CRIME
Gumi Now Mouthpiece For Bandits, Terrorists – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra has rubbished claims by an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, that its Eastern Security Network is killing northerners. According to IPOB, there is no iota of truth in the cleric’s comment, adding that ESN is not a terrorist organisation but a child of necessity created to defend against killer herdsmen. IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, who disclosed...
George Floyd’s Funeral To Hold On June 9
A funeral for George Floyd, the black man who died in US police custody after a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck, will be held June 9 in Houston, the family’s lawyer said Monday. “In Minneapolis, there will be a memorial here Thursday, at 1:00 to 3:00,” said attorney Ben Crump, speaking at a press conference in Minneapolis to report...
Edo State Govt Declares Over 200 Vehicles Missing
The committee set up by the Edo government to recover government assets says over 200 vehicles belonging to the state are missing. The chairman of the committee Kelly Okungbowa shared the information with journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Friday. He said three of these vehicles have been recovered less than a day after the group was inaugurated. Okungbowa...
Suspected Serial Thief Reveals How He Lured, Drugged, Robbed Over 30 Women
A 34-year-old alleged serial thief, Ifeanyi Odieze Ezenagu, who is currently being investigated by policemen attached to Surulere Division, Lagos State Police Command has revealed that he lures, drugs, and robs women who go on a blind date with him. ...
I Meet Bandits ‘On Behalf Of Nigerians’ – Sheikh Gumi [VIDEO]
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says he meets “dangerous” bandits in the forest for the sake of Nigerians. In a video from his recent lecture at Ahmad Bello University (ABU) Zaria, posted on his known Facebook page on Tuesday night, Gumi stated that he is not visiting bandits in their camps for political gains. https://youtu.be/ZILn74677qw “We went into Kidanda forest to...
Unknown Gunmen Set Access Bank ATM Ablaze In Akwa Ibom (Photos)
A yet-to-be identified gunmen have attacked Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) point operated by Access Bank Plc within. Crunchies facility, a popular eatery located at Aka Road, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital. The suspected gunmen after destroying the ATM facility, set the place ablaze. The security post within the Crunchies facility was also touched.
DSS Charges Nnamdi Kanu For Calling Buhari ‘An Idiot, A Paedophile, A Terrorist’ – Report
The secret police unveiled its amended charge sheet as the separatist leader’s trial resumes on October 21. The State Security Service has unveiled its amended charge sheet in the ongoing terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu. The Biafran agitator was abducted by Nigerian operatives in Nairobi and transferred to Nigeria in June. He has been held in custody ever since. Ahead of...
Another Tragedy: Colonel, Six Soldiers Feared Dead In Borno Boko Haram Ambush
A Lieutenant Colonel and six soldiers have lost their lives in an ambush along Biu-Buni Yadi road, Borno state. The soldiers died exactly a week after the military personnel who were murdered while on a peace mission in Delta State were laid to rest at National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Boko Haram insurgent ambushed the soldiers at Kamuya, a village close...
Kaduna Suffering From Evils El-Rufai Once Wished Rivers, Says Gov. Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has mocked his Kaduna counterpart, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, saying the insecurity in the latter’s state was a payback of the crisis he once plotted against Rivers. The Governor spoke on Friday when Vice-President of Rotary Club of Port Harcourt, Rotarian Obiageli Ejezie, led other leaders of the association to the Government House, Port Harcourt. A statement...
Phone Dealer Commits Suicide In Kogi Amid Fire Outbreak
Two months after the well-known GSM village in Lokoja, Kogi State, was destroyed by fire, Friday Ajeka, a trader who lost everything, killed himself. DAILY POST had earlier reported that properties worth millions of naira were destroyed following a fire outbreak at the GSM village around Kpata market in Lokoja on September 12, 2024. The deceased, a 32-year-old indigene of Ofu...
