A woman sustained serious injuries after she was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos, with officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, rescuing and evacuating her for urgent medical treatment. The incident…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Monday launched a specialised Violent Crime Response Unit aimed at combating kidnapping, armed robbery, violent attacks and other serious crimes across Abuja and its satellite communities. Speaking during the inauguration, the Commissioner of…

Suspected herdsmen ambushed and killed a health officer identified as Ojoma Emie in Ikobi, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, on Monday morning. DAILY POST gathered that Emie, a father of three who resided in Oloke, Ikobi, was returning…

The Police in Ekiti State said on Monday that two additional suspects had been arrested in connection with the abduction and assault on the Chairman of Ikere-West Local Council Development Area, Rufus Olorunfemi and one Funso Ajayi. The police also…

Report reaching DAILY POST from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, indicates that the Oyo State Government has begun the demolition of a house used as a hideout by the kidnappers of the sister of the immediate past Minister of Power,…

The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed fears over a circulating threat notice allegedly pasted in a school, claiming that bandits planned to attack and abduct schoolchildren, assuring residents that there is no verified intelligence supporting such a threat. In…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a gun-running syndicate linked to the recovery of a Beretta pistol at a park in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. The suspects — Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Clifford…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF have arrested at least four suspected gun runners in Imo and Delta States. The Commissioner of Police for the Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday.…

A British-Nigerian singer and songwriter Talay Riley has died after being stabbed in East London, prompting a murder investigation by police. Talay, whose real name was Mark Yinka Orabiyi, was attacked at about 9am on Friday on Pankhurst Avenue in…

The Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, paraded four suspects arrested in connection with the abduction of Mrs Busola Adegoke John-Paul, the biological sister of former Minister of Power and governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress in the 2027…

The Lagos State Security Trust Fund has equipped Divisional Police Officers, area commanders and tactical squad commanders across the state with bulletproof vests and ballistic helmets to strengthen operational safety and security response. The LSSTF disclosed this in a statement…

Residents and road users in Abule Oko, Oke-Ayo, Magboro, Ogun State, have decried the worsening condition of the community road, describing it as dangerous, slippery and a threat to lives and livelihoods, particularly during the rainy season. PUNCH Metro gathered…

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma and the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army have successfully repelled separate attacks by suspected Lakurawa terrorists and bandits in Sokoto State, rescuing two kidnapped farmers and preventing what security sources described as potentially devastating…

One person was killed while 13 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone crash that occurred at the Eruku Bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered on Sunday from a Facebook user, Akinola Oluwarantimi,…

A truck loaded with building materials was found to be concealing large consignments of opioids and other illicit substances, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said. The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in…