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Following complaints from Igbokoda residents about the strong stench emanating from the river where the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed last week, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has directed the ministries of environment and health to begin extensive fumigation of the r...
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has announced the recovery of additional components from the ATR 42-500 aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The Air Force disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X handle on Wednesday, noting that recovery operations were conti...
By Dayo Johnson, Akure More than a week after a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, residents said they are battling offensive odour, polluted water and fear for disease outbreak. Read Also: NAF PLANE CRASH: How hero pilot died saving town The NAF A...
Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has arrested 13 people for allegedly engaging in street trading at unauthorised locations across the state, including Festac, Mile 2 and Ikorodu. The arrests were disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by LAWMA’s Director of Public Aff...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered a suspected counterfeit beverage production site in Lagos State, leading to the arrest of two suspects. The agency disclosed the development in a post on X on Tuesday, identifying the location...
By Muhammad Inuwa, Dutse The Commandant of the Nigeria Police Academy (POLAC), Wudil, Kano State, AIG Auwal Musa Muhammad, has urged police officers in Jigawa State to build public trust and confidence through professionalism, discipline and respect for citizens’ fundamental righ...
The Nigeria Police Force has released former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on bail after interrogating him over allegations of forgery and conspirac Read More: https://punchng.com/alleged-forgery-police-release-okorocha-on-bail/...
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the posting of new Police Public Relations Officers (PPROs) and Public Relations Liaison Officers to selected commands and formations of the Nigeria Police Force. The postings are aimed at strengthening strategic...
The Ghana Air Force has expressed condolences to the Nigerian Air Force following the crash of an ATR-42 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, which killed 25 Read More: https://punchng.com/ghana-air-force-mourns-25-victims-of-ondo-plane-crash/...
The police have warned worshippers against sharing testimonies of personal achievements in church after foiling a plot to kidnap a female cleric in Abuja. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-warn-churches-over-testimonies-after-foiled-kidnap-plot/...
Nigerian dancer and influencer, Poco Lee, has returned to social media after his arrest in the United Kingdom. DAILY POST reports that Poco Lee was arrested and remanded in August 2026 over an alleged sexual offense. He was reportedly charged with five sexual offenses which inclu...
The Lagos State Fire Service has recorded 1,324 emergency incidents, including 1,135 fire calls, between January and September, prompting a warning to resi Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-warns-residents-as-fire-service-records-1324-cases/...
The Nasarawa State Police Command has urged political parties in the state to suspend rallies scheduled for October 10, 2026, citing security concerns ahead of the visit of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to Lafia. The First Lady is expected to attend the All Progre...
Isaac Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on Nigerians to join hands in unison and vote President Bola Tinubu out in the 2027 general elections. Fayose made this call in a video he posted on his official Facebook page on Friday as Ni...
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said the late former governor of the state, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, laid the foundation for Nigeria’s evolving security architecture through his advocacy for State Police and decentralised policing. Aiyeda...
At least two people sustained injuries in a multi-vehicle collision involving two container trucks and three other vehicles at Apostolic, along the route towards Alapere, Lagos State. The crash involved two 40-foot containerised trucks and three other vehicles, according to detai...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni At Ikeja Under-Bridge, opposite the Lagos State Teaching Hospital, a young mother clutches a sleeping toddler to her chest and stretches a plastic bowl towards motorists trapped in traffic. A few metres away, an elderly man chants prayers for loose change. Ch...
A Nigerian Air Force helicopter returning from an anti-kidnapping operation has returned to base after making a precautionary landing in Makurdi, Benue Sta Read More: https://punchng.com/naf-chopper-returns-safely-after-benue-emergency-landing/...
The Nigerian Senate is confident the constitutional amendment bill to establish state police will secure the required approval from 24 state Houses of Asse Read More: https://punchng.com/state-police-senate-confident-of-24-states-backing/...
Two persons were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash involving two container trucks and three other vehicles at Apostolic, inward Alapere in Lagos State. Read More: https://punchng.com/two-injured-in-lagos-multiple-vehicle-crash/...
Ogun State Police have arrested a man for allegedly impersonating a cleric on Facebook and defrauding victims of over N18 million for spiritual assistance. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-man-over-alleged-n18m-facebook-scam/...
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has recorded 65 fatalities and 210 rescues from 1,324 fire and other emergencies between January and September 2026 Read More: https://punchng.com/65-die-in-1324-lagos-fire-rescue-emergencies/...
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, on Thursday, urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to sustain its fight against corruption. In a statement signed by Comr. Adegoke Naheem Ademola, Chief of Staff to the NANS President, he said corruption und...
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun says Nigeria needs an additional 554,353 personnel to adequately staff the proposed state police system nationwide. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-needs-554000-extra-officers-for-state-police-abiodun/...
The air chief said he knew everyone on the ill-fated plane, having flown it alongside his family in the past. The post Military Plane Crash: Air Chief sets up probe panel, assures adequate support for bereaved families appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested a Nigerian national, Chimaobim Adedayo Igbojekwe in Pennsylvania after he pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge following a public exposure incident. The U.S . Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said ICE took ...
