Fresh concerns have emerged over the detention of 62 Nigerians as Ugandan authorities allegedly denied the detainees access to legal representation, PUNCH Metro has learnt. The Nigerians, said to be members of a Christian missionary group, Life Mission, were detained…

Nigerian Army troops have arrested two suspected terrorists during a routine patrol in Ngamdu town, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. The development was revealed by security expert Zagazola Makama on his X handle on Sunday. Security sources told…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued two children during a search-and-rescue operation following a kidnapping incident in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The development was contained in a post shared on X on Sunday by security analyst…

Soldiers attached to Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have stepped into a communal conflict involving the Agbaka and Anyiase communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Security sources revealed that troops stationed in Ukpiam were deployed around 12:10 p.m.…

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Command, has confirmed that three persons died while one other was injured in an accident that involved a  Lexus Jeep and a Boxer bike along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. The FRSC Sector Commander,…

Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have said they neutralised nine terrorists, including two kingpins, and recovered four AK-47 rifles and nine motorcycles across Katsina and Zamfara states. Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8…

No fewer than three male adults have been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred on Sunday along the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway. The incident, involving a blue Lexus 1200 Jeep with registration number GGE 18 JV and an unregistered black…

The United Bank for Africa has dismissed as false and defamatory a viral social media claim alleging that its Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, has divorced his wife, Awele. In a formal notice issued by the bank’s Group Head of Brand,…

A building comprising a two-bedroom flat and seven shops was partially gutted by an early morning fire outbreak 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…

May 3, 2026 4:04 pm CCTV captures armed robbery at gadgets shop in Asaba CCTV footage has captured the moment an armed man allegedly robbed a gadgets shop in Asaba. In the video which started trending on Sunday, the suspect…

Suspected armed herders have reportedly killed four people in a fresh attack on Aila Odugheho in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident, according to a local source, happened on Sunday morning when the victims were said to…

The Special Assistant to Dapo Abiodun on Students’ Matters, Azeez Adeyemi, was assaulted by a group of youths during the National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Committee election in Abeokuta. In videos circulating online, Adeyemi was seen being dragged…

Several persons are feared dead following an attack by suspected herdsmen along the Odugbeho–Aila Road in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. DAILY POST gathered that the victims were returning from their farms when the assailants, who had reportedly…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested an 83-year-old man, Pa John Ofiel, and a 78-year-old man, Ogunjobi Samuel, in separate operations linked to drug trafficking in Abia and Ekiti states. The arrests were disclosed in a…

Nigerian Navy has launched a major offensive against militants and kidnappers along the Calabar–Oron channel in Cross River State. This was contained in a statement by Director of Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho. Folorunsho stated that the operation, carried out…