The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has disclosed that it arrested 336 suspects for offences related to cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian hemp, in Ondo State in 2025. The agency also said it seized 22,316 kilograms of illicit drugs…

The Edo State Police Command said 14 suspected cultists allegedly hijacked a corpse at a burial ceremony in the state. DAILY POST reports that the Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this on Monday, January 26,…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, identified as Gare, for allegedly killing his friend, Courage, over a dispute linked to internet fraud activities. In a video posted on X by Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, the…

The Adamawa State Police Command confirmed on Monday night that suspected Boko Haram militants attacked Gare Village in Pallam District, Madagali Local Government Area, abducting six members of a family.The command indicated that the incident occurred in the early hours…

A female Point of Sale operator was killed on Monday after being hit by a commercial bus near the Total filling station in the Berger area of the Federal Capital Territory. According to eyewitnesses, the bus driver, who was operating…

Justice Funsho Lawal of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Monday sentenced three persons to death for armed robbery and kidnapping offenses. The convicts are Patrick Afedia Adams, Tijani Usman, and Ahmed Muhammad. The offences were committed against…

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke Joint Task Force have neutralised two suspected bandits along the Naka/Makurdi road. Local sources told PUNCH Online on Monday that the suspected bandits were reported to have stormed the highway before locals sent distress calls…

Troops of the Nigerian military have neutralised dozens of terrorists, apprehended no fewer than 100 suspects, and rescued at least 29 kidnapped victims in coordinated operations across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected kidnappers and rescued six victims in massive operations across the state. The spokesperson for the command, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. She noted that the arrests were…

Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire that ravaged three residential buildings and a furniture workshop in Oyo town. The first residential building is located at the Elegbo area of Sabo in Oyo. The incident occurred…

A 73-year-old man, identified as Pastor Awolola, has lost his life following a bush fire incident at the Irewolede area of Ilorin, Kwara State, after he reportedly set fire to an undergrowth on his farmland. An eyewitness told The PUNCH that…

A 73-year-old man, identified as Pastor Awolola, on Monday died in a fire incident in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The incident occurred at about 11:58 a.m. on Cemetery Road, Irewolede area of Ilorin metropolis, according to a statement by…

The Lagos State Government has sentenced 26 members of the notorious ‘Omotaku’ group to three months’ imprisonment and arrested 115 street beggars in ongoing enforcement operations across the state. This was disclosed in a statement posted on X on Monday…

Police operatives from the Force Intelligence Department’s Special Tactical Squad, FID‑STS, in Niger State have arrested three young men allegedly linked to a kidnapping and armed‑robbery network that has been terrorising communities around Beji, Maikunkele and surrounding areas. Acting on…

Wives of Osun Amotekun personnel arrested by the Nigeria Police following the killings of Akinlalu have protested over the continued detention of their husbands. The women whose husbands were held over the incident held the protest on Monday in Osogbo. They…