About 500 cattle at Kasuwar Daji market in Kaura Nomoda Local Government Area of Zamfara state have been rustled by bandits. Comrade Aminu Garba, the state chairman of the Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, explained that the incident was not…

The Adamawa State Police Command has commenced an investigation into an alleged acid attack on a 17-year-old boy, Walid Mohammed, in Yola South Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement…

Some local hunters from Ogbomoso geopolitical zone in Oyo State have appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde not to exclude them from the state’s new security outfit. The hunters noted that any attempt to exclude them will not help the matter.…

A petroleum and cooking gas filling station located along the Bukuru Expressway in Jos, the Plateau State capital, was engulfed by fire on Thursday morning, triggering panic among residents and motorists. The affected filling station, situated a short distance from…

A suspected human trafficker has been apprehended in Gyado Villa, Makurdi, Benue State, by vigilant youths while attempting to transport seven underage boys from Ukum Local Government Area of the state for forced labour on farms in Ondo State. DAILY…

The remains of three siblings killed in a fire at the Great Nigeria Insurance House on Martins Street, Lagos Island, on December 24, 2025, were laid to rest amid tears in Uzoakwa community, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State,…

A man whose identify has not been revealed has been hospitalised as a result of injuries he sustained during a fire incident in Kishi town. DAILY POST reports that Kishi is one of the towns in Oke Ogun geopolitical zone…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers linked to a proscribed secessionist group following a two-hour gun battle at Enugwu-Agidi Junction in Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state. In a statement released on Thursday, the…

The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Kano State Command, has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly attempting to smuggle Indian hemp in a loaf of bread into a custodial facility at the Kano High Court premises. This is contained in a…

The Lagos State task force has arrested 281 suspected street urchins, popularly known as Omotaku, during a renewed enforcement operation across major roads and highways in the state. The spokesperson for the agency, Raheem Gbadeyan, in a statement on Wednesday,…

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapping kingpin, Mohammed Ibrahim, who allegedly led a notorious gang terrorising commuters along the Port Harcourt International Airport Road. The suspect was arrested along Emuoha Road on the outskirts of Port…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested Idris Isiaka, who allegedly staged his own kidnapping at Balogun Street, Emaudo, Ekpoma, in the Esan West Local Government Area. The arrest comes less than 24 hours after police apprehended an 18-year-old Edo…

A fatal road accident occurred on Wednesday in Lagos when an empty petrol tanker ran into a commercial motorcycle, killing both the rider and his passenger at Pokia Junction, inward Araga, along the Epe–Ijebu Road in Epe. The Lagos State…

The Kano State Hospitals Management Board has suspended three officers who were directly involved in the treatment of a housewife, Aishatu Umar, whose death was attributed to alleged medical negligence following a surgical procedure at Abubakar Imam Urology Centre, Kano.…

A petrol tanker driver has been arrested after his vehicle struck a commercial motorcycle, leading to the death of the rider and his passenger along the Epe–Ijebu Road in Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday from the spokesperson for…