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Armed bandits causing mayhem in parts of Katsina State have attacked the Dan-Ali, a community in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, affecting several mosques. DAILY POST gathered that the assailants carried out the…
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…
At least 13 people have died and 4.5 million others have been affected by devastating floods in Bangladesh, according to a report from the disaster management and relief ministry released on Friday. The floods, triggered by torrential rains, have swamped…
The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested two suspected kidnappers and members of an armed robbery gang, operating at Uga, Ekwulobia, Umuchu, Nkpologu, Ezinifite, Aguata communities and environs. The suspects were said to be members of a notorious…
A 17-year-old Senior Secondary School 3 student from the Federal Government Science and Technical College (FGSTC), Doma, Nasarawa State, has been declared missing. The student, identified as Miss Mercy Dauda, was last seen after attending a Young Catholic Students (YCS)…
The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Augustine Grimah, has ordered the immediate arrest and investigation of a woman seen in a viral video flogging another young lady simply identified as Queen. The incident, which has sparked outrage online,…
The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife has announced that the driver who recklessly killed a final student of the institution has been handed over to the Nigeria Police for prosecution. The information was contained in a press…
The Enugu State Police Command said on Thursday that it had apprehended 123 suspects between July and August 2024. The arrests were made in connection with various crimes, including murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, vandalism, theft, illegal possession of firearms…
A yet-to-be-identified passenger, on Thursday, sustained a fractured leg when the tricycle conveying him had a collision with a Toyota Venza car along the Itamaga area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment of the Lagos…
Four persons have been confirmed dead and several others injured in a fatal crash that occurred at Enugada area of Lafenwa, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The accident involved a truck with registration number AAA 86 XX, which rammed into two commercial…
The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Thursday announced the death of a final year student of the Department of Foreign Languages, Esu Rita Ema, reportedly killed by a driver, identified as Lasisi Sodiq, near the…
A Coroner’s Court in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has ordered substituted service on key witnesses in the ongoing inquest into the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad These include Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley; Samson Eletu aka…
A Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba has discharged six men who were arrested during the 2000 #EndSARS protests and have spent almost four years in prison. The defendants, identified as Daniel Joyinbo, Adigun Sodiq, Kehinde Shola, Salaudeen Kamilu, Sodiq…
The family of 23-year-old Asher Christopher has called for a thorough investigation into circumstances surrounding his death inside the Nigerian National Petroleum Company office building located along Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Father of the deceased,…
The police in Ekiti State have arraigned two men before different magistrate courts in Ado Ekiti over allegations of stealing and being in possession of iron rods. The defendants are a 36-year-old man, Samuel Chucks, who was arraigned for allegedly…
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