Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force on Tuesday arrested six persons suspected of being involved in the illegal sale of petroleum products in different parts of the state. The Director of Press and Public Affairs of the task force,…

A yet-to-be-identified man has been apprehended for allegedly assaulting an employee of the Lagos State Environment and Water Resources while on duty at Berger along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened in the early hours of…

A 55-year-old man, Hassan Wasiu, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter in the Sagamu area of the state. Wasiu was reported to have lured the victim into his…

Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an arrest warrant against a British citizen, Andrew Wynne, and some Nigerians over allegations bordering on treason and terrorism. The order was granted in an ex-parte motion…

Four people including a final year student of Summit University, Offa, Adebayo Happiness were on Tuesday arraigned at a Kwara State chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged murder of a 21-year-old graduate of Kwara State College of Health…

The Yobe State Government on Tuesday, donated N30m to families of the victims of insurgent attack in Mafa, Tarmuwa Local Government that claimed 34 lives. Suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked Mafa on Sunday, killing 34 residents and burning down shops…

The Olugbon of Orile-Igbon and Vice Chairman of Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs, Oba Francis Alao, on Tuesday, urged those fanning embers of division over the appointment of Habib Ayilara as the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso palace to…

An 18-passenger bus with registration number Oyo GBH 734 XB has plunged into one of the rivers in Ogbomoso, the second largest city in Oyo State. DAILY POST gathered on Tuesday that the bus fell into Kinnira stream Sunday night.…

The Zone 16 Police Command in Bayelsa State has paraded 10 suspects for alleged internet fraud, possession of charms, illicit drugs, and involvement in diabolical ritual activities. Addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Yenagoa, the Zonal Police Public Relations…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, operatives in Rivers State have busted an illegal bunkering site hidden in the forest. The Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, CG’SIS, reported that the unlawful structures were found in Umuedeokwara Community, Etche…

Reports reaching DAILY POST indicated that funeral prayer is set to commence for victims of the recent attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Mafa community, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The corpses have been conveyed from the…

A 19-year-old Nigerian student, Anas Zubairu, has been murdered by suspected kidnappers in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, despite his family paying a ransom of N17 million for his release. Zubairu, a student at a Moroccan university, was…

Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned a 39-year-old man, Ganiyu Abiola, over alleged defamation of the character of a police officer through Facebook and WhatsApp. Abiola, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of defamation and…

No fewer than 129 were feared killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo during an attempted prison break. Congolese Interior Minister, Jacquemain Shabani, who made this known via his X handle on Tuesday, said authorities shot dead 24 inmates of…

A man in Adamawa State, James Titus, has bagged a two-year prison term for stealing an armored cable. Titus who was charged with involvement in the theft of the armored cable at an electricity supply substation in Numan, Numan Local…