By Esther Chisom A 24-year-old woman, Sophia Nkwor, has reportedly drowned her one-year old son in a well at Araya community, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State. Sophia Nkwor was paraded alongside suspects of various other crimes by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abaniwonda ...

The German police on Wednesday announced the arrests of eleven suspected members of a criminal syndicate from Nigeria, the Black Axe, during nationwide raids, DW reports. All 11 suspects are said to be Nigerian citizens but most of them have been in Germany for many years. They are said to be ...

By Emmanuel Ugwueze The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, has suspended Mr Mfonobong David Udoudom, a lecturer in the General Studies division, who was caught in a video allegedly harassing a female student. DAILY POST reports that the lecturer was caught pants down on Monday ...

By Seun Opejobi The Nigerian Army has confirmed the dismissal of two soldiers involved in an alleged theft of armoured cables from the premises of Dangote Refinery in Lagos State. The two soldiers, Corporal Innocent Joseph and Lance Corporal Jacob Gani, were dismissed with immediate effect and ...

By Joe ChukindiAwka, Anambra State capital, is again under the siege of gunmen, believed to be cultists. At the last count, over 15 residents have been murdered in cold blood within the last two weeks, including some victims who cannot be identified as cultists, promoting the belief that ...

A 65-year-old suspect, Lukman Odejoju has narrated how alcohol packaged in nylon influenced the killing of his mother.Vanguard has reported that the suspect killed his mother over palm oil proceed in Kajola village via Apomu, Isokan local government area of Osun state.Fielding questions ...

By Seun Opejobi Renewed gunmen attacks in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state on Friday have claimed about 18 lives. The gunmen attacked the Tilengpan community in Mangu Local Government area of the state, killing 12 people, with an additional six persons murdered in four Bokkos ...

26-year-old Nigerian man, Michael Chidozie, and his wife, 28-year-old Keaiirra Shavoiyae Chidozie A 26-year-old Nigerian man, Michael Chidozie, has died of spinal injury complications after his wife shot him four times during an argument inside their Houston residence, Texas, US. Chidozie’s wife, ...

By Francis Ezediuno Operatives of the Osun State Police Command has arrested a 63-year-old man, Lukman Adejoju for the alleged killing of his 100-year-old mother. It was gathered that Adejoju, a resident of Kajola village, Apomu in Isokan local government area of the state allegedly killed his ...

By Ejembi Ogwuche Kidnappers of the wife of former Chief of Staff to former Governor Samuel Ortom, Terwase Orbunde, have demanded a ransom of N100m from the family to release her. Hon Orbunde, who is being treated for gunshot injuries in a hospital in Makurdi, said the abductors spoke to him at ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Nigerian government says Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped custody in Nigeria, has been found in Kenya. A source in the presidency, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the development as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the International Criminal ...

 PHILADELPHIA — A joyful celebration of the end of Ramadan devolved into panic Wednesday in Philadelphia after rival groups exchanged gunfire, leaving at least three people injured and hundreds of parents and children to flee in search of safety. The annual Eid al-Fitr event, held outside ...

By Francis Ugwu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives arrested a Delhi, India-bound passenger, Freeman Charles Ogbonna, at the screening point of terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, for ingesting 80 wraps of cocaine. NDLEA ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested an Ilorin based clergyman, Prophet Adeniyi James, for allegedly defrauding a member of his church to the tune of N3.9 million. A statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will today, arraign popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over naira abuse and failure to declare his firm’s activities involving N180.7 million. The anti-graft agency, yesterday, filed the ...

Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that armed bandits, Friday night, intercepted an Abakaliki-bound luxury bus, robbed all passengers on board and then set it ablaze. The spokesperson of Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident through her social media platform. She ...

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By Matthew Atungwu A supposed soldier, on Saturday, stabbed a 27-year-old trader to death over the price of a carpet in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The incident, which happened around Arakale area of Akure metropolis, led to the blockage of major roads in the area by some aggrieved traders and ...

By Favour OlekanmaGunmen stormed a Celestial Church of Christ in Mowe, Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Thursday and kidnapped two worshippers. The police public relations officer of the state, Omolola Odutola, while confirming the incident, identified the victims as ...

By Williams Anuku Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris on Monday said there is no hiding place for Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Director of Binance who escaped from custody and fled the country after he was detained by the Nigerian Government. The minister said the ...

By Matthew Atungwu Unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, an armed group of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have killed two police officers along old Gariki Road, Okigwe Council Area of Imo State. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations ...

SAN JOSE — Police arrested an Oakland resident earlier this month on suspicion of two armed robberies late last year, but detectives are still seeking a second suspect, authorities said.On Dec. 18, 2023, San Jose police responded to a report that two businesses — one on the 3100 block of ...

By Matthew AtungwuTerrorists on Saturday attacked the Dogon-noma community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping 15 women and one man. A local, Istifanus, told newsmen that many residents of the village ran to neighbouring communities for safety when the hoodlums ...

By Francis Ugwu Terrorists who kidnapped over 286 students and staff in Kaduna State have demanded a total of N1 billion ($620,432) for their release. According to Reuters, a community leader, Jubril Aminu, who acts as a spokesman for the families of the hostages, said he received a call on his ...

By Matthew Atungwu Suspected armed herdsmen on Thursday evening, attacked Wandor, Mbaikyor community in the Mbalom Council Ward of Gwer East Local Government Area, LGA of Benue State, killing a retired army officer, and 15 others. The invaders also razed over 50 houses, huts, farmlands and food ...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty in the fatal shooting by actor Alec Baldwin of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.A weapons supervisor on the set of Rust has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin from a gun she ...

