The Nigerian Correctional Service has dismissed as false and misleading reports alleging a jailbreak at the Benin Custodial Centre in Edo State. In a statement signed on Tuesday by the Service Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Correction JIN Osuji,…

A carpenter, Papa Eve Amossou, has narrated how he lost his three-week-old daughter, Morenikeji, during last week’s demolition carried out by the Lagos State Government in the Makoko area of the state. Amossou, who spoke with PUNCH Metro during a…

The police have confirmed the killing of a 15-year-old girl, Aisha Abubakar, whose lifeless body was discovered in a bush on the outskirts of Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe. The incident was reported to the police at about 12noon…

Operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Annex, Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos, have arraigned a man, Samson Onaolapo, before the Federal High Court in Lagos over his alleged involvement in a $7,000 online romance fraud. Onaolapo appeared on Tuesday before Justice…

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has rescued an 84-year-old man after he fell into a deep well in the Aboru area of Lagos State. The Controller-General of the agency, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday,…

​Troops of the Nigerian Army has apprehended 27 suspected illegal miners in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and neutralised three terrorists during sustained operations across the country in the last 24 hours. A credible military source disclosed this to the…

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Tuesday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery. The condemned inmates, Lasisi Afeez (33), Ilesanmi Seun (32) and Ajewole Peter (53) were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on…

A serving Nigerian police sergeant has been taken into custody over allegations that he supplied an AK-47 rifle used in a recent armed robbery in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The arrest was disclosed by security analyst Zagazola…

The Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin,  on Tuesday convicted three persons and sentenced them to death by hanging for the offences of armed robbery, rape, and kidnapping, among others. The offences were committed against one Mr Olubunmi Komolafe…

Pandemonium broke out in Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State, on Tuesday when traders clashed with security officers enforcing the closure of the facility. DAILY POST reports that Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, shut down the market on Monday over the…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two female suspects, identified as Uzoma Nwabueze and Precious Monday, over a reported case of a missing 16-year-old girl, Miss Oluebube Chukwuma, in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. This was…

Bandits carried out a deadly attack in Sabon-Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State last night, leaving three people dead and looting homes in two villages. The development was contained in a post shared on X by security analyst, Bakatsine…

The Nigeria Police Force has intensified enforcement of its social media policy, sanctioning no fewer than 10 officers within the last month, PUNCH Metro has learnt. It was gathered that the disciplinary measures range from dismissal and demotion to severe…

The Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Ekiti State Police Command has recovered at least 558 cattle from 16 suspected cattle rustlers. DAILY POST recalls that Ekiti State Amotekun Corps, Oye Local Government Command, arrested some suspects from Kwara State…

The Enugu State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking and related criminal activities with the arrest of four suspected drug peddlers in separate, intelligence-driven operations within and around the Enugu metropolis. The arrests, carried out by operatives…