Lagos DPO slumps, dies in office
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Ijanikin Police…
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Police confirm murder, beheading of two suspected cultists in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the murder of one Paul Eyo, suspected to be a member of…
Niger: Three suspects arrested over theft of truck worth N30m
Three suspects are currently in police net for allegedly stealing a tipper truck worth over N30 million along the Kaduna-Abuja…
24 years old man commits suicide in Ogun
The police in Ogun State on Friday, confirmed the death of 24-year-old Dada Adesonye, who committed suicide by hanging. DAILY…
Man gets 7 years imprisonment for sexually abusing 3 boys
A Kano State High Court, on Friday, sentenced a 27-year-old man, Abdullahi Lawan, to seven years imprisonment for sexually abusing…
Sixteen suspects arrested for thuggery, possession of weapon by Niger Police
The Niger Police have arrested no fewer than sixteen persons for alleged thuggery, disturbance of public peace and being in…
Police arrest Ogun suspected robber, recover arms
A 27-year-old suspected armed robber identified as Imole Ajayi, has been apprehended by operatives of the Ogun State police. The…
Man, 43, arrested for kidnapping minor in Yobe
The Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Police said its operatives have arrested a 43-year-old suspect over the alleged kidnapping…
Realtor docked over alleged N19m fraud
A 43-year-old Realtor, Olumade Owoseni, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, in a N19 million alleged fraud case.…
Fake policeman arrested in Kano
The Police in Kano State have arrested one Salisu Bala for parading himself as member of the Police Special Constabulary…
Kwara: Fire guts 4 rooms, 23 shops in Ilorin
A building comprising four rooms and 23 shops has been gutted by fire in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The…
Man arraigned over alleged theft, breach of peace
The Police on Friday arraigned a 32-year-old man, Ojo Oluwaseun, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged stealing of…
Motorcycle theft: One dies, another hospitalized as youths lynch suspects in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one John Udoh who was reportedly beaten to death over…
Bauchi Police arrest two JSS 3 students for alleged theft of 100 phones
Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended two teenage students in connection with a robbery at a mobile phone shop in…
Troops arrest three terrorists’ collaborators in Taraba
Troops of the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have again apprehended three individuals suspected of collaborating with terrorists’ elements…
Ekiti Amotekun corps uncovers decaying bodies of two girls in Aramoko
The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps has discovered the remains of two young girls in the bush of Aramoko-Ekiti during its…
CNG-powered vehicle explodes in Edo, injures many
There was panic on Thursday morning in Benin, the Edo State Capital when a Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, powered vehicle…
Police arrest POS operator for receiving N4 million from kidnappers
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a POS operator for receiving the sum of N4 million from kidnappers. Police…
Navy arrests two suspects smuggling fertilizers to Cameroon
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, says it has arrested two suspected smugglers with a speed boat laden…
EFCC arrests 36 internet fraudsters in Anambra
No fewer than 36 suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested at different locations of Onitsha, Anambra State. The Enugu Zonal…
Man dies after alleged marathon sex in Niger
The police in Niger State have confirmed the death of a yet-to-be-identified man after an alleged marathon sex with a…
Court jails 15 internet fraudsters in Edo
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentence of 15…
NDLEA confiscates 115.226kg illicit drugs, arrests 149 suspects in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized 115.226 kilogrammes of various illicit substances…
Migrant took own life after ‘multiple failings’ at UK detention centre – Jury
An inquest jury has found that “multiple failings” at a UK immigration detention centre contributed to the tragic death of…
Nearly 100 still missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
Ninety-two people remain missing in North Carolina weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of the state, Governor Roy…
Man jailed for illegal possession of 1kg cannabis
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced a 40-year-old man, Noah Oke, to three years imprisonment for illegal…
Peacemaker separating fight punched to death in Adamawa
A man who tried to make peace has been punched to death while trying to separate a fight in Adamawa…
Two arraigned over alleged N9.6m chairs theft
The Lagos State Police Command has dragged two men, Chiagoziem Obi, and Joseph Nkpokpo, before an Ojo Magistrate’s Court in…
Police kill 3 kidnappers, nab suspected member of notorious bandit group in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim and neutralized three kidnappers during a gun duel at Kpakiko…
Tragedy as man drowns in Lagos River
A 45-year-old man, identified as Kazeem, has drowned in a river at Odo Tente, a boundary community between Lagos and…
Bandit kingpin Ibrahim Daji killed in Zamfara
Ibrahim Daji, a notorious bandit leader, has been killed in Kwanar Nasir, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, according…
Four Lebanese troops killed in Israel-Hezbollah conflict
Four soldiers from the Lebanese Army have died in the conflict between the Hezbollah militia and Israel. Also, 12 other…
Israeli shelling on central Gaza school kills 19 Palestinians
About 19 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured in Israeli shelling on a school housing displaced persons in…
Lagos: Two-storey building collapses in Orile Iganmu
A two-storey building in Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State has collapsed. The building, which collapsed in Amusu Street, led…
Police detain hotel manager over woman’s death in Lagos
Police in Lagos have detained a hotel manager in the Dopemu area over the death of a woman who allegedly…
Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun
A couple and a man have been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred along the Sagamu-Ogijo Road, Ogun…
One injured, another killed as bandits invade Kwara community
An unidentified person has reportedly been injured while one other was killed on Thursday when bandits invaded the Oreke-Okegbo community…
Man abducts, kills petty trader to avoid payment of N40,000 debt in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two men, Abubakar Ibrahim and Isah Ayuba, over the abduction and subsequent killing…
Train crushes 50-year-old man in Lagos
Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that a 50-year-old man, identified as Emmanuel, was crushed to death by a moving…
Police arrests man for allegedly setting grandmother on fire in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Nura Mas’ud, for allegedly setting his grandmother on fire. The…
Gunmen kidnap tens of travellers in Zamfara
Suspected armed bandits on Saturday blocked the ever-busy Gusau-Funtua highway and abducted an unspecified number of travellers. The bandits were…
Imo: Police rescue teenage girl from alleged organ harvesters, arrest one suspect
The Imo State Police Command have foiled an attempt by suspected human organ traffickers following the arrest of a 38-year-old…
Youths risk lives to scoop fuel from fallen truck
Hundreds of Nigerian youths risked their lives as they happily scooped fuel from a fallen truck. The incident happened at…
Alleged fraud: EFCC declares oil mogul Bolaji Akinduro wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared oil mogul, Bolaji Akinduro wanted over alleged fraud. The EFCC, in…
Man supplying food to bandits arrested in Ekiti
A man by name Musa Abdulai, suspected to be an agent of the bandits in Ekiti State and supplying food…
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4 reportedly dead as trailer fell into ditch in Ogbomosho [PHOTOS]
Four people have reportedly died after a trailer fell into a ditch along the old Oyo-Ogbomosho Road. DAILY POST learnt…
Two arrested over alleged threat to life in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly threatening to burn down a house and kill its…
Police re-arrest escaped convict in Borno
The Police Command in Borno State has re-arrested a convict, Kyari Kur, who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre…
Ondo man stabs friend to death over N2000 debt
Police operatives in Ondo State have apprehended a 34-year-old man, Monday Chukwu, for allegedly stabbing his friend, Kefa Ofando, 30,…
Man arrested for allegedly killing friend in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested one Mr Monday Chukwu of Akintola village in the Odigbo area of the…