The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, has apprehended nine suspects linked to two major criminal syndicates specialised in stealing and diversion of goods in transit, with the recovery of goods valued at more than N60 million. The Assistant…

A young politician and community mobilizer in Ebubu, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Samuel Obe Ngobe, has been killed by gunmen suspected to be assassins. DAILY POST gathered on Monday that the incident occurred on May 22 when the assailants…

The Bauchi State Police Command has intensified security arrangements and released emergency contact lines ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, 2026. The development was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Command’s spokesperson, Nafiu…

Bandits have reportedly abducted Auwal Mas’ud Shitu, a 300-level Pure and Industrial Chemistry student at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina State. The incident was disclosed on Monday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a journalist who reports on conflict and insecurity…

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that suspected armed bandits launched a coordinated midnight attack on Yashikira community in Baruten Local Government Area, burning part of the Emir’s palace and abducting 10 people, including wives and children of the…

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed an attack by suspected bandits on the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters and the palace of the Emir of Yashikira in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The development was disclosed in a…

A 16-year-old prospective undergraduate, Divine Efe, narrowly escaped death after he was allegedly shot by an operative attached to an anti-cult security outfit in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 17,…

The Sokoto State Hisbah Board has arrested 17 persons during raids on suspected hubs of immoral activities in different parts of the state capital. According to a statement issued by the board on Sunday, May 24, 2026, the operation was…

The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting public health and curbing the circulation of substandard drugs. This follows the seizure of counterfeit medicines worth over N200m in the state. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the…

The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 2 Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a suspected drug storage facility in the Mende area of Maryland, Lagos, recovering 425 bags of suspected Canadian Loud and…

An early-morning fire on Sunday gutted a residential building at Tewo-Gbore Street, Ogele Ori-Sunbare in the Eyenkorin area of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, destroying parts of the property. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident, which occurred at…

Lagos State Government has disclosed that 5,715 persons were arrested for highway crossing offences, while 3,886 others were apprehended for acts including street trading, environmental pollution and cart-pushing across the state. The government also revealed that 102 individuals were arrested…

Motorists were stranded for hours on Sunday as heavy gridlock hit the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following a surge in patronage at the popular Kara Market ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The annual Sallah celebration, observed by Muslims worldwide, is expected to…

Katsina State Police Command says it will arraign a neighbour to the family of an eight-year-old boy and five others arrested over the kidnapping of the child in Katsina metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in…

A 39-year-old Ireland-based Nigerian, Brian Ogbo, has been sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment for killing his 82-year-old grandmother, Stella Nnadi, during what an Irish court described as a severe psychotic episode. PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday from…