Residents of Gowon Estate in the Egbeda area of Lagos State on Monday staged a protest at the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company’s office over a prolonged power outage that has plunged parts of the area into darkness for months. The…

A 55-year-old farmer, Iliya Saidu, was killed by unknown assailants while on his way to his cassava farm in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to a post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Monday,…

Residents of Ilu Abo community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State took to the streets on Monday to protest against incessant attacks by gunmen. The protest followed the abduction of a woman, Tomiola Oladehinde, who was reportedly…

A petroleum tanker carrying 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, and two underground tanks have been destroyed as a result of fire that ravaged a petroleum station in Ibadan. Our correspondent learnt that other properties worth millions of naira…

The Rivers State Police Command on Monday announced that it had launched a manhunt following the shooting of Suanu Baridam, the king of Bangha Kingdom in Khana Local Government Area. PUNCH Metro learnt that the monarch narrowly escaped death after…

Six heavily armed gunmen, on Sunday night stormed the Ilu-Abo community in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, where they abducted a woman and shot two persons as well as an 11-year-old child. The victim, identified as…

The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the body of a 73-year-old man, identified as Pastor Awolola, who was suspected to have been burnt to death while carrying out a bush-burning exercise on his parcel of land in Ilorin. The…

A coaster bus driver on Monday morning hit and killed a female Point of Sale, PoS, operator near the Total filling station in the Berger area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). DAILY POST gathered from eyewitnesses that personnel of…

A south district police unit in India has arrested a 36-year-old Nigerian, identified only as Emmanuel, for allegedly operating a factory that was manufacturing high-end psychotropic substances, including MDMA and heroin. PUNCH Metro learnt from a report by the Times…

The Federal Fire Service, in collaboration with the FCT Fire Service, has extinguished a fire at the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) in Idu, Abuja, saving property valued at about N990 million. The fire was caused by…

At least 14 persons suspected of being involved in cult-related activities have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command after hijacking a corpse and attempting to prevent the deceased from being buried. The command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, said in…

Troops attached to Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) Joint Task Force have killed two suspected bandits during a security operation along the Naka–Makurdi axis of Benue State. Sources in the area disclosed on Monday that the assailants allegedly moved onto the…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has disclosed that it arrested 336 suspects for offences related to cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian hemp, in Ondo State in 2025. The agency also said it seized 22,316 kilograms of illicit drugs…

The Edo State Police Command said 14 suspected cultists allegedly hijacked a corpse at a burial ceremony in the state. DAILY POST reports that the Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this on Monday, January 26,…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, identified as Gare, for allegedly killing his friend, Courage, over a dispute linked to internet fraud activities. In a video posted on X by Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, the…