A fire outbreak allegedly caused by minors playing with a cooking gas cylinder on Monday gutted parts of a residential building in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The PUNCH gathered that the incident occurred at about 12:57…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the conviction and 12-year prison sentence handed to a 42-year-old man, Dauda Sani Haladu, found guilty of raping his 15-year-old domestic worker, in what the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in…

The Ondo State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a 100-level student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Favour Olaniyi. Olaniyi, a student of the Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics of the Federal Government-owned institution,…

An Edo High Court sitting in Benin City, presided over by the Chief of the State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has dissolved the 12-year marriage between Ms Best Mbiere, a female journalist and her estranged husband Mr Okechukwu Mbiere, over the…

The Enugu State Government on Monday announced the arrest of Mrs. Ogechi John for the alleged killing of her nine-year-old stepdaughter, Amanda John. In a statement published on Governor Peter Mbah’s WhatsApp media platform, Mrs. John was identified as an…

Fresh facts have emerged over the killing of a 200-level part-time political science student of the University of Benin, who was shot dead by gunmen on Sunday in front of the institution’s main gate. DAILY POST had earlier reported that…

The Benue State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected cultists in connection with the killing of eight persons during an early morning attack in Makurdi. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Monday…

At least eight persons were reportedly killed after suspected cultists launched a deadly attack along Aliade Street in the High Level area of Makurdi, the Benue State capital. A resident of the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said…

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed it is investigating a fatal shooting incident involving a student of the University of Benin, who was shot dead by gunmen while driving out of the main campus gate in a Mercedes-Benz GLK…

Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one Taofeek Daniel Oriola to nine years imprisonment for money laundering linked to fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Monday condemned the murder of a youth at the main gate of the University of Benin by gunmen in broad daylight on Sunday. This was contained in a statement by the governor’s Chief…

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected members of a notorious ‘one chance’ robbery syndicate accused of robbing unsuspecting commuters in different parts of the state. A statement issued by the command on Monday said the…

Residents of Barkin Ladi in Plateau State have recovered seven bodies, including that of a police officer, following coordinated attacks by armed assailants on Saturday night. A community leader and National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, Rwang…

In one of the deadliest attacks on the route in 2026, bandits ambushed travellers along the Magami–Dansadau highway in Zamfara State on Sunday evening, killing 30 people. The spokesman for the Zamfara Community Protection Guard, Malam Abubakar Gummi, who confirmed…

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected members of a robbery syndicate and recovered an operational tricycle allegedly used in carrying out attacks on unsuspecting passengers across parts of Lagos State. In a statement issued on…