By Matthew Omonigho Gunmen have reportedly shot to death a young man identified as Christopher Nicholas. The incident occurred at his father’s compound along the Oviri-Ogor/Edjekota road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. DAILY POST learnt that the gunmen had shot at Pastor ...

Barely a week after their abduction, members of the Christ Apostolic Church,Oke Igan, Akure, Ondo State, have been set free on Thursday evening.It was gathered that the victims were released after their families paid a sum of N50m ransom to the abductors.The victims, who are choristers ...

None of the eight Akwa Ibom National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members, abducted by bandits along Zamfara highway en route to Orientation Camp, in Sokoto State, on August 17, has escaped or been freed, according to their families. Contrary to recent media claims that three of the eight victims ...

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said the Federal Government planned to resuscitate the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria, which was established in 1964 to manufacture weapons for the military. Many Nigerians had lamented the state of the corporation as the country ...

The kidnappers of the 25 members of the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Igan, Akure, Ondo State, have contacted their families, demanding a sum of N50m ransom.A family member of one of the victims, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed this to our correspondent in a telephone ...

By Abdul BabajideEight out of 25 choristers from the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, Oke-Igan, Akure, Ondo State capital, who were kidnapped by gunmen, have escaped from their captors.The Commander of the Ondo State Security Network, popularly known as the Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, ...

By Abdul Babajide Gunmen on Friday kidnapped 25 choir members of the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, in Oke-Igan, Akure, the Ondo State capital. The victims were en route Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of the state to attend the burial ceremony of a parent of one of them. According to sources ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Friday, said it will shut down every nook and crannies of the South-East geo-political zone on October 1 (Independence Day), vowing the event will not be held in the region.The group said events in the country as ‘spearheaded’ by its leadership in the past 63 ...

By Seun Opejobi The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned school principals in the Southeast against mobilizing their students for the October 1st Independence Day celebration. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, warned that school principals who mobilize their students for the October 1st ...

By John Gabriel The Nigerian Air Force fighter jets under the air component of Operation Udo Ka II, on Tuesday, destroyed the armouries and hideouts of the Indigenous People of Biafra combatants in Anambra and Imo states. According to a statement on Wednesday by the NAF spokesperson, Air ...

The Lagos State Government has said it is exploring technology to implement and sustain its safety programmes across schools in the state.The lead resource of Safe School Lagos Initiative, Dr. Bisi Esuruoso, made this known on Tuesday, at the maiden Beacon of Safety Award Conference held in the ...

By Seun Opejobi Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State said on Sunday that he’s working hard to address the insecurity situation in the state. He spoke at a special church service as part of activities to mark this year’s Independence anniversary celebration at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Awka. ...

Outrage has greeted the decision of the police authorities to reduce the ranks of three police officers in the Nsukka division of the Nigeria Police Force in Enugu state after they narrowly survived death at the hands of unknown gunmen, a few months ago.The officers: Inspector Ernest Ogbonna AP ...

By Ochogwu Sunday An unspecified number of students of the Federal University of Gusau have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits terrorizing parts of the State. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Friday morning when the assailants reportedly invaded the Sabon-Gida ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has vowed that the unknown gunmen who murdered security operatives in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday would be tracked and brought to book. DAILY POST recalls that unidentified gunmen, on Tuesday, attacked and ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Former Governor of Kano State, now the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje has revealed the four types of herdsmen operating Nigeria. Ganduje spoke during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu and the security chiefs at the Presidential ...

The Coordinator, National Counter-Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Rear Admiral Yaminu Musa (retd.), has revealed that kidnappers also use monies paid by relatives of abductees to finance terrorism. Mr Musa made the development known on Wednesday in Abuja during the ...

Niger State Governor, Abdullahi Bago, on Wednesday revealed plans by his government to end the insecurity that has ravaged the state in recent times. The Governor, who spoke at a news conference in Abuja to announce the first ever subnational summit on green economy, said the government’s plan is ...

Kidnappers of eight Akwa Ibom State graduates, abducted in Zamfara State on their way to Sokoto State for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Orientation Camp, have demanded an additional N200 million as ransom, after collecting N13 million earlier paid by the victims’ families. The victims, ...

By Tunde Ajaja On account of the prevailing insecurity in the country, the police say they will soon reintroduce permits for vehicles with tinted glass across the country. They noted that the crimes being perpetrated using tinted glass, especially by young people, were no longer acceptable. The ...

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has called on Nigerians to pray for an end to security challenges plaguing the country.He also urged the citizens to support him and other security heads in the country with prayers to succeed in their efforts to restore peace in many troubled areas. ...

By Ifeanyi Nwannah Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has directed the recruitment of a civilian Joint Task Force to complement the efforts of security agencies in the State. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said the meeting was held at the Council Chambers, ...

By Nsikak Nseyen The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday said it has uncovered plans by some elements in parts of the country to stage violent protests. A statement issued by DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, said the violent protest aims to discredit the Federal Government ...

The Police Service Commission and the Nigeria Police Force are currently in talks to recruit more police constables, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. The spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, made the development known on Saturday in an interview with our correspondent, noting that there’s synergy ...

To complement the shortfall of personnel that would tackle the menace of banditry and other criminal activities in Kaduna State, Governor Uba Sani has said that his administration decided to recruit 7,000 personnel into the State Vigilante Service(KADVS), while bandits would no longer have a hiding ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja on Thursday met with Foreign Defence Advisers and Attaches in Nigeria and called on representatives of allied countries in Nigeria to close ranks with the Nigerian Army in identifying and tackling issues of mutual interest. The Chief of Defence ...

