Nigeria Police arrest four over alleged sextortion, romance scam
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center, NPF-NCCC has arrested at least four suspects in connection with an alleged case…
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Nigerian court jails two for internet fraud in Kaduna
Justice Hauwa’u Bubari of the Federal High Court in Kaduna has sentenced the duo of Audu Ishida and Elisha Smith…
Police recover 95 vandalised rail tracks in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command said it has recovered 95 vandalised rail tracks and apprehended one suspect in connection with…
Three docked for alleged house breaking, stealing in Ibadan
The Police on Thursday in Ibadan arraigned three persons for alleged house breaking and stealing. The defendants, Folake Jimoh, Hashiru…
Amotekun nabs kidnap kingpins, rescues victims in Ondo
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, have arrested two kidnap suspects in the…
Ogun: Police arrest suspect as teenager dies during football match
Police officers in Ogun State have arrested Alex Eziochukwu in connection to the death of 16-year-old Jamilu Lasisi in Ibegba,…
NSCDC nabs 5 alleged vandals in FCT
The FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence, NSCDC, has arrested five persons for allegedly vandalising critical national…
28 persons die in Ethiopia bus accident
At least 28 people died while 19 others were seriously injured after a bus swerved off the road and plunged…
18-year-old boy sets house ablaze after stealing foodstuffs in Ilorin
An 18-year old boy, Olawumi Ayomide, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State…
Five month old infant, two children, others die in Borno boat mishap
A five-month-old infant, two children and one adult on Monday lost their lives in a boat accident that occurred along…
Lagos govt seals churches, companies over noise pollution
The Lagos State government has sealed the Celestial Church of God, the Redeemed Christian Church of God and seven companies…
Teenager docked for allegedly stealing cables worth N475,000
A 19-year-old teenager, Julius Francis, was on Wednesday, arraigned before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing cables worth…
Youth arrested for alleged gangsterism 2 weeks after release from prison
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a young man, Khalifa Modibbo for alleged ‘Shila gangsterism.’ Shila gangsterism is a…
Bandit leader Sani Black, sons killed by military, vigilantes in Zamfara
The Nigeria military has recorded another success in the fight against banditry in the North-West as troops have neutralized a…
One soldier feared dead as bandits ambush troops in Zamfara
One soldier was reportedly killed while four others escaped an ambush by bandits in the Dansadau axis of Maru Local…
Edo Election: Police investigates 6 persons arrested with weapons, BVAS machines
The Nigerian Police Force said it arrested six persons in Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in Edo State. DAILY POST reports…
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Lagos govt confiscates banned styrofoam packs [VIDEO]
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, on Tuesday, confiscated the banned styrofoam food packs discovered at a warehouse at…
Lagos man docked over alleged N1.8m fraud
A 43-year-old man, Adekunle Abodunrin, on Tuesday, appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for alleged N1.8 million fraud.…
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Youths apprehend 5 indigenes allegedly helping gunmen to operate in Anambra community [VIDEO]
Vigilant youths of Ogbaru have orchestrated the arrest of five youths who have allegedly been aiding secessionist elements in their…
Suspect accused of taking woman to hotel for ritual now in FCT police custody
The FCT Police Command says it has received from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command, one Joseph…
Ogun varsity student reveals motive for killing teenage church member
A 23-year-old student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ogun State, Ayomide Adeleye, has confessed to the killing of 18-year-old Christiana…
Abducted students, staff of Federal University Gusau freed after 7 months
The students and staff of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, who were abducted over seven months ago, have regained…
Ondo Amotekun arrests, parades 27 suspected criminals
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, on Monday paraded no fewer than 27…
Guinness World Record: Osun lecturer embarks on 150 hour marathon lecture
A lecturer at Foreign Links College in Moro, Osun State, Dr Nsikak Akpan, has commenced a 150-hour marathon lecture. Akpan…
Faulty electricity panel razed at UCH Ibadan
There was panic at the University College Hospital, UCH in Ibadan when a spark ignited a fire in one of…
