The abduction of over 100 Christian worshippers in Kurmin Wali, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has now been confirmed by the Nigeria Police Force. dismissing its earlier remarks that had cast doubt on the incident. The Force…

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) has said the agency arrested no fewer than 77,792 drug offenders and seized about 14,847 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs in the…

The Lagos State Taskforce has impounded 134 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as okadas, during enforcement operations across major parts of the state. The spokesperson for the agency, Raheem Gbadeyan, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that the exercise was carried…

A 300-level student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Kelvin Danlami, has been found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room in what was suspected to be suicide. This is just as the management of the institution…

The son of the Oniwo of Afin, Oba Simeon Olanipekun, abducted by gunmen in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, has regained his freedom after a N20 million ransom was paid to his captors. The victim, identified as…

No fewer than six students returning to school were reported to have lost their lives in the Buruku River in the Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened when the boat they were…

One of the traders whose goods were destroyed after a fire razed the upper floor of a one-storey building on Somoye Osundairo Street in the Computer Village market, Ikeja, Lagos State, Ebere Daddymuonso, has lamented the loss of goods worth…

The Federal Fire Service says about three major fire outbreaks resulting in the estimated loss of more than N650 million recorded within a 32-hour period in the Federal Capital Territory in January 2026.The incidents were attributed to suspected electrical surges…

Seven abducted indigenes of Imoga Community in Akoko Edo Local Government were released by kidnappers on Monday evening after the payment of an undisclosed ransom. The coordinator of the Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People, Bode Ekundayo, who…

The Niger State Police Command has arrested five suspects, including a celebrant, in connection with a clash around the Albishiri area of Bida-Minna road, just as 17 others were nabbed in various raids in the state capital. The fight, which…

The growing rate of murder cases in Delta State has been linked to drug abuse, especially among youths. This was contained in a statement read to journalists in Asaba, the state capital, on Tuesday by the state Commissioner of Police,…

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 45 years old lady, Joy Ezeni, with one hundred wraps of weed suspected to be ‘loud’. The suspect was arrested on 19th January 2026, DAILY POST reports. The operatives recovered…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the recruitment of 150 additional personnel into the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service to boost emergency response and public safety across the state. The agency’s Controller General, Mrs Margaret Adeseye, disclosed this…

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kano State Sector Command, has arrested a suspected motorcycle snatcher, Abdullahi Ali, for allegedly impersonating FRSC personnel to commit crime within the state. This is contained in a statement by the Sector’s Public Education…

Fire has gutted several classrooms at an Animal Health School in Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident occurred at about 2:53 pm on Monday, when the Kano State Fire Service received a distress call from a resident,…