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 NejoA 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 ...