Crime Facts

FG begins moves to sell looters’ seized assets

THE Federal Government has commenced the bidding process for the sale of recovered and forfeited assets from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and the Inter-ministerial Committee set up by the government to handle sales of the assets under the Ministry of […]

Onyema Nwachukwu is new spokesman as army carries out major reshuffle

The Nigerian army has appointed Onyema Nwachukwu as its new director of public relations. In a statement on Thursday, Mohammed Yerima, former army spokesman, announced the posting and appointments of senior officers in the military. According to the statement, Nwachukwu takes over from Yerima, who assumed duty as the spokesperson in February. Also, F.O. Omoigui, […]

Journalists Barred From State-Of-Nation Parley In Abuja

Journalists from across the nation’s medium were barred from covering the high-profile meeting on the “state of the nation” convened by a former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The nine-hour marathon meeting held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja started 11.00 am and ended 8.15 pm with two breaks for prayers and meals. Also at the meeting […]

Gunmen attack police station, kill Inspector in Anambra

Unknown gunmen, Thursday, attacked Ojoto Police station in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. DAILY POST gathered that one Police Inspector was killed in the attack, which took place Thursday afternoon. Policemen on duty, however, prevented the attackers from setting the station on fire. When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga […]

Scores of travellers allegedly kidnapped by herdsmen in Imo

At least, twenty travellers on their way to Enugu State have reportedly been kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen. DAILY POST gathered that the kidnappers were operating along the Okigwe-Onuimo axis in Okigwe LGA of Imo State. One of the passengers who allegedly witnessed the incident said the herdsmen, disguised as police officers, intercepted the 18 […]

Buhari backs open grazing, asks AGF to recover land for herdsmen

President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval to the return of the open grazing practised during the 1st Republic where herdsmen used designated grazing routes to move their cattle to several parts of the country. To this end, the President said he had asked the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to begin the process of […]

FG Declares Monday Public Holiday

The Federal Government has declared Monday, 14 June, 2021, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on this occasion and urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts at […]

We didn’t kill any security personnel in Imo – IPOB

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied involvement in alleged killing of 128 security personnel in Imo State. The group said neither IPOB nor its security outfit, Eastern Security Network, (ESN) had been involved in any attack against security personnel in Imo or any part of the country. In a statement issued by its Media […]

Hoodlums Raze Abia Vigilante Services Office

The building that serves as the office of Abia Vigilante services in Ahiaeke Timber market, Abia State, has been razed by hoodlums. Properties in the building including vehicles and motorbikes were destroyed by the fire. According to witnesses, the hoodlums razed the building of the vigilante services attached to the Ahiaeke Timber market as a […]