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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested a Nigerian-American, Adegoke Adams, for an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud. According to a statement posted on the EFCC’s official X account…
Security operatives have arrested 13 suspected cultists during an initiation ceremony in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. The suspects were apprehended in a forest between Alode and Onne in the early hours of Sunday. An eyewitness, identified as…
The family of an 18-year-old social media user and UTME candidate, Kingsley Akunemeihe, has appealed to billionaire businessman, Tony Elumelu, to forgive him following his arrest over a viral post alleging that the banker had divorced his wife. In a…
Ondo State Police Command has arrested and arraigned two suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate allegedly linked to multiple abductions across parts of the state. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on May 4 2026, by the Police…
Commuters plying the Kagoro by Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway in Kaduna State have lamented the poor condition of the road, saying it is causing congestion and accidents. The commuters made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria…
A man simply identified as “Stone” was allegedly shot and macheted to death during a cult clash on Sunday, in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. DAILY POST learnt that the incident occurred at about 2:45 p.m., when a confrontation reportedly…
The Nigeria Police Force has forwarded the case file on the shooting of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State, to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation for prosecution. This followed the confirmation of the dismissal of…
The Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of three persons in a fatal crash along the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement by the spokesperson for the command, Afolabi Odunsi,…
The Sokoto Police Command has dismissed claims circulating on social media that a Superintendent of Police was seen escorting a Hisbah commander, describing the allegation as false and misleading. In a rejoinder issued on Sunday, the Command said the photograph…
A building comprising a two-bedroom flat and seven shops was partially gutted by an early morning fire in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The incident occurred at about 4:56 a.m. on Sunday at No. 28 Ijoro Street, off Asa-Dam Road,…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 60-year-old man in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The victim was kidnapped on Saturday while on his way to his residence. The incident occurred at Jinarere, Alakia in Ibadan. Public Relations Officer…
No fewer than 12 facilities—including hotels, shopping malls, and other buildings—have been sealed over repeated failures by their operators to comply with lift and elevator safety requirements, the state government has said. PUNCH Metro gathered on Sunday that the affected…
Residents of Aina Aladi Community Development Association, located off AIT Road in Alagbado, Lagos, have decried a prolonged power outage blamed on a faulty transformer that has left over 300 houses in darkness for months. The community members accused officials…
Governor Bassey Otu has expressed grief over the death of students and a staff member of the University of Cross River State who died in a road accident along the Calabar–Itu Highway. In a statement shared on Facebook on Sunday,…
Suspected armed herders have reportedly killed four people in a fresh attack on Aila Odugheho in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident, according to a local source, occurred on Sunday morning when the…
The Nigerian Air Force has carried out a precision airstrike on a terrorist enclave in Katsina, destroying a key hideout and neutralising several fighters. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Director of Public…
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