By Adeola Badru The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed support for the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ado-Ekiti Zonal Command, in Akure, Ondo State. In a statement signed by Adegoke Naheem Ademola, Chief of Staff to ...
…seeks take-off fund to prevent poorer states from being left behind By Adeola Badru IBADAN — Nigeria will require an additional 554,353 personnel to adequately staff the proposed State Police system, Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun...
By Evelyn Usman LAGOS — No fewer than 65 persons were feared dead in fire and other emergency incidents across Lagos State between January and September 2026, while property estimated at N13.24 billion was lost, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has said. The agency disclos...
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service rescued 210 victims during emergency operations across the state between January and September 2026, as it recorded 1,324 incidents within the period. A statement by the agency said the figures were contained in the Service’s Third Quarter ...
The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has commended the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies for the safe rescue of the 20 prosp...
Security network gets N50m land, 10 motorcycles for FCT operations By Adeola Badru IBADAN — Founder of Iru Ekun Security Network, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has said the organisation will deepen collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Ar...
…Aneke assures families of thorough probe The Chief of the Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, on Thursday led senior Nigerian Air Force, NAF, officials to Igbokoda, Ondo State, to assess ongoing search, recovery and investigative efforts following the crash involvin...
The victims include two security personnel and a foreign national working on the road project, while two civilians sustained gunshot injuries. The post Lakurawa terrorists kill two security officers, foreign workers in Kebbi – Police appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
…orders high-level probe into crash that killed 25 By Dayo Johnson AKURE — The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has ordered a high-level investigation into the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, which claimed...
The police have reacted to the incident, clarifying that the operatives did not initially know that the individuals were court bailiffs. The post Outrage as police operatives allegedly harass bailiffs enforcing court order appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Chief of Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has assured that the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, will not leave any stone unturned in ensuring a thorough investigation into the aircraft crash in Ondo State. Aneke gave the assurance on Thursday while addressing the press on th...
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, has ordered an investigation into allegations that police investigators demanded N450,000 from a content creator before investigating a complaint he brought to the command. The allegati...
AKURE — The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has described the Nigerian Air Force personnel killed in Monday’s aircraft crash in Ondo State as highly trained professionals, saying the circumstances surrounding the incident would be thoroughly investigated....
The police said the suspect targeted people seeking spiritual assistance through the cleric’s Facebook page. The post N18m Fraud: Police arrest man in Ogun for allegedly impersonating prophet on Facebook appeared first on P...
The police said the suspect targeted people seeking spiritual assistance through the cleric’s Facebook page. The post N18m Fraud: Police arrest man in Ogun for allegedly impersonating prophet on Facebook appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Emmanuel Iheaka OWERRI — The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended campaigns and all political activities for three days in honour of victims of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State. The party, in a statement signed by its State P...
By Adeola Badru Yoruba Nation activist and founder of Iru Ekun Security Network, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to deepening collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army, Department of State Servi...
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body of the South-South geopolitical zone, has mourned the victims of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. PANDEF also cal...
The Bayelsa State Government has mourned four indigenes of the state who were among the 25 Nigerian Air Force personnel killed in a plane crash in Ondo. Read More: https://punchng.com/bayelsa-mourns-four-naf-crash-victims/...
The Yobe State Hisbah Commission has arrested six women suspected of engaging in commercial sex work during an operation in Gadaka, Fika Local Government Area of the state. The operation was carried out recently in the Abuja area of Gadaka by operatives of the commission’s Fika L...
By Maryam Abdul-Aziz Usman, Damaturu The Yobe State Hisbah Commission has arrested six women suspected of engaging in sex work during an operation in Gadaka, Fika Local Government Area of the state. The women were arrested in the Abuja area of Gadaka town during a weekend operati...
Days after the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, helicopter crash in Ondo State, large sections of the wreckage are being recovered from a riverine and swampy area where the aircraft went down. Teams comprising Navy divers, Air Force personnel and emergency responders have been working wi...
The Police Command in Ogun has arrested a suspect, Adewale Arojah, for allegedly impersonating a cleric on Facebook and defrauding victims of over N18 million. The command’s Spokesman DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi sai...
A Nigerian Air Force, NAF, helicopter has made a “precautionary landing” on a farmland in Benue State after completing a close air support mission for ground troops operating against suspected kidnappers. The incident occurred in the Utur Tse-Igboji community of Makurdi, where ey...
Ogun State Police have arrested a prophet’s son, Adewale Arojah, for allegedly defrauding victims of over N18m by impersonating a cleric on Facebook. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-prophets-son-in-ogun-over-n18m-online-fraud/...
Operatives of the Ilaro Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested the son of a prophet for allegedly impersonating a fellow prophet on Facebook and defrauding victims of over N18 million. The suspect, Adewale Arojah, was arrested for allegedly cloning the Facebook p...
Ogun State Police Command has arraigned five suspects before the Ota Magistrate Court over their alleged involvement in the assault and obstruction of police officers carrying out their lawful duties in Ota. The suspects were brought before the court following an incident around ...
