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A 34 year old suspected kidnapper and armed robber, Benson Oghenevwaire, has been killed in a gun duel between members of his criminal gang and a Police surveillance team from Ovwian/Aladja Division in Udu Local…
In a bid to continually enforce sanitation laws in Kwara State, the state Environmental Sanitation Task Force has convicted and fined several sanitation offenders in the state for violating the law. The State Commissioner for Environment, Nafisat Buge, disclosed this…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has apprehended a suspected drug trafficker, recovering a vehicle and 15 bags of dry leaves believed to be Indian hemp. The arrest, according to a statement released on Sunday by DSP. Ramhan Nansel, the Command’s…
A team of Special Forces from the Nigerian Air Force, 413 Force Protection Group, has killed a terrorist kingpin, Mustapha Abdullahi and some of his foot soldiers during a gun battle in Kaduna State. The NAF special forces encountered the…
The Osun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says four persons lost their lives in an accident that occurred on the Osun-Ondo expressway on Sunday. The State Sector Commander, Mr Taofeeq Sokumbi, disclosed this in an interview…
The Nasarawa State Police command says its operatives have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Saturday Gabriel. The command’s spokesman, Ramhan Nansel, who stated this in a statement on Sunday said the arrest was carried out on Friday. He said the…
Two children have been confirmed dead in a lone accident involving a Toyota Camry at Kere Itori, on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a…
The long arms of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have caught up with two Abuja-based businessmen allegedly involved in swindling major federal government contractors and acts of terrorism. The suspected fraudsters and terrorism sponsors, identified as Abubakar…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Sector Command, has said two children have died and seven others sustained injuries in a lone crash that occurred in Kere, along the Itori-Abeokuta-Lagos road. The command’s spokesperson, Florence Okpe, made this known in…
A single-vehicle crash involving a white Toyota Camry with registration number AGL36JA occurred at Kere, Itori, along the Abeokuta-Sango-Lagos road at about 11 pm on Saturday. The incident resulted in the death of two children, while seven other occupants of…
US rapper Fatman Scoop has died, his family and manager announced Saturday, after the 53-year-old artist suffered a medical emergency while performing on stage, prompting a wave of tributes from the world of hip-hop. Scoop, best known for the hit…
The Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday said four lives were lost in multiple road accidents that occurred in Ikeji-Arakeji, a town along the Ilesa/Akure expressway in Osun State. Also, 20 other commuters were said to have been injured in…
No fewer than 21 suspects have been arrested by the Lagos State Government during a coordinated surveillance operation conducted on Saturday in the Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and Lekki-Ajah areas of the state. In a statement on X.com, the state Commissioner…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have detained a man for allegedly pushing his 47-year-old younger brother to death. The Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Saturday. He said that the case was reported to the police…
A 35-year-old man named Emmanuel Urhobocha has been found dead in his house on Alafia Street, Sango-Ota, in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased was found face down with a container of insecticide next to his…
Thousands of people have been rendered homeless following heavy rainfall that destroyed many houses and farmlands in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Friday. DAILY POST reports that the flood, which started on Friday at about 8:14 a.m., destroyed many…
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