Bandits in the early hours of Sunday attacked St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church located along Daza Road, Kafin-Koro in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State and burnt the priest, Very Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi to ashes. A source in the area told SaharaReporters that Fr. Achi's assistant ...

Why we’ll not return to our ancestral homes in Borno — displaced persons By David Odama, Lafia THE prevailing insurgency in the North has led to the emergence of displaced persons in many of the states across the region. Some of those displaced by terrorism have not been able to return to ...

The Federal Government has perfected plans to commence the second phase of the prosecution of Boko Haram suspects currently being held in a military facility at Kainji, Niger State. The Solicitor-General of the Federation, SGF, and Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mrs ...

A suspected terrorist has been arrested for allegedly carrying out a fatal bombing in Kogi while President Muhammadu Buhari was visiting the state. Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) announced the arrest in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesperson, Peter ...

Ogbese Community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State was on Wednesday in turmoil, following a brutal clash between Fulani and Hausa settlers in the community. One person was said to have died in the crisis with many people injured and properties destroyed. It was gathered that ...

Several houses and shops have been destroyed in a fresh communal violence between Waja and Lunguda communities in Lafiya, Lamurde Local Government Area, of Adamawa State. The clash according to residents erupted a day after the New Year celebration. A resident, who was caught in the ...

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma on Tuesday met President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, where both men deliberated on critical infrastructures that would boost security in the state. The visit is coming barely a few hours after a former governor of the South ...

Former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim has broken his silence on his attack by gunmen on Monday and the killing of four policemen in his convoy. The former governor escaped death by the hair’s breadth when gunmen rained bullets on his vehicle at Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. ...

Four police orderlies of former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, were killed by unidentified gunmen on Monday evening while he escaped by a hair’s breadth in an attack on his convoy. A source said the incident happened at Oriagu, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state while the ...

There was palpable tension in Imo as gunmen attacked a military checkpoint at Ubomiri/Nwaorieubi road in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on Saturday night. DAILY POST gathered that people close by have already vacated their houses for fear of a fresh attack, lamenting that they don’t ...

By Guardian Nigeria The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has neutralised over 100 terrorists including some of their leaders in an airstrike on Dec. 20, in Borno. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Director Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air ...

A Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Mark Ojotu, Chaplain of St Mary’s Hospital, Okpoga, in Okpokwu Local Government area of Benue State, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. DAILY POST learnt that the incident, which happened on Thursday, barely four days before Christmas, had plunged residents of ...

By James Abraham A female traveller, Lucy Jeremiah, who was abducted by a nine-man kidnap gang in Plateau State, has narrated how she fought the gunmen to escape from the bush where she was held captive. It was learnt that the kidnappers abducted Jeremiah and three other victims while ...

Residents said the the victims included armed militants and civilians resident in the community. At least 64 people were reportedly killed in an airstrike by a Nigerian military plane on Sunday at Mutumji Community in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Residents told PREMIUM TIMES ...

Many bandits have been killed and their camps destroyed in the latest round of operations by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, across Kaduna State. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, yesterday, disclosed that the feedback sent to the state government ...

An infighting between the late Abubakar Shekau’s faction of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), has reportedly left scores of terrorists killed in the last three days. Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad, gathered that the ...

PRESIDENT BUHARI CALLS FOR TIGHTER SECURITY AROUND BORDERS IN LAKE CHAD BASIN WITH THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS FROM THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged more vigilance and tightening of security around borders, drawing attention to the increased number of ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammed Sa’ ad Abubakar III, has opined that the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, can help resolve the insecurity crisis in the country. Abubakar said the leadership of MACBAN can help put an end to the issue of banditry and kidnapping in ...

Residents of Ifelagba community, in the Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State have been thrown into fear over a letter of threat containing planned attack sent to them by suspected armed robbers. DAILY POST gathered that the threat letter was pasted on walls of buildings in the community by the ...

The security situation in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State appears to be worsening as gunmen have issued a 10-day sit-at-home to mourn in the entire council area.SaharaReporters gathered that the sit-at-home was to mourn their colleagues killed by security agents in the ...

Bandits on Thursday killed 15 locals and wounded several others in Kaduna communities. Resident in Giwa LGA of the state, Alhaji Musa Bawa said about 11 locals were killed while several others sustained gunshot injuries. Confirming the attack in a statement on Friday, Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, ...

Abductors of four persons in Zamfara State have ordered that the N5 million ransom agreed, must be paid in the newly unveiled Naira notes. DAILY POST recalls that four persons – a man, woman and two teenagers – were kidnapped on Monday, at Kolo Village, in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara ...

Rauf Argebesola, minister of interior, says the investigation into an attack on a correctional facility in Kuje area council in the federal capital territory (FCT) has been concluded.Aregbesola spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the fourth edition of the federal government’s scorecard organised by the ...

Richard Omosehin, a former Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has been kidnapped in Ondo State. His kidnap was confirmed on Monday by the Ondo State Police Command, which said the incident was being investigated, with search efforts for the victim already started. Omosehin was ...

About 44 people have been kidnapped by bandits from Kanwa community in the Zurmi Local government Area of Zamfara State. A source told DAILY POST that the bandits moved from house to house in Thursday night. The source added that the community of late has experienced pockets of attacks by the ...

Terrorists reportedly killed four villagers in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to a resident in the community, Mr Didan Auta, one of the victims is a newly recruited primary school teacher identified as Elisha Arziki. According to him, the attack took place in Gefe and ...

