loaded Dangote Cement truck with registration number DGW109XA rammed into a house in Imasayi Yewa North local government area…
Seven arrested over alleged vandalisation of NNPC pipelines in Adamawa
No fewer than seven persons have been arrested in Adamawa State over alleged vandalisation of ‘critical structures.’ Operatives of the…
Road accident claims 13 lives on Kaduna-Abuja expressway
No fewer than 13 people died in a road crash on the busy Kaduna-Abuja expressway on Friday. The Kaduna State…
Student dies after 162 frog jumps in Ogun
There was tension in Imeko Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State as a student, identified as Ariyo Monday, was…
Four arraigned for stealing tiles worth N200,000
The Police on Friday arraigned four persons before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly stealing tiles worth N200,000.…
Alleged rape: Court discharges, acquits UNIBEN lecturer
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin has discharged and acquitted a lecturer with the University of Benin, UBTH,…
Nigeria Navy deactivates Illegal refineries in Delta state
The Nigeria Navy said its troops of Operation Delta Sanity have deactivated two illegal refining sites with 2 refining ovens,…
40 dead, towns submerged as Tropical Storm Trami hits Philippines
Philippine rescue workers struggled through widespread floodwaters on Friday to reach residents stranded on rooftops as Tropical Storm Trami, which…
BREAKING: Deadly shootings claim multiple lives in Anambra capital
A shooting spree in Awka, Anambra State capital on Thursday morning, has claimed several lives, sources have hinted DAILY POST.…
Court remands SS3 student in Ondo for allegedly killing colleague
A Chief Magistrate in Ondo State, Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi, has remanded a 15-year-old female student of Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi Akoko,…
Canadian woman bags 11 years’ jail term for importing cannabis into Nigeria
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a 41-year-old Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, to 11 years…
NSCDC nabs nine suspected vandals, collaborators in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested nine suspects for…
Troops recover weapons, rescue hostages in North West
The Nigerian Army said troops deployed across various parts of Zamfara and Katsina states, acting on intelligence, successfully intercepted and…
Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three suspects over their alleged involvement in the abduction of travellers along the…
One dies, passenger injured after Dangote truck, motorcycle collide in Lagos
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says the driver of a truck has escaped after his truck and a commercial…
Police commence investigation into disappearance of Corp member in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has begun investigations into the disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member, Yahaya…
Gunmen kill man, abduct daughter, two teenagers in Benue
Armed bandits have again attacked and killed a man, and abducted his daughter and two teenagers in Agatu Local Government…
3 feared dead in Adamawa canoe mishap
One person has been confirmed dead and two others missing after a canoe mishap in Borong, a riverine community in…
EFCC docks fake nurse for alleged N28.2m fraud in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Blessing Amaka David-Agwa, a fake…
Police nab four over disappearance of NYSC member
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested four persons in connection with the sudden disappearance of a National Youth Service…
19 die in Plateau auto crash
No fewer than 19 persons have been confirmed dead in an auto crash that occurred at Hawan Kibo area of…
Osun Amotekun arrests nursing mother for fraud
The Amotekun Corps in Osun State has arrested a 31-year-old nursing mother, Taiwo Badru for fraud. Badru, who resides in…
Yola court jails woman for abusing stepchildren
The Chief Magistrate Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has convicted and sentenced a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, to one…
Nigeria Police confirm Bobrisky’s detention at FCID Lagos
The Nigerian Immigration Service has transferred popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, to the Force Criminal Investigation Department annex in…
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Oyo: 50 communities cut off as flood washes away bridge in Eruwa [PHOTOS]
Over fifty communities have been cut off as a result of the collapse of one of the bridges in Ibarapa…
Adultery: Kano Hisbah declares Jigawa commissioner wanted
The Kano State Hisbah Board has declared wanted Auwal Danladi Sankara, the suspended Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, over…
Kano: Husband of woman caught with Jigawa commissioner files adultery suit at Sharia Court
The husband of Tasleem Baba Nabegu, the woman allegedly caught with Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties Auwalu Sankara, has…
21 persons died of Lassa Fever in Edo
The authorities of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, ISTH, in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State said 21 persons…
Bandits kill 3 travellers, abduct 2 farmers in Niger
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed three persons between Bangi and Kotonkoro road in Mariga local government area of…
Imo Police arrest broadcast Journalist, Uba over alleged inciting statements
The Imo State Police Command have arrested a popular radio presenter Chinonso Ubah also called Nonsonkwa who was accused of…
Police arraign man for allegedly stealing N1.2m motorcycle in Lagos
The Police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 36-year-old man, Samuel Kehinde, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly…
Bandits kill three, abduct scores along Gusau-Funtua road
Gunmen suspected to be bandits with sophisticated weapons unleashed an attack on workers of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal…
Edo: Angry residents almost beat suspected thief to death
Angry residents at Luck Way in Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City have reportedly beaten a suspected armed robber to…
Edo: Angry residents almost beat suspected thief to death
Angry residents at Luck Way in Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City have reportedly beaten a suspected armed robber to…
Police in Edo arrest suspected killer of Lagos Uber driver
The Edo State Police Command has arrested one John Ochekwu Abraham for alleged involvement in the death of Usman Umaru,…
Police arrest 29 kidnapping suspects in Imo, recover 14 guns
The Imo State Police Command has paraded 29 suspects alleged to be involved in kidnapping activities within the state, as…
Police trace relatives of man who slumped, died after sex with woman in guest house
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the death of a yet-to-be-identified man who slumped and died after engaging in…
BREAKING: Black Sunday in Anambra community as gunmen kill scores
Tragedy struck Nibo, a community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday as not less than…
2-storey building collapses in Umuahia
A two-storey building under construction in Amangwu Ohokobe Ndume, Umuahia North LGA of Abia State has collapsed. The building which…
Gunmen kill Police Inspector, expatriate, 3 quarry workers in Edo
Gunmen have reportedly killed a Police Inspector, an expatriate and three other workers of a quarry company in Edo State.…
Metal thieves vandalise government schools in Abia, steal roofing sheets
Governor Alex Otti’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, has raised alarm about the activities of metal thieves…