The Gombe State Government has confirmed the death of a newly recruited Nigerian Army trainee, Ibrahim Nazifi, who passed away during training at the Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria. Nazifi was among the first batch of successful candidates from Gombe State…

A 27-year-old woman, identified as Esther Akwaji, has reportedly collapsed and died under mysterious circumstances. The deceased was reported to have died while eating at her boyfriend’s residence in Dei-Dei, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. According…

A woman identified as Esther has reportedly died after visiting her boyfriend in Abuja. The incident, it was gathered, happened on Wednesday at the Dei-Dei area of the Federal Capital Territory. A resident of the area, who gave his name…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Lateef Giwa and Adediran Quazim, over the alleged murder of a site labourer, Abdulraheem Koni, in Budo Mosalasi Village, Saki area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement issued…

Rescuers have found the bodies of all 10 people were on board a chartered plane that crashed into a mountain in Indonesia at the weekend, a local official said Friday. The turboprop plane, chartered by the fisheries ministry, was carrying…

The Ekiti State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, Oye Local Government Command, has arrested 16 persons suspected to be bandits who allegedly attempted to enter the state from neighbouring Kwara State. The arrests were disclosed in a statement issued by…

An overturned truck at the Otedola Bridge in the early hours of Friday caused a traffic gridlock along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. A PUNCH Online correspondent travelling along the axis on Friday observed that the gridlock stretched backwards from the Otedola…

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI say they have recorded major successes against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the Sambisa and Mandara Mountains during 22 January 2026 combat operations. A statement signed by the Media Information Officer, Headquarters’ Joint Task Force North…

At least 16 suspected cattle rustlers believed to have entered Ekiti State from Kwara State have been arrested by the Amotekun Corps. The state Amotekun Information Officer, Adewale Adeleye, said in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday that the…

A 17-year-old girl, Iwasen Terhemba, has allegedly sustained serious facial injuries after being attacked with a razor blade in Donga local government council of Taraba State. The teenager, who resides with her guardian, Jemila Savalla Wanga, was reportedly being persistently…

Following threats of attacks on schools in Ikeja by yet-to-be-identified persons, the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Olohundare Jimoh, has ordered the deployment of police personnel, on a permanent basis, to the affected Grange School and Greensprings School (Anthony…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers in Ibadan, the state capital. Public Relations Officer of the command, Olayinka Ayanlade reveled this in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Thursday. Ayanlade named the three…

The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday said it had recovered 26 stolen cows, valued at an estimated N6,250,000. PUNCH Metro learnt that two suspected cattle rustlers, Abu Muhammed and Aliu Bello, in Iresaadu, Surulere Local Government Area of the…

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, says his government will continue to work closely with the Nigeria Police to maintain peace and improve security across the state.The governor stated this during a visit to the Kano State Commissioner of Police,…

The Edo State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the kidnapping of the wife of Ubani Okuo, the Chairman of the Youth Group of Igarra Community, the headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command,…