A suspected armed robber and kidnapper who allegedly concealed a fabricated Beretta pistol ingeniously inside a loaf of bread has been apprehended at the Koka Roundabout, Asaba, the Delta State capital. The suspect was intercepted on Thursday, 6 November, at about 0845 hrs by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Delta State Command, while…
The existing rivalry between Jihadist duo of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram has led to a full-scale territorial warfare along riverine settlement routes in Abadam and Kukawa Local Government Areas of Borno State. According to Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad Region, Zagazola Makama, revealed that the…
The President of the International Council for Ifa Religion, Fayemi Fakayode, has corrected a long-standing misconception about the origin of the name of the ancient Yoruba city of Ibadan. He said it was not derived from the words Eba and Odan, but from Iba and Odan. Fakayode made this clarification during the presentation of a…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has described Saturday’s governorship election as the best organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state so far. Soludo stated this while speaking in Awka on Sunday after being declared the winner of the November 8 governorship election by INEC. The Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the…
A Customs officer has been killed following an attack by suspected Lakurawa terrorists on a Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) checkpoint in Maje, Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The incident occurred on Saturday night when the attackers, reportedly riding on motorcycles, opened fire on the checkpoint before fleeing towards the border forests. The development…
A man was reportedly caught stealing a motorcycle in the early hours of Sunday morning in Abagu, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, and was subsequently set ablaze by an angry mob. Eyewitnesses told DAILY POST that the suspect was apprehended while attempting to steal a parked motorcycle. Despite pleas from a few onlookers,…
Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has fired back at her estranged husband, businessman Ned Nwoko, following his explosive Facebook post accusing her family of introducing her to drugs and sabotaging her recovery. In a series of emotional posts and private notes shared online, on Sunday morning, Regina accused the Delta North senator of manipulation, abuse, and…
Muhammad Bagudo, the deputy speaker of the Kebbi house of assembly, regained freedom after being held captive by gunmen for nine days. On October 31, the lawmaker was abducted by suspected bandits in Bagudo LGA, while returning home shortly after observing Isha’i prayer. Following the kidnap, the Kebbi police command, in collaboration with military personnel…
The United Kingdom has cautioned its citizens against travelling to several parts of Nigeria due to worsening insecurity across the country. In its latest travel advisory, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said, “Insecurity is increasing across Nigeria. Kidnapping, violent crime, and intercommunal violence occur throughout all regions of Nigeria.” The advisory, published…
Renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the Nigerian government to take U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning as a wake-up call rather than react to his allegations of “Christian genocide” in the country. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Falana described Trump as having contempt for Africans and criticized his claim as false…