The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of three members of a family by suspected gunmen at Ipojo Golden Estate, Oke-Eri, in Ijebu Ode area of the state. The victims were reportedly abducted around 7pm on Monday…

A mob in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has set ablaze a building where a kidnapped medical doctor, Dr Edwin Emegakor, and four other victims were rescued by security operatives. Emegakor, the Medical Director of Crown…

A devastating fire outbreak on Tuesday gutted parts of a popular market in Kwara State, destroying shops and goods worth millions of naira. The incident, which occurred in Ilorin, threw traders into panic as the fire reportedly spread rapidly before emergency responders…

A British-Nigerian man, Ifedayo Adeyeye, who was serving a jail term in the United Kingdom for abducting his son, has fled the country after being mistakenly released from prison. At the resumption of hearing on Monday, the court was told…

Some students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, NSUK, who were earlier abducted by unknown gunmen have regained their freedom after days in captivity. The development was confirmed on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Keffi, Nasarawa State, after coordinated efforts involving…

The Edo State Police Command says it arrested 119 suspects for various criminal activities between March and April 2026. DAILY POST reports that the Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin City at a press conference and launch of the…

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday stormed a residential estate in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State and abducted three persons. The victims, two women and a man, were said to be family members. DAILY POST learnt that the…

The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, has raised the alarm over the high cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, across the state. DAILY POST reports that the commissioner raised the alarm during a press conference on Tuesday,…

The Niger State Police Command has arrested suspects in separate operations involving alleged armed robbery, tricycle theft and possession of suspected stolen property in parts of the state. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement, disclosed that…

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command attached to the Nekede Divisional Headquarters have arrested a suspected member of the Neo Black Movement of Africa (NBMA), also known as Black Axe, in connection with an attempted murder incident and recovered…

The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested one Nwankpu James following a viral video in which the suspect was seen handling a child in an abusive and inhumane manner while the child lay on bare ground. The Commissioner of Police,…

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned proceedings until May 26, 2026, for the proprietor of Wisdom Gate School and four management staff members to enter their plea in a case surrounding the death of a…

A major fire outbreak in the early hours of Tuesday destroyed 24 shops at the popular Mandate Market in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The incident, according to the spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, occurred at about 04:44…

The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Police Command, Monday Agbonika, on Tuesday, said that 55 suspected kidnappers were arrested and 58 victims were rescued between March and May 2026. While presenting the operational scorecard of the command at a press…

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Ogun Area 1 Command, has intercepted 10,126 parcels of Cannabis Indica, popularly known as Ghana Loud, at an estimated value of over N5 billion. Recall that this seizure comes 41 days after the command handed…