Kwara State Ministry of Environment on Thursday discovered an illegal dump site along General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport in Ilorin, the state capital, where some commercial waste collectors and other residents have been dumping their refuse in violation of the…

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command, in a joint operation with quasi-security outfits, have arrested a 54-year-old suspected gun-runner identified as Jinta Sati Dan-Anacha. Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakili, disclosed in a statement on Friday that Dan-Anacha,…

A dispatch rider riding along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos State was killed in an accident following a multiple-vehicle collision on Friday. This is just as two other persons sustained a fractured leg injury in the accident that occurred near…

Three men, Sodiq Oyedokun, Ojoko Ayomiposi and Busari Ayomide have been arrested by personnel of the Osun Amotekun Corps for alleged theft of vehicle parts. According to a statement made available to DAILY POST on Friday in Osogbo by the…

The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a suspect, Lekan Ogunsanya, 31, on suspicion of vandalising and stealing air conditioners and cables from a government residential quarter in Isoso, Sagamu Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt on…

At least 13 people have been confirmed dead with several others injured in attacks launched by bandits on Bassa and Anguwan Magiro communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The was disclosed in a statement signed by Director…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Directorate, have arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation at the Federal Low cost Housing Estate, Makurdi, Benue. The EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a…

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Friday ordered the remand of five persons over alleged attempted murder of a neighbour. The defendants are Aliu Hammed,23, Molomo Tairu, 20, Haruna Isiaq, 25, Abdullahi Isiaq, 22, and Abdulmumini Idris, 25.…

A former Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Chike Oti, has made a public appeal for financial assistance after being diagnosed with end-stage renal disease. In a statement seen by PUNCH Metro on Thursday, Oti who is also an Assistant…

Five people, including a child, were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, state-run media said. Lebanon’s National News Agency, NNA, said an Israeli drone struck a house in the town of Aita al-Jabal with two guided missiles,…

Barely 24 hours after a truck rammed into a vehicle and a pedestrian in the Lafenwa area of Ogun State killing four persons and injuring two, another truck has crushed two persons to death in the Papalanto area of the…

A farmer, Imoter Tarkighir, was on Friday remanded for alleged criminal trespass, intimidation and unlawful possession of firearms. The magistrate, Kelvin Mbanongun, did not take the plea of the defendant for lack of jurisdiction. Mbanongun ordered that the defendant be…

The Imo State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit on Wednesday arrested one Nwauba Alex, a 25-year-old male from Ezza LGA, Ebonyi State, during its patrol in Owerri. The suspect was caught in the act of robbing two residents at gunpoint near…

Security forces in Anambra State have arrested two persons believed to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who have been terrorising the Aguata area. According to a press statement by police public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga,…

A fully loaded high-capacity bus (BRT) has overturned on its side within the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit lane along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway near Iyana-Ipaja. The accident, which occurred earlier on Friday, resulted in 10 casualties. Lagos State Traffic Management Authority…