March 29, 2025
IG condemns Edo travellers’ killing, orders FCID takeover
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has condemned the violent mob action in Edo State that led to the brutal killing of travellers accused of being kidnappers. The attack, carried out by a local vigilante group along the Uromi-Obajana Road, resulted in tragic consequences. In a Friday statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, […]
Eid-el-Fitr: Police deploy tactical teams, tighten security in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has ramped up security measures to ensure public safety before, during, and after the 2025 Eid-Fitr celebrations. Commissioner of Police Ahmed Musa has directed all “Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), and tactical commanders to intensify intelligence gathering.” He also urged them to conduct raids on identified black spots to […]
Delta Nursing Students Were Excited – Tinubu’s Wife Disowns Query Issued By Institution, Says Students Should Freely Express Themselves
The Office of Oluremi, President Bola Tinubu’s wife, has disowned the query issued to a Delta State Nursing Student, Osato Edobor, over a viral video where students were seen “rejecting” the President’s wife as their mother. The incident, it was earlier reported, had occurred when Oluremi visited Delta State. The event, held on Tuesday, March […]
FG orders manhunt as outrage trails 16 Edo travellers’ lynching
President Bola Tinubu and some governors in the country have condemned the gruesome murder of 16 travellers by an irate mob in Uromi, Edo State. While the President ordered a manhunt for the killers, the governors joined in demanding justice for the victims. Mistaken identity Saturday PUNCH gathered that the victims, who claimed to be […]
Edo mayhem: Police confirm 7 deaths, arrest of 14 suspects
Edo State Police Command, on Friday, said 14 suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of seven suspected kidnappers in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of the State. DAILY POST reports that the spokesperson of the Command, Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin on Friday. […]
‘I’m in Abuja, not kidnapped’ – Rivers ex-HoS, Nwaeke reveals whereabouts, counters wife
Former Rivers State Head of Service, George Nwaeke, has denied reports that he was kidnapped and forced to address the press yesterday. Nwaeke insisted that he was in Abuja to report himself and event in Rivers State to security agencies. Yesterday, the former HoS in Rivers State had made damning claims against Governor Sim Fubara. […]
‘Nwaeke compromised’ – Fubara denies plot to bomb oil facilities, pact with Bala Mohammed
Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has denied all allegations leveled against him by the immediate past Head of Service, Dr. George Nwaeke. DAILY POST reports that Nwaeke, who recently resigned his position following the worsening political crisis in the state, addressed journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday. Amongst several other allegations, Nwaeke claimed […]
Alleged duress: “Read from the text I wrote” – Nwaeke filmed being directed to address press [VIDEO]
Amid speculations that the former Head of Service in Rivers State, George Nwaeke made the recent allegations against suspended Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara under duress, a video clip that captured him being directed on how to address journalists has emerged online. DAILY POST reports that Nwaeke had in a press conference on Friday, […]
Rivers: My husband missing, making confession under duress – Ex-HoS’s wife
Wife of the Rivers State former Head of Service, HoS, Florence Nwaeke, has raised the alarm that she does not know the whereabouts of her husband, George Nwaeke, after resigning from his position as HoS. Late on Friday, she told journalists she was afraid for her husband’s life and had no idea where he was. […]