By Joe Chukindi A middle aged man was on Wednesday arrested by indigenes of Awka for killing a monkey. Monkeys are known to be sacred animals in the entire Awka kingdom, and killing them is seen as a sacrilegious act. Awka indigenes have a festival dedicated to the worship of Imo Awka god, which ...

By Chris Johnson Several people, including a soldier, were reportedly killed in separate attacks by suspected bandits in Kwande and Apa Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue State over the weekend. DAILY POST learnt that the attacks occurred between Saturday and Sunday in Udedeku community of ...

By Shehu Usman The Yobe State Police Command has reportedly arrested a lecturer, Adamu Gambo Hudu, for allegedly raping a female student in Potiskum town. The lecturer is said to be an employee of the State General Hospital, Potiskum and Al-Ma’arif, a private college of health sciences in ...

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a gang-related triple shooting more than two weeks ago in San Jose, police said. The shooting was reported around 4:50 p.m. on Feb. 11 in the area of Lotus Street and Appian Lane, San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez said in a news release ...

A suspected ritual killer, Adebayo Olamide Azeez, has revealed the method he employed to lure and murder seven women through a ‘hookup’ app.The 32-year-old Azeez, who confessed to being part of a ritualist gang specialising in killing women for money, was paraded at the Ogun State headquarters ...

By Daniel Chibuike A 27-year-old man, Chinalu Ogbonna has been apprehended in Umuahia, Abia State by the police for killing his father. Chinalu, who is suspected to be engaging in ‘Yahoo Plus’, was said to have strangled his 57-year-old father, Mmaduka Ogbonna, at their residence at Umueze Road, ...

By Francis Ezediuno An Ile-Ife based cleric, Most Superior Evangelist Olagbaju Morris Gbade Fadehan, has been reportedly murdered by his assistant, Evangelist Olalekan Ogundipe. It was gathered that the deceased, Fadehan, was reportedly set ablaze on Monday evening by his assistant, Ogundipe, ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Barrister Chris Agidy, the Senior Legislative Aide, SLA, to the lawmaker representing Delta North, Senator Ned Nwoko, who was kidnapped by bandits in 2023, has been killed. The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this to ...

NEW YORK — Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio.An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury found Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington guilty on charges of murder while engaged in a narcotics ...

Places of worship and religious leaders across Burkina Faso have been targeted in attacks blamed on rebels.An attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso killed dozens of Muslims on the same day as another deadly attack on Catholics attending mass, local and security sources have told ...

By Yemi Balogun Bandits have killed one out of seven persons abducted from Kuduru community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on December 28, 2023. The bandits who abducted seven persons, including a pregnant woman, also threatened to kill the remaining captives if the ...

By Lovina Anthony The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said operatives of its Enugu Zonal Command, in collaboration with a Joint Task Force, JTF, arrested a total of 115 suspected currency racketeers along Owerri Road, Ogui, in Enugu State. A statement by the EFCC spokesperson, ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Cross River State Police Command has paraded a 30-year-old man, Amber Ubung, who allegedly macheted his lover for failing to show up in his house on the last Valentine’s Day. The police alleged that Ubung carried out the act when his lover, Blessing Onawu, 25, failed her ...

By John Owen NwachukwuThe Kaduna Area Commander of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Dalha Wada Chedi, has revealed that bandits have taken control of two fully loaded trucks containing smuggled goods.He said that the criminals hijacked the trucks within a dense forest as they were ...

By Don Silas Former Netherlands international, Quincy Promes has been sentenced to six years in prison for smuggling more than 1,350kg of cocaine. The 32-year-old, who currently plays for Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow, was charged last May over his alleged involvement in smuggling ...

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have apprehended a suspected serial impersonator, Mr. Femi Adegbemi,56, after collecting the sum of N140,000 from unsuspecting owners of vehicles impounded over traffic infractions in the state.The General Manager of LASTMA Mr. ...

By Ameh Comrade Godwin Benue State, the nation’s food basket, is trapped in an endless crisis. Residents of over 200 villages now find themselves targeted on a daily basis by heavily armed herdsmen, reportedly cloaked in military camouflage. DAILY POST gathered that over the past three months, ...

By Ochogwu Sunday At least three soldiers and two members of a vigilante group have been killed by a militia group terrorizing parts of Nasarawa State. DAILY POST learnt that the incident occurred when the assailants ambushed the soldiers in the Katakpa community of Toto local government area of ...

By John Akinfehinwa Over 150 suspected armed herdsmen have attacked Agojeju-odo in Bagaji-Odoh District of Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing four persons. The lawmaker representing Omala State Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Umar Yahaya disclosed this on ...

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By Priscilla Dennis A 62-year-old man, Adamu Danga, of Bosso Lowcost Area of Minna, the Niger State capital, has been arrested by police officers for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl, claiming he committed the act under the influence of palm wine. Danga, who confessed to luring the victim ...

"This time, in a multi-person video conference, it turns out that everyone you see is fake." Deepfake Scam A multinational company was scammed out of $25.6 million by hackers who fooled employees at the company's Hong Kong branch into believing their digital recreation of its chief financial ...

MARTINEZ — The suspect in a Bay Point homicide has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison as part of a plea deal that required the dismissal of his murder charge, court records show.Donald Robbins, 64, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the death of 62-year-old Marty ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The armed bandits terrorizing parts of Benue State have attacked three communities in Entekpa Ward, Adoka District of Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. DAILY POST learnt that the attack, which occurred on Sunday night, claimed at least seven lives. According to locals, ...