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Campaign Council Projects Victory, APC

The Imole Campaign Council, the body leading the re-election campaign of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in the 2026 governorship poll, has said an independent survey commissioned by the All Progressives Congress projected that the incumbent governor will emerge victorious…

Nigerien arrested in Bauchi over alleged theft of rams

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 58-year-old Nigerien national, Sayyadi Abubakar, over his alleged involvement in the theft of rams in Bauchi metropolis. The suspect, said to be from Tahoua Town in Maradi State, Niger Republic, was arrested…

Lagos Warns Consumers About Adulterated Palm Oil

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has raised an alarm over the circulation of adulterated palm oil in some markets across the state, warning consumers to be cautious and ensure they purchase from verified sources. The agency also sealed a…

Police bust ‘one-chance’ robbery syndicate in Kebbi

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested five suspected members of a robbery and abduction syndicate accused of operating “one-chance” attacks along major highways in Kebbi State. The suspects identified by the police as Abubakar Muhammad of Bancho village in Tambuwal,…

EFCC secures conviction of two fraudsters in Calabar

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, secured the conviction and sentence of two internet fraudsters before Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar. The Head, Media and…

Police recover 119 AK-47 ammunition rounds in Gombe

The Gombe State Police Command has recovered 119 rounds of 7.62mm AK-47 live ammunition concealed in a sack along Kalshingi Road in Kwadon, Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police…

Kidnapped Ekiti LG Vice Chairman Rescued by Security

The kidnapped Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Mrs Grace Ogunleye, has regained her freedom from her abductors. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, who made the disclosure in a statement in…

Hisbah shuts down suspected brothel, arrests 11 in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Hisbah Board has shut down a suspected brothel and arrested 11 people, both men and women, in Sokoto metropolis. The operation took place on Wednesday evening, in the Sokoto Cilma area of the state capital. Officials said the raid…

Troops, vigilantes repel bandits attack on Rimaye in Katsina

Security operatives have successfully repelled an attempted bandit attack on Rimaye town in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attack, which happened late on Wednesday night, was foiled through a swift response by soldiers of the 17 Brigade…

Mother seeks justice after driver kills three children in Ri

A woman, Amarachi Promise Esomonu, has demanded justice after losing her three children in a tragic accident in the Ogbunabali area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that a yet-to-be-identified man was allegedly teaching his girlfriend how to…

Two brothers killed in fatal Ondo accident in Akure

No fewer than two siblings lost their lives in a fatal road accident which occurred at the Ijapo area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday. The accident involved a Nissan car with registration number Ondo WWW 322 TA,…

NURTW chieftain arraigned for killing of dispatch rider

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned a 55-year-old chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Shamsudeen Oladiti, popularly known as “Shamelon,” before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for the involuntary manslaughter of a dispatch…

Fire agency recovers two bodies as car plunges into river in Ibadan

A 75-year-old man in Saki in Oyo State has been rescued from a well.  DAILY POST reports that the man whose name has not been revealed was rescued by men of the Oyo State Fire Service on Monday evening. He has been…

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