No progress has been recorded on the bandits demand for N300m ransom for the release of nine victims abducted in Adanla community of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state on Boxing Day, December 26, 2025, DAILY POST reports. Coordinator…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kano State has issued a statement to clarify the circumstances surrounding the death of Halifa Abdullahi, a volunteer attached to its Fagge Divisional Office. In the statement, signed by SC Ibrahim…

The Yobe State Hisbah Commission has issued new regulations to be enforced across Yobe State during the upcoming Sallah and wedding celebrations. In a public notice released on Thursday, the commission outlined three key activities that are strictly prohibited in…

Two people were killed on Wednesday during a rival cult clash in Jato Aka, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. The Benue State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, who disclosed this to journalists in Makurdi on Thursday, said…

The Kano State Police Command, working together with other security agencies, has impounded 104 commercial motorcycles and 68 tricycles while arresting 172 suspects for violating the state’s traffic regulations.  This was contained in a statement issued by Thursday by the…

The Kano Police Command has recovered three stolen vehicles and arrested five suspects in connection with armed robbery and motor vehicle theft. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi, confirmed the arrests of the suspects and recovery of the vehicles…

Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps, ESSC, have arrested a 21-year-old, identified as ThankGod Destiny, for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy in the state. DAILY POST reports that the Deputy Corps Commander, Operations, of the ESSC, Richard Balogun, disclosed…

The Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed that it has invited social welfare activist and commentator Adetoun Onajobi, also known as Just Adetoun, over her recent outburst against Governor Dapo Abiodun. PUNCH Online gathered that the activist was invited…

The Imo State Police Command has arrested Wisdom Onyeaju, a 24-year-old male of Umuekweye, Irete, Owerri-West Local Government Area, in connection with an alleged case of defilement. The arrest, according to the Command’s Spokesperson Henry Okoye, followed credible information received…

The Nigeria Police Force says it will prosecute three suspects arrested for attempting to traffic 76 children who were rescued from being kidnapped in the Kasuwan Magani area of Kaduna State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday from a statement by…

The family of 32-year-old veterinarian Abdul-Quadri Afolami, who has been reported missing, is appealing to the public for help in locating him. Afolami reportedly disappeared after leaving his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State, for the Berger area of Lagos State…

Lakurawa fighters have reportedly attacked charcoal and firewood producers in the outskirts of Mai-Kurhuna village, Kebbe Forest area of Kebbe LGA, Sokoto State. The development was disclosed on Thursday by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist who reports on insecurity…

Two Nigerians, identified as Miracele Onyeka and Moses Chinoso, are facing deportation from India following their arrest by the Delhi Police. PUNCH Metro learnt that the duo was apprehended during a routine patrol on New Year’s Eve. They were reportedly…

The Toronto Police Service in Canada has confirmed the death of a 46-year-old Nigerian man following a shooting at a bus terminal in Toronto, Canada. Police said officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 7 p.m. on…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Baffa’ji Abba, for alleged rape of his Neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter in Alkaleri Local Government Area. The incident was said to have being reported on December 31, 2025, at about 10:42…