Several persons have been feared killed and many houses set ablaze in Benue State following a fresh wave of violent attacks allegedly carried out by suspected armed herdsmen in the early hours of Saturday. DAILY POST gathered that several communities in Tombo Mbaya, located in Buruku Local Government Area, as well as neighboring Mbachoughu and […]

The recent move by the House of Representatives to slam a five-year jail term or N500,000 fine or both on any person convicted for leaking examination questions, and a three-year jail term for persons under 18 years convicted for engaging in various forms of examination malpractices has been generating mixed reactions from Nigerians. The proposed […]

A former military administrator of Plateau State, Real Admiral Bitrus Atukum (rtd) has called on the Federal Government to declare the Fulani herdsmen attacking communities in the state as terrorists. He said the target of the assailants is to keep the citizenry under perpetual poverty. Atukum equally accused the killer herdsmen of “economic sabotage”, noting […]

The federal government of Nigeria said Nigerians earning as low as N30,000 monthly will be able to access its planned 77,400 housing units across 777 local government areas in the country. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, made this known while receiving a delegation from Creative Sphere Limited recently in Abuja. According […]

A man in Adamawa State has committed suicide by hanging himself. The incident took place in Doubeli, a residential community in Jimeta, Yola North Local Government Area. Witnesses said his corpse was found swinging from a tree at Sauki Transport Motor Park at Doubeli Junction. The man, whose identity is yet to be revealed, left […]

A 17-year-old boy, Victor Perez, who was shot by police last weekend, has been declared brain-dead, according to his aunt. Perez, who his family said is autistic and has cerebral palsy, was shot nine times by police in Pocatello. The officers were responding to a neighbor’s call about someone with a knife on April 5. […]

At least five personnel of the Nigerian Army sustained serious injuries following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack allegedly planted by Lakurawa bandits in Sokoto State. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama revealed on his X handle that the incident occurred around 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025, along the Magarya–Ruwa Wuri axis, a volatile stretch […]

Emmanuel Shior, the immediate past Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has faulted the claims by Governor Hyacinth Alia that his administration did not inherit any data on the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) within the state. In a statement made available to journalists in Makurdi, Dr. Shior expressed concern over the […]

A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State, Engr Julius Inedu, has raised the alarm over the deteriorating security situation in the state. Inedu accused Governor Hyacinth Alia and his team of neglecting their core responsibilities while focusing on intra-party power struggles. In an open letter addressed to the governor, Inedu lamented […]