By John Shiklam; The Department of State Services (DSS) has raided the residences of two relations of Tukur Mamu, the terrorists negotiator.In a statement yesterday, Ibrahim Mada, Special Projects Manager, Desert Herald newspaper, published by Mamu, said the DSS stormed the Kaduna residences of the ...

At least four persons have been confirmed killed while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries from gunmen suspected to be hoodlums at Ofeapo along Idris-Bagana Road in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State.Sources disclosed that the victims who were returning from the war-torn Bagana ...

By Abdul Babajide The Federal Government has been urged by the Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, to allow Amotekun and other State security outfits to bear sophisticated weapons for the protection of the populace.Akeredolu, who explained his stance on the Oil Pipeline Surveillance ...

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, mandated the armed forces to quell the gale of insecurity across the country by the end of the year. Minister of Interior, Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in Abuja at a Joint World Press Conference.The session, which focused on Nigeria’s effort to ...

By Jim OchetenwuGovernor Ahamdu Fintiri of Adamawa State has alleged a plan by Boko Haram terrorists to regroup and form a base for operations in the state.The governor made the allegation at the Government House in Yola on Wednesday while receiving the newly posted Brigade Commander of the 23rd ...

By Don Silas The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has disclosed that the Nigerian military has recorded successes in neutralising bandits, terrorists and kidnappers in the country.Mohammed said this while urging media practitioners to intensify efforts according to the priority of ...

By Solomon Odeniyi  The Northern Youth Council has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government or its agent to revoke the N4 billion pipeline surveillance contract awarded to ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo.The group also called for the ...

By Ifeanyi Nwannah No fewer than 47 Local Government Areas in the northwest zone are troubled by bandits who terrorise, kidnap and kill innocent citizens.Investigation indicates that most of the local government areas suffer constant terror attacks from the bandits as they operate unchallenged, ...

By Agency Report  The Commander of Osun Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, Brigadier General Bashir Adewimbi (retd.), said more operatives would be recruited to strengthen security and flush out bandits hiding in forests.Adewimbi made this known in an interview with the News ...

By Amos TaunaA commercial driver, simply identified as Bello, was on Wednesday evening, killed by terrorists during an ambush along the Katsina/Jibia highway in Katsina State.The attackers kidnapped two travellers, Babangida Kachile, 56, and Halimat Shuaibu, 50.A source explained to DAILY POST that ...

By John Gabriel The Nigerian Army, on Friday, said security operatives have rescued three kidnapped victims in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna StateOnyema Nwachukwu, Brigadier-General, Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement on Friday, said the success was recorded by a ...

By John Gabriel The Nigerian Army on Thursday informed residents living in communities around Gwagwalada, Giri, Tugan Maji, Ana-Gada, Gudumba, Tagilogo, and Makalma in Abuja not to panic as the Army Women Corps (NAWC) would commence a 7-day field training exercise (FTX) for its troops from 27 ...

By Wale Odunsi  The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has taken possession of over 3,000 firearms recovered in the Niger Delta.The National Coordinator, Abba Dikko, made the announcement in a statement by the Head of Communication, Air Commodore Ewejide ...

By Amos Tauna Bandits, on Wednesday, abducted a yet-to-be-specified number of commuters along the Katsina-Jibia road.A source told DAILY POST that the incident took place around 5pm at Kadobe village.According to the source, the bandits came on about six motorcycles, blocked the road and fired ...

By Seun Opejobi President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agents to hunt terrorists within Nigeria’s borders.Buhari said security agents have the mandate to hunt, pursue, and speak to terrorists in the language they understand.He spoke at the Citizens Summit for National Integration, Peace ...

By Seun Opejobi A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has reacted to the kidnap of four Catholic Reverend sisters in Imo State by gunmen.Sami described the abduction of the Catholic nuns as unfortunate and tragic.In a tweet, the former lawmaker urged Nigerians to pray for the Reverend ...

By Idowu Abdullahi The Lagos State Government has extended the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada to four more Local Govt Areas and five Local Council Development Areas.As gathered, the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed full enforcement from September 1, 2022.The ...

By Agency Report The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Abiodun Alabi, on Wednesday said that there was a partial lockdown of the state by security agencies due to the threats of attacks by unknown gunmen.Alabi disclosed this in Lagos during the Lagos State Stakeholders’ Forum on Police ...

By Maiharaji Altine Governor Bello Mattawale of Zamfara State has banned the riding of motorcycles from 8pm to 6 am in Gusau town.He directed security personnel to shoot on sight anyone found violating the new order.The measure, according to the governor, was taken by the state Security Council ...

By John GabrielThe negotiator involved in the rescue of Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims and Publisher, Desert Herald, Tukur Mamu, has raised alarm over the deteriorating health condition of the remaining victims.Over 60 train passengers were abducted in March 2022, after several others were ...

By Great OzozoyinBandits have again killed no fewer than sixteen persons in different communities of Taraba State.DAILY POST learnt that the bandits stormed the communities in their numbers at the weekend and whisked away several persons.Communities invaded by the attackers are Gidado and Garinkuka ...

By Musliudeen AdebayoSome gunmen on Friday attacked a shop belonging to a Point of Sale (POS) operator in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.DAILY POST gathered that gunmen after dispossessing the POS operator of some items, shot him at a close range in Apata area of Ibadan.The POS has died as a result ...

By Olufemi Olaniyi Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said his administration has overhauled the security system he met in the state.Speaking during the Hijrah 1444 luncheon, held in Ibadan on Wednesday, the governor said security is a key aspect of his administration’s four-point service ...

By John GabrielBandits, on Tuesday night, abducted Professor Ango Abdullahi’s daughter-in-law and her four children.Ango Abdullahi, a Convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), confirmed the abduction of the victims to journalists in Zaria, on Wednesday, saying his daughter-in-law; Ramatu Samaila ...