By Joe Chukindi It is not the best of times for residents of Awka, Anambra State capital as cult related killings escalate in the city centre. This has also become a source of concern to stakeholders of the town, to the point of crippling the city’s growing nightlife. Recently, there have been ...

By Gift HabibTwo years after the attack on the Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State, 864 fleeing inmates have yet to be recaptured.The names and images of the fleeing inmates, who were declared wanted, were sighted by our correspondent on Friday on the Ministry of Interior’s website. ...

Bandits have demanded a ransom of N4m for one of the eight members of the National Youth Service Corps abducted on a highway in Zamfara on Saturday. The victims were travelling on an AKTC bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State, en route to Zamfara State to participate in the compulsory ...

No fewer than four people were killed, while six others sustained injuries in a shooting incident at a biker bar in southern California, the United States.According to BBC, the gunman was among the four who died in the shooting at Cook’s Corner in Orange County, police said.County fire ...

Men of the Nigerian Army have reportedly foiled an attack on the Forward Operating Base by the Indigenous People of Biafra fighters in Imo State.The Army said the IPOB fighters who attempted the attack on its base were met with stiff resistance by the personnel on the ground.A statement on ...

The Nigeria Police will soon introduce the “Saver School Programme” in all primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions across the country. The programme will save the schools and the students from unnecessary exposure to bandits and kidnappers in every part of the country. The Assistant ...

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted eight members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, along a highway in Zamfara State.The victims were kidnapped on Saturday, while traveling inside AKTC bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State en route Zamfara State, to take part in the ...

The Kano State Police Command, on Monday, banned all forms of protests in the state, with immediate effect. This followed intelligence received by the Command that the two dominant parties; the New Nigeria People’s Party, and the All Progressives Congress have assembled a crowd to embark on a ...

By Daniel Chibuike Residents of Ohiya community in Umuahia South Local Government Area have alerted the Abia State government and security agencies about the discovery of two naked corpses. The unidentified dead bodies, according to village sources and commercial transporters, were discovered ...

By Seun Opejobi Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has said his administration will dialogue with bandits. This was as Bago said his administration had put in place a non-kinetic mechanism against bandits. Bago disclosed this to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Bola ...

Bandits have attacked a secondary school in the Riyom Local Government Area of  Plateau State and killed two teachers. It was learnt that the victims were a newly-married couple who were teaching at the BECO Comprehensive Secondary School in the Kwi community of the LG. Eyewitnesses said the ...

Bandits have invaded Chukuba Ward in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, just as they   shut down a fighter helicopter in the area and  killed the pilot. The Convener, Shiroro Concerned Youths, Mr. Sanni Kokki who spoke on Phone with Journalists on Friday in Abuja, said that the ...

By Ifeanyi Nwannah A public commentator in Zamfara State, Malam Buhari Abubakar, has advised both the federal and state governments to, as a matter of urgency, tackle the menace of insecurity in the state. According to him, banditry was waxing stronger than before. Abubakar explained that nobody ...

By Solomon Odeniyi troops of the Nigerian Army, on Sunday, raided camps of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra in Anambra State, arresting nine suspected hoodlums and recovering weapons during the ‘clearance operations.’ The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in ...

A popular native doctor based in his hometown, Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State was kidnapped on Sunday night in one of his hotels in the town.The native doctor, Chinedu Nwangwu, also known as Akwa okuko tiwara aki (an egg that breaks palm nut), was believed to ...

Following the threat of attack on Churches in Osun state, security operatives were deployed to many of the worship centres in the state to ensure hitch-free worship.A message emerged from an anonymous Facebook on Saturday threatening to attack churches during worship on Sunday thereby creating ...

No fewer than 22 terrorists have been killed during an air operation conducted by Air Force personnel in Katsina State.Among those killed are foot soldiers of terrorist kingpin, Abdulkareen Lawal, popularly known as Abdulkareen Boss.Abdulkareem Boss was alleged of masterminding the killing ...

The Nigerian Army has intercepted a truckload of ammunition en route to Anambra, The PUNCH has learnt.The ammunition, according to the Army, was intercepted by troops of the 192 Battalion on Saturday, during a rigorous stop-and-search operation.A statement on Monday by the Director, Army ...

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has pledged to involve Nigerians in the fight against insecurity in the country.This is just as he said the armed forces would drive the onslaught against insecurity in line with the laws of the land.General Musa also identified the ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has debunked reports making the rounds that it withdrew Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel attached to Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of former President Muhammadu Buhari, and his brother, Mallam Mamman Daura. Reports earlier emerged online stating that ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, said military offensives alone could not sustainably resolve the security crisis in the North-West.Rather, he said it would take a mix of kinetic and non-kinetic strategies to restore calm in the troubled region.“Unless we want to engage in an ...

By Abdulrazaq Adebayo Isanlu-Isin community in Isin Local Government of Kwara State has redesigned its security architecture in the wake of last week’s abduction of four indigenes of the community. Last Thursday, four locals were abducted from the town but were released on Saturday during a ...

The Federal Government has withdrawn the Mobile Police Force personnel attached to several Very Important Persons, including ex-governors, former ministers and lawmakers. The order, which was contained in a police wireless message from Mopol 45 Force Headquarters, Abuja, affected Daura Buhari, ...

By Seun Opejobi The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, would end sponsored criminality in the Southeast. IPOB made the call in reaction to the warning by the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, over the sit-at-home order by Simon Ekpa. Lagbaja ...