The Edo State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection with the abduction of a medical doctor, Dr Abu Babatunde, and the killing of his younger brother in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. The…

A tanker explosion killed a driver and a conductor opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, office along the Ihiala-Onitsha Road in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in the state, Mrs. Bridget…

Police in Senegal arrested 14 people and broke up a paedophile gang operating between the country and France, a statement from the force said Sunday. Investigators “carried out a major operation, dismantling a transnational organised criminal group whose members are…

Armed bandits attacked Koro community in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State on Sunday, killing one forest guard identified only as Samuel. The attack on the community occurred around 1 p.m. but met stiff resistance from a team of…

A fatal road accident involving a trailer heading towards Gujungu, Jigawa State, has claimed the lives of more than 30 persons at Kwanar Barde in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident, which occurred early Sunday morning, was…

The Benue State Police Command has taken into custody a suspected criminal and seized a cache of 117 rounds of live ammunition in Ukum Local Government Area of the state. In a statement released on Saturday, the Police Public Relations…

A petrol-laden tanker exploded along the Ihiala axis of the Onitsha-Owerri Road, opposite the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps, on Sunday, killing two persons instantly and injuring one other. The explosion occurred at about 9:30 a.m. after the…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old man over alleged defilement of a six-year-old girl in Ibadan. The Command disclosed this in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade. Ayanlade said the victim was allegedly…

A disaster was averted on Sunday morning after personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps responded swiftly to a lone fuel tanker crash at NEPA Roundabout along Ahmadu Bello Way in Kaduna. The incident occurred in the early hours of…

The Benue State Police Command has repelled an attack by suspected armed herders in Awanse community, Kwande Local Government Area of the state, rescuing an abducted woman unhurt. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP…

Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps, ESSC, have arrested a 38-year-old suspected armed robber in Benin City. DAILY POST reports that the suspect identified as Sadiq Mohammed, from Kogi State, allegedly belonged to a four-man gang terrorising residents of…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have arrested a 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport while heading to China with 95 jumbo-sized wraps of cocaine weighing 1.589 kilograms buried…

Lagos State emergency authorities averted a potentially catastrophic fire in the early hours of Sunday following the overturn of a fully loaded Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) tanker along the inward-bound lane of the Lekki–Epe Expressway at Awoyaya. The tanker, reportedly…

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old suspected kidnapper, identified as Usman Abdulkarim. The suspect was arrested through a coordinated bush combing operation on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m, within the Ekeke forest…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered fresh attempts by drug traffickers to smuggle illicit drugs using everyday consumer items, including yoghurt packs and MP3 players. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a…