Troops neutralize two vandals, shut down bunkery sites, recover arms, ammunition
Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army have neutralized two armed vandals, recovered two AK 47 rifles and arrested 18…
Tragic coal mine explosion in Iran claims over 50 lives
A devastating explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in Tabas, eastern Iran, has killed at least…
Four killed, over 20 injured in late-night shooting in Birmingham, U.S
A mass shooting in Birmingham’s busy nightlife district late Saturday night has left four people dead and over 20 others…
17 ISWAP fighters drown while crossing river in Yobe
At least 17 members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) drowned while attempting to cross a river…
One dead, several missing after ‘unprecedented’ rains in Japan’s Ishikawa region
One person has been confirmed dead and seven others are missing following torrential rains that triggered floods and landslides in…
South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years
South Carolina has carried out its first execution in 13 years, administering a lethal injection to 46-year-old Freddie Owens, who…
Police recover 20 AK-47 rifles from gunrunner in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police Force said its personnel have arrested a notorious gunrunner and recovered 20…
Ogun: Man arrested for allegedly dismembering corpse of 13-yr-old-girl
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Ogidan Mustapha for allegedly dismembering the hands of his neighbour’s…
Police nab driver one month after murder of popular Ondo caterer
A month after the gruesome killing of a popular Akure-based caterer in Ondo State, Debbie Adene, her driver, who allegedly…
17 years old housewife paraded for killing 3-year-old stepson in Benue
The Benue State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has paraded a 17-year-old woman, identified as…
Police arrest 2 women for selling 6-day-old babies
The Lagos State Police Command says its operatives have arrested two women for allegedly selling newborn babies. The Command’s spokesman,…
Devil pushed me to rape 12-year-old girl – 53 years old livestock dealer
A 53-year-old man, Bala Osoro, has narrated how he lured and sexually abused a 12-year-old pupil after threatening her with…
Two men remanded for armed robbery, kidnapping in Ibadan
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Friday remanded two persons- Sanda Umaru, 22, and Usman Yahaha, 28 – in a…
Illicit practice: NAFDAC seals Maiduguri drug market
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has sealed the Gomboru drug market in Maiduguri, Borno…
Motorists stranded as flood cuts off Gombe-Yola highway
Thousands of motorists and commuters have been left stranded along the Gombe-Yola-Jalingo highway after a severe flood washed away a…
Police arrest suspected vandals in Jigawa
Police in Jigawa State have arrested one Babangida Abubakar for allegedly vanderlizing electric cable wire in Kaugama local government. Spokesman…
Trans woman killed in Georgia day after Anti-LGBT law passed
Kesaria Abramidze, a prominent Georgian transgender woman was killed in her home just one day after the country’s parliament passed…
Kentucky Sheriff arrested for shooting of judge in Courthouse
A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested after allegedly fatally shooting a district judge in his chambers, according to police reports.…
Hardship: Man hangs self in Jigawa school
A 40-year-old man has committed suicide by hanging himself over the ceiling in Marika village, Kiyawa local Government, Jigawa State.…
Three road crashes claim 91 lives in one month – FRSC
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has said that three landmark crashes were recorded…
Yahoo boy who confined lady in Abuja hotel for ritual arrested – Police
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed that an alleged internet fraudster, who confined a young lady for…
Russian govt arrests Nigerian professor over alleged migrant smuggling network
A yet-to-be identified Nigerian professor has been detained over the alleged facilitation of illegal entry and transit of immigrants from…
Court discharges labourer charged with theft of tanker batteries
A Karu Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Thursday discharged a 21-year-old labourer, Zaradeen Sani, charged with theft of four batteries…
Father remanded for alleged sexual assault of 7-year old daughter
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 53-year-old man, Bitrus Daniyan, in a Correctional Centre for alleged indecent…
Secession: Police parade 3 Yoruba Nation agitators in Osun
The Osun State Police Command has paraded three suspected Yoruba nation agitators over alleged secession agenda. The suspects, Fagbuyi Oluwafemi,…