By Seun OpejobiNo fewer than seven hostages abducted from the Kaduna-Abuja train on March 28 have been released.The seven hostages released by the terrorists include a family of six and a woman.Their release was confirmed to journalists in Kaduna by Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert ...

By  Oluwafemi Morgan There was a robbery incident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the early hours of Wednesday morning.The robbery occurred between 5.00 am and 6:15am on the long bridge, near Warewa bus stop.A passenger of one of the buses plying the road at the time, named Abayomi, told our ...

By Don SilasThe Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, has said the military has killed many bandits’ leaders amid the recent Abuja-Kaduna train attack in the country.Irabor stated this on Tuesday during a meeting with editors and media executives in Abuja.DAILY POST recalls that terrorists attacked ...

By Sikiru ObarayeseA notorious thug in Osun popularly called Spanal was killed on Friday afternoon in Oke-Ijetu, Ilesa-garage area of Osogbo.Spanal was a close ally of the Chairman of the Osogbo branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Kazeem Oyewale (Asiri Eniba).Spanal was ...

By Abdul BabajideA traditional head of Iku quarter, the Oniku of Iku quarters in Ikare Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, High Chief Mukaila Bello, and three other indigenes of the town have been abducted by unidentified gunmen suspected to be ...

By Musliudeen AdebayoReports reaching DAILY POST from Ogbomoso town in Oyo State indicate that the duo of Olugbenga Owolabi and Rachael Opadele who were abducted recently have been killed by their abductorsOwolabi is a hotelier who recently returned to Ogbomoso while Opadele is a student of Ladoke ...

By Olufemi Morgan and Godfrey George Some security experts and a civil society organisation have said the N4.85tn spent by the Buhari regime was gulped by corruption allegedly perpetrated by the ‘corrupt service chiefs’ and other officers.Saturday PUNCH reported that the Federal Government has ...

By Friday Olokor, Leke Baiyewu, Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Solomon Odeniyi, Abiodun Sanusi, Oluwafemi Morgan, Godfrey George, Daniel Ayantoye and Olaide Oyelude The House of Representatives Committee on Defence, on Friday, held an emergency meeting with the military high command over threats by ...

By Animashaun Salman No fewer than 20 persons have been reportedly killed following an attack by terrorists on Duma village in the Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State.One of the residents who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity said the bandits attacked the village at ...

The move by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Senators to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari is currently gaining more backing from concerned Nigerians.Recall that the PDP Senators caucus on Wednesday staged a walkout from the upper Chamber in protest of the heightening insecurity in the ...

Former deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mailafia Obadiah had on August 10 2020, raised the alarm on alleged plans by the Boko Haram terrorists to begin civil war in 2022.The former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, made the exposure after meeting ...

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two people in Oyo State.DAILY POST gathered from sources that the two people, a hotelier and one of his staff were kidnapped at Aba area of Ogbomoso town.The duo were abducted by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, Thursday evening.The hotelier ...

Troops of 21 armoured Brigade have reportedly rescued two more abducted Chibok school girls in Borno State.Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad disclosed that the two girls whose names were given as Hannatu Musa and Kauna Luka were found by the troops ...

The arrested Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Worker, Oroki Branch, Osogbo, State of Osun, Kazeem Oyewale has been released. Oyewale was arrested about three hours ago by soldiers who stormed his base at the motor park at Ojurin, Old Garage, Osogbo, State of Osun. Information available ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has restrained the Osun Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps from participating in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. The court order also mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to make use of ...

By  Abiodun Nejo A kidnap victim, Idowu Ajayi, in this interview with ABIODUN NEJO shares his experience in gunmen’s den and the ordeals of relatives, who secured his release How were you kidnapped? It happened along the Ikole-Ijesa Isu road at 4:30pm on March 14. I went to Ijesha Isu from ...

• 49 B’Haram leaders, 237 others freed • Over 100 soldiers, DSS, NSCDC operatives guarding bombed facility Scores of gunmen believed to be terrorists on Tuesday night bombed the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja, which was being guarded by dozens of soldiers, Department of State ...

The advance team of President Muhammadu Buhari to Daura, Katsina State came under attacks from gunmen suspected to be bandits on Tuesday. The attack was confirmed in a terse statement circulated by Garba Shehu, Buhari’s media aide on Tuesday night. According to the Presidential ...

Tukur Mamu, a negotiator and media consultant to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has disclosed that Mohammed Al’Amin, one of the remaining 50 abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers has been shot by bandits. Mamu said the incident happened on Monday based on information that was ...

The Ondo State Government has ordered all public and private institutions in the state to install Close Circuit Television on their premises on or before August 1, 2022. This followed the directive of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu that CCTV should be installed in all public and private institutions ...

  Shehu Abubakar, the 2023 House of Representatives candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna state, has confirmed that Ansaru terrorists have taken over control of many towns in the eastern part of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the ...

A joint task force commander and a resident of Sabon Gero community, New Millennium City Settlement, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State were killed when bandits stormed the area on Tuesday. The invasion of the bandits in the community also led to the abduction of a ...

  A woman identified as Ramatu Yunusa with nine months of pregnancy, abducted at Damba area of Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, has reportedly given birth at the bandits’ camp. According to the husband, Mr. Yunusa, Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government ...

Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun wants Yorubas in Nigeria to prepare themselves physically and spiritually against terrorists. The monarch spoke at a meeting with the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams. The Aare paid a visit to palace of Oba Olanipekun on Tuesday. ...

A Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State ‎has been abducted by suspected bandits terrorizing the area. DAILY POST learnt that the incident occurred early hours on Monday when the criminal elements operated in the area along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway. The DPO, who was ...