The Lagos State Branch of the Nigerian Red Cross Society has commenced the training of officers and supervisors ahead of the forthcoming measles-rubella vaccination campaign in the state. The Branch Secretary of the organisation, Olakunle Lasisi, said the exercise was…

The suspects linked to the killing of a security guard in the Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State, Musa Mohammed, are still at large. PUNCH Metro  learnt that Mohammed’s body was discovered in a community river. The state police…

One person has been killed, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road crash that occurred at the Saapade section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro learnt from the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic…

The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a den disguised as a shrine and operated by suspected kidnappers in the Idimu area of the state. Operatives of the command also arrested no fewer than 13 suspects in connection with the…

The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Naziru Abdulmajid, has conducted a tour of five local government areas of the state, pledging to deploy additional manpower and logistical support to the areas. PHOTOS: Borno CP vows stronger security, visits five LGs…

A 52-year-old man, Ilori Elicanah, on Wednesday bagged a five-year jail term for illegal mining activities. A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, presided over by Justice Abimbola Awogboro, sentenced the convict after finding him guilty of unlawful possession…

A medical doctor attached to Agodi Custodian facility of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Wasiu Adeyemi on Wednesday explained why a former Chairman of Park Management System in Oyo State, Mukaila Lamidi fondly called Auxiliary was absent on Tuesday for his…

Two persons have been confirmed dead, while about 40 others sustained varying degrees of injury in a fatal crash along the Gombe–Potiskum Road in Yobe State. The incident occurred on Wednesday at about 2:30 pm near Badejo town, in Potiskum…

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Wednesday visited the Kano State Police Command headquarters in Bompai to commend officers for their efforts in reducing crime across the state. Kano gov hails police, visits HQ The governor also applauded…

There is palpable tension in Ataroga, a border community between Ebonyi and Benue states, following an attack by suspected gunmen on Fulani herders, resulting in the killing of over 30 cows. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday,…

Chief Magistrate Mrs. A. K. Araba of the Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Isabo, on Wednesday sentenced one Jimoh Elegbede to five years’ imprisonment for burglary and stealing household items worth N20 million. Elegbede, aged 34, was convicted on…

A kidnapped victim identified only as Mr Segiru has regained his freedom, Two months after his abduction in Edo State. DAILY POST gathered that the victim and his wife, identified as Mrs. Zainab, were kidnapped on November 22, 2025, at…

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a lawyer following a shooting during a masquerade display in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, which left one person dead and eight others injured. Spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said…

The Nigeria Police on Wednesday arraigned eleven suspects linked to the murder of Arise News journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, before a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, court. The FCT Police Command confirmed the arraignment in a…

Eleven suspects linked to the murder of Arise News journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, were on Wednesday arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory court. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command confirmed the arraignment in a statement…