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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Edo Command has arrested three suspects for alleged armoured cable vandalism. The corps said they were caught while attempting to steal armoured cable from a streetlight in Benin. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Efosa Ogbebor, said the suspects were arrested on Uselu-Lagos road on September 8 in collaboration with some personnel of the Edo Security Network. He said the suspects, Friday Alex, 32, Favour Orji, 25, and Daniel Biaru, 23, were caught impersonating personnel of the local security network at about 2 a.m. He said the suspects, during interrogations, confessed to…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja has ordered the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC to temporarily stop its bid to terminate a contract on the movement of Nigeria from Analogue to Digital Television. The court directed the Commission to maintain the status quo on the disputed contract until the determination of a case filed against it by six aggrieved companies. Specifically, the Court ordered NBC and the aggrieved companies not to take any further steps on the contract so as not to foist a fait accompli on the court. Justice A. A Ademu issued the order that…

In a surprising turn of events, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced its decision not to sign the peace accord, just two hours before the scheduled signing ceremony. This move is coming ahead of the September 21 governorship election, where the peace accord was intended to promote a peaceful and harmonious electoral process among contending political parties. DAILY POST recalls that Governor Godwin Obaseki had earlier declared that his party Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may not sign the peace accord because the party has lost faith in the police and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Addressing a press…

Edo State Government has disagreed with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun for announcing the suspension of the State-owned security outfit codenamed “Edo State Security Network (ESSN). DAILY POST recalls that the Inspector General of Police had on Wednesday during the Independent National Electoral Commission’s organized stakeholders’ meeting ahead of the governorship election slated for September 21, 2024 in Benin City announced the suspension of the security outfit indefinitely. Reacting to the pronouncement, Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser on Media Project to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, opined that the IGP has no constitutional power to suspend the…

Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministry has narrated to his congregation how he was frustrated when he sent his private jet for servicing. The cleric narrated this to his church members during one of his recorded programmes. Suleman alleged that the people he sent his jet to for servicing wanted to force him into selling it off because they liked it. He said they frustrated him for three years, allowing the plane spare parts to run out of time. According to Suleman, God to him while he was praying to forgive them. If not, he might not make…

A man in Adamawa State, 35-year-old Muhammad Auwal, has allegedly defiled his teenage daughter. The state command of the Nigeria Police said in a statement obtained by DAILY POST Thursday morning that it had arrested the man over the offence. The command said in the statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, that it made the arrest on Wednesday, September 11. “The Adamawa State Police Command has on 11/09/2024 arrested 35-year-old Muhammad Auwal for sexually assaulting his 14-year-old biological daughter,” Nguroje stated. “The suspect has since confessed to committing the crime and will be charged to court,” the…

A recent screening by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has revealed that one in four children under the age of five in the Shinkafi and Zurmi areas of Zamfara State is malnourished. A statement issued by MSF Field Communications Manager, Zoe Bennell, explained that out of 97,149 children screened across 21 urban and rural locations, 27% were found to be suffering from acute malnutrition, with five per cent experiencing severe acute malnutrition. The statement further explained that the figures exceeded the ‘critical level’ threshold set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for malnutrition prevalence.…

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has warned of a looming surge in cases of Lassa fever in the country. The Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, gave the warning at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, saying that although the country had experienced a decline in cases of various diseases, it is approaching the Lassa fever season, which typically occurs annually. “Given the seasonal nature of Lassa fever, we anticipate a potential increase in cases over the next few months. “As such, we are proactively intensifying our preparedness efforts…

Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Abayomi Arigbabu, has said the current administration is determined to curb out-of-school issues and ensure access to qualitative education in the state. Arigbabu stated this during the First Term Pre-Resumption Stakeholders’ Meeting for the 2024/2025 Academic Session with Principals, Headteachers, and Parent Clubs in public primary and secondary schools, as well as Government Technical Colleges, at Lisabi Grammar School, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. He maintained that the free education policy of the government was non-negotiable, warning that the government would not tolerate any reported case of learners being sent home for not paying…

Notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has confirmed imposing a N50 million tax on residents of Moriki town in Zamfara State. Turji said the tax was imposed on Moriki town following the killing of cattle in the town. In his latest video, the bandit dismissed a report by security analyst Bulama Bukarti that he imposed a N30 million tax on residents of Moriki. He faulted Bukarti for failing to report that security agencies killed cattle in Moriki, hence the fine. According to Turji: “My name is Bello Turji. I heard of someone named Bulama Bukarti, who made statements alleging that Turji…