Gunmen in their numbers on Monday morning invaded the Obudi Agwa community in Oguta LGA of Imo State killing the monarch of the community and his two guests. DAILY POST gathered that the hoodlums stormed the palace of the community custodian of culture and tradition, Eze Assor, Udi of Obudi Agwa, ...

The Nigerian Military authorities has declared 19 Terrorists wanted and placed N5m bounty on each of them for anyone with information leading to their arrest.According to a banner placed along strategic locations across the country, a N5m reward awaits anyone with information that could lead to ...

Some residents of Oyo State have expressed mixed reactions over cases of incessant attacks and abduction on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. While some of those who spoke to DAILY POST enjoined the police and other regular security agencies to beef up security along the road, others are of the opinion ...

Gunmen attacked the Isuofia community of Aguata Local Government Area, where the governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo hails from in the early hours of Saturday. Sources said no fewer than two soldiers and four of the attacking hoodlums died in a fierce gun battle between the gunmen and ...

Following the continued attacks on people along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Chief Gani Ige Adams has asked the Governors of Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states to give Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) the go-ahead to enter the forests and flush out the bandits ...

Terror Alert: We’ve restored confidence, hope in Abuja, environs – IGPThe IGP says some arrests have been made in connection to the security threats in Abuja and its environs and that the suspects would soon be charged to court. The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, says security agencies ...

A top commander of the Amazonian soldiers, believed to have been making life difficult for Taraba border communities, has been arrested. Communities sharing common boundaries with the nearby Cameroon Republic, it would be recalled, in recent times, have been living in fear following the activities ...

The army says it will not rest until it rescues Bassey Ikunugwan, a staff sergeant, who was reportedly abducted in Ohafia in Abia state.In a statement on Wednesday, Onyema Nwachukwu, director of army public relations, said the soldier was abducted on November 2.He, however, added that the army ...

The United Kingdom, has said it no longer advised against all but essential travel to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the city centre Abuja, but insisted that the risks were still present. The UK had recently warned its citizens against travelling to the nation’s capital, Abuja, in the ...

The Parish Priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna has been kidnapped The Parish Priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, St. Bernard, Idon Gida, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Rev. Fr. Abraham Kunat, has been kidnapped. In a letter issued by Rev. Fr. Christian Okewu ...

There is tension in Anambra State, following the attack on a police checkpoint, Tuesday, by gunmen. DAILY POST gathered that some people are feared dead while others are reportedly injured. The incident happened at about 10.30am between the Ihiala-Uli axis in Ihiala local government area. The ...

Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) leaders Ali Kwaya and Bukar Mainoka have been eliminated. They were killed in an operation by Nigerian military fighter jets at Lake Chad on Saturday, according to PRNigeria. Kwaya and Mainoka were influential members of the ISWAP Shura (Consultation) ...

 The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has renewed his appeal to the Federal Government to create a North-West Theatre Command to tackle insecurity in the zone.This was as the governor noted that the insurgency in the north-western part of the country was more serious than that of the ...

No fewer than 18 persons including children have been killed in a deadly attack on Ukohol and three other neighbouring villages in Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state by armed men suspected to be herdsmen.DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday night when the ...

A former governorship candidate in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused Governor Yahaya Bello of being responsible for the Owo Church massacre in Ondo State and the Kuje Prison break in Abuja.Governor Bello has been at loggerhead with Apkoti-Uduaghan for some time now. The state ...

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed worry over what it described as apparent state of uncertainty and heightened insecurity caused by recent rumours of terror attack on the Federal Capital Territory. The concern of the apex Christian body was echoed by Catholic Archbishop Emeritus ...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said  that troops fighting insurgents in the North-east killed 48  members of terror groups, Boko Haram and the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) in the past two weeks.It said 145 insurgents and their families surrendered to troops in the North-east ...

Ten unidentified corpses have been reportedly discovered between Ibillo and Lampese on the Lagos–Abuja road in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.Some of the bodies were said to have been first discovered by farmers on their way to the farm around 7:30 a.m. yesterday and then alerted ...

The police high command, Saturday, debunked claims in the social media that bombs were planted in many parts of Abuja.It said there was no such threats and affirmed that the nation’s capital remained safe.A statement issued by Force Headquarters said there was no imminent threat to the Federal ...

An unspecified number of motorists were feared kidnapped along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday.The development generated tension along the expressway as several vehicles aborted the trips to their destination and drove in the opposite direction.The incident happened around Dominion University ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of a suspected terrorist in an Abuja estate.Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesperson, said this in an interview with TheCable on Friday.Afunanya said the operation was, however, not done in collaboration with soldiers from the United States ...

The Katsina State Police Command has revealed that it has rescued at least 21 kidnap victims in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state, while neutralising a number of terrorists.The police spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement on Friday adding that some terrorists escaped the ...

Panic As Vehicle Bursts Into Flames Near Justice Ministry In Abuja Amid Threat Of Terror AttacksThe ill-fated vehicle was burnt beyond recognition despite the efforts of other motorists who brought out fire extinguishers.A Hilux vehicle on Friday in Abuja burst into flames near the Ministry of ...

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, has said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expected to take delivery of 55 fighter helicopters by December 2022.Amao disclosed this on Thursday, during the two-day Force operation seminar in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital.He listed the new aircraft to ...