Umar Ardo, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that it was his idea to build the party for late President Muhammadu Buhari to contest in 2015. Ardo denied in an interview with Arise Television on Tuesday that former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi made Buhari president. According to him, no … Read more
An Ekiti court condemns a guy to theft and dismisses allegations of armed robbery. Oluwapelumi Adewale Ogundipe was sentenced to three years in jail by an Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti after being found guilty of theft following charges of conspiracy and armed robbery. The verdict was made in Suit No. HAD/32C/2025, State vs. … Read more
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti sentenced Oluwapelumi Adewale Ogundipe to three years in prison after he was found guilty of stealing after being charged with conspiracy and armed robbery. The decision was rendered in Suit No. HAD/32C/2025, State vs. Ogundipe Oluwapelumi Adewale, before High Court 4. Ogundipe was originally charged with conspiracy and … Read more
On Tuesday, troops from the 144th Battalion (Rear) of Operation Eastern Sanity executed a “well coordinated raid” against a Mammy market in Owaza, Ukwa West LGA of Abia State. The raid was carried out in response to reports of crude oil bunkerers, illegal PMS traders, pipeline vandals, and illicit drug traffickers operating in the market … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, charged Salifu Olije Mustapha on Tuesday in the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kubwa, Abuja, with impersonating an anti-graft agent and scamming unsuspecting members of the public. Mustapha appeared before Justice A.I. Akobi on a four-count accusation of impersonation and deception. According to the EFCC, the defendant … Read more
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested six people suspected of being involved in the murder of HRH Eze Josephat Nnanna Ikegwu, the traditional ruler of the Ishinkwo Community. SP Joshua Ukandu, the Police Public Relations Officer, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abakaliki, stressing that the arrests were the result of … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one of the primary suspects in the alleged theft of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, worth N1.02 billion, and retrieved assets worth more over N300 million related to the crime. Fatai Tijani, the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, stated this to journalists on Tuesday at the command headquarters … Read more
The Nigerian Air Force has increased its counter-terrorism operations in Borno State in response to new air attacks on terrorist hideouts in the Sambisa Forest axis. The development was announced in a press statement placed on the Nigerian Air Force’s official page on May 26, 2026. According to the statement, aviation aircraft from the aviation … Read more
During a security operation in Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, troops killed a suspected infamous kidnapping kingpin known as Idi Yaya. Details about the event were revealed in a post on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, troops acted on intelligence obtained around 6:10 a.m. on Monday indicating that the … Read more
The closing of the Falomo Mosque in Lagos State’s Ikoyi district has been criticised as provocative and unjust by Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC). MURIC announced the announcement in a statement signed by Executive Director Professor Ishaq Akintola. The statement was made accessible to The Daily Post on Tuesday evening. , the Lagos State Building Control … Read more