CRIME
Police nab robbery suspects, recover three guns in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two robbery suspects- Ademola Adeniyi, 38, and Anjorin Afeez, 41, and recovered three locally-made pistols. Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, the commands sp ...
Police arrest men who stole POS, withdrew N.4m to play bets
The Niger State Police Command said its operatives have nabbed two suspects over alleged POS machine fraud and the use of N463,000 stolen from the device to play Naija and Sporty bets. ...
Man who allegedly raped 11-year-old girl remanded in Edo correctional centre
A Benin High Court, presided over by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba, has remanded one Osasumwen Vincent at the Correctional Custodian Centre, in Benin City for the alleged defilement of an 11-year-old gi ...
Ekiti court sentences 3 to death for robbery
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging. The court also sentenced one person to 10 years imprisonment while setting another free. The defendan ...
Nigerian Policement reportedly sh@ot at women protesting against extortion in Delta State, leaves many inj¥red
There was pandemonium on Monday, May 6, 2024, as policemen attached to the Ughelli Area Command, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, sh@t at protesting women in the area ...
Kaduna: Bandits kill 6 persons in fresh attack
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Bandits have, penultimate Sunday night, stormed Ambe community of Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna State and killed ...
$87m theft: Court grants accused modified bail conditions
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has modified the bail conditions handed down to one Abayomi Oluwasesan, alongside his wife, for stealing the sum of $87 million from an o ...
Two drivers jailed for violating traffic rules
A Jimeta Upper Area Court in Yola, on Monday, sentenced two drivers, Bello Shehu and Ahmed Sagir to six years imprisonment each for violating traffic rules at the central metropolis of ...
Gunmen kill 2 policemen, four others in Enugu community
Hoodlums at the weekend attacked Igga community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, killing two policemen and three vigilante operatives, otherwise known as Neighbourhood Watch Grou ...
Three arrested over alleged murder of five security operatives in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested three suspects for the alleged murder of two policemen and three Neighbourhood Watch Group members in an ambush within the Igga community ...
Claims of kidnapping, assault, murder on university campuses false – UNIOSUN Management
Osun State University, UNIOSUN, has described as false, mischievous and without foundation, information of incidents of kidnapping, sexual assault and murder in its campuses. ...
How I killed my cousin, friends for rituals — Suspect confesses
A 39-year-old fruit seller, Dolapo Babalola, has confessed on how he killed his cousin and four of his friends for rituals at Okeigbo, in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. ...
Bandits attack Zamfara CPG, kill three, cart away weapons
No fewer than three members of the Zamfara State local security outfit, Community Protection Guard (CPG), were killed in a recent attack by armed bandits. DAILY POST gathered that the terro ...
Benue man regains freedom from kidnappers on his birthday
A middle-aged Benue man, identified as Prince Matthew Chile has regained his freedom after spending almost a week in the hands of his abductors, suspected to be armed Fulani herdsmen. ...
Kidnappers sleep off after abducting pastors wife, others in Ondo
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested five suspected kidnappers who slept off after abducting a pastors wife and two other persons. The suspects reportedly slept off aft ...
Terrorists explosion devices kill seven civilians in Borno
Another Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted along Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gamboru Ngala road has killed seven people, including a telecommunication expert, Mallam Abbashuwa Bulamarwa. It was ...
Abuja train attackers command camps at strategic locations – FPRO Adejobi
Revelation has emerged that the alleged masterminds of the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna are commanding camps at strategic locations in the northern part of the country. ...
Gunmen kill another Ebonyi monarch
Gunmen, at the weekend, invaded Umuihe Autonomous Community, Akaeze, in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and killed ...
NO ARCHBISHOP WAS KIDNAPPED IN ABIA – POLICE
The general public is hereby advised to disregard a misleading online report alleging that gunmen on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, abducted an Archbishop of the Brotherhood of the Cross a ...
Police arrest five women for stripping lady naked over allegation of phone theft
The operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested five women for stripping Christabel Akhigbe naked over alleged phone theft in Benin City. DAILY POST reports that the Edo State ...
Edo police rearrest rapist who escaped from Correctional Centre during #EndSARS
From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin The Edo State Police Command has rearrested one Jacob Alonge, who was serving 21 years jail term for raping his daughter b ...
Edo: Police re-arrest prisoner who escaped from jail during #EndSARS protest
The Edo State Police Command has re-arrested a 58-year-old prisoner, Jacob Alonge, who escaped from the Benin Correctional Centre during the 2020 #EndSARS protest in the state.
Police arrest man who specializes in stealing phones during church service
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested one Babatunde Olaoluwa who specializes in stealing phones at worship centers. He was apprehended after carting away seven ...
Police rearrest 58-yr-old man who escaped from Benin prison during end SARS protest
Police operatives in Edo State have rearrested a 58-year-old prisoner, Jacob Alonge, who escaped from the Benin Correctional Centre during the 2020 #EndSARS protest in the state. ...
Family mourns as married man passes away while on away match
A family is Akure is mourning the loss of their loved one after he died while having a sexual romp with a married woman in a hotel. An online user on X, who reported on the incide ...
Kano community protests alleged killing of NAF hospital cleaner
From Desmond Mgboh Kano Some residents of Gwagwarwa Community in Nassarawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State have protested the alleged killin ...
Police nab man who attempted to steal tricycle
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested one Samson Cletus who allegedly attempted to steal a tricycle from an unconscious rider. The state Police Public ...
Middle-aged man arrested for extortion, assassination attempt
A middle-aged man was at the weekend arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for claiming to be an assassin with purported 500 assassinations to his credit.
Amotekun arrests suspected fraudster in Osun
A 51-year-old suspected fraudster identified as Adegboroye Adetola Akinola, has been nabbed by the operatives of Osun Amotekun. This was made known by the Osun Amote ...
FRSC arrests driver for allegedly trying to hit operative
The Edo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corp, FRSC, said it arrested a motorist identified as Lucky Omomeyen, for allegedly trying to hit its officer after he was arrested for ...