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Suspected hoodlums have allegedly attacked the spokesman of the Niger State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, DSC Ibrahim Rabiu Muti in a tricycle around the Gbeganu area of Minna, the state capital. It was gathered the incident occurred at about 8pm when Muti was returning from work last Friday. DAILY POST learnt the spokesman of the state NSCDC was stabbed twice in his stomach. Confirming the attack, DSC Muti disclosed that about nine of the criminals attacked and stabbed Muti after two persons from a nearby bush stopped the tricycle he boarded under the guise…

The Nigeria Police Force has distanced itself from the unauthorised use of its uniform and insignia by social media influencer, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan. The police said it has launched a full investigation to determine the source of the uniform and insignia VeryDarkMan wore in one of his videos. In the said video, the influencer was seen donning a full police regalia with accoutrements while describing himself as social media police and not an activist. Condemning his act, the police said the influencer’s action contravened Section 251 of the Criminal Code Law and Section 133 of the Penal…

The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra Republic Government in-Exile has expressed anger over the killing of a popular Ogene musician, known as Igbo Jah, by a police officer attached to the Anti-Cult Unit of the Enugu State Police Command. It was reported that Igbo Jah was shot by an operative of the anti-cult unit of the Command on Friday. DAILY POST reports that the killing has attracted wide outrage among youths in Enugu State, leading to protests. Reacting to the murder of Igbo Jah, Ekpa vowed that Enugu State will be on lockdown on Tuesday October 29, 2024, to fish out the…

The Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria, FFDCN, has made a case for the inclusion of all major stakeholders in Nigeria whenever any consultations for economic policy by the IMF and the World Bank are made in the country. This was contained in a 16-point communiqué issued by the forum at the end of its third national conference with the theme “Strategic Solutions for Good Governance, Food Security and Sustainable Growth in Nigeria,” which was held in Abuja, the country’s capital, at the beginning of the week. According to the former deputy governors after the two-day programme, every effort…

The Police have arrested one Mubarak Haladu for allegedly kidnapping and killing his seven-year-old nephew in Dadin Kowa community, Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State. ASP Buhari Abdullahi, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. Abdullahi said that the case of kidnap was reported to the Dadin Kowa Police station on Oct. 10 by one Bello Haladu of Garin Sarki village in Dadin Kowa, who alleged that his younger brother had abducted his son. Abdullahi said that the suspect had, on Oct. 9, called his elder brother and told him that he…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has rescued a six-year old girl who was stolen from her parents in 2018 in Akwa Ibom State. The Uyo Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mr Emmanuel Awhen, who made this known on Thursday, said the agency achieved the feat in partnership with the Foundation for Justice Development and Peace, stressing that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the matter. Awhen said that the agency got an intelligence report concerning the stolen girl, and traced her to a family in Uyo. According to him, the agency was currently…

The Ogun State government has advised residents of flooded areas affected by the recent release of water from Oyan Dam to relocate to higher ground in line with its earlier warning. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Ola Oresanya, on Wednesday, said the release of excess water by the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (ORBDA) from the Oyan Dam was unavoidable to avert damage that might lead to unpalatable consequences. Oresanya assured the residents that the floodwater would start receding significantly from Friday, October 25, through waterways, watercourses and canals. The afected areas include Isheri, Riverview Estate, Oshorun Estate, OPIC Estate,…

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT command has clarified reports that one Miss Priscilla Ocheme was allegedly killed by her boyfriend, Ekhosuehi Iseh Elvis at his residence in the Lugbe area of the territory. Reports had emerged that the deceased, who left her family house in the Karu area to cool off after a minor misunderstanding with her widowed mother, was murdered by her boyfriend. But the FCT police in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Josephine Adeh said a preliminary investigation revealed that Pricilla died of a road accident on September 24, 2024. The PPRO explained that…

President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigerian motorists can now choose between buying fuel at N1,000 per liter or opting for the more affordable Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200 per Standard Cubic Meter. The president made this announcement during a meeting with executives of the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company, NIPCO, at the State House in Abuja, on Tuesday. “Nigeria’s motorists can buy petrol at N1,000 per litre or equivalent gas per Standard Cubic Meter at N200. “We have also introduced incentives for commercial motorists to convert from petrol to gas” free of cost,” Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, quoted Tinubu…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has declared that the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government autonomy can’t be overturned. Speaking in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday, Fagbemi said the Supreme Court’s judgment is non-negotiable. Stressing that all parties must comply with the judgment, Fagbemi said there is no three-month grace period for the implementation of the apex court’s judgment. He, however, said the federal government won’t rush in implementing the court’s judgment. Fagbemi said: “Unfortunately, I know it has been in the media that they gave them (the governors) a…