Armed bandits have allegedly killed an officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Assistant Superintendent of Immigration I Ibrahim Usman Babagiwa, and burnt his body following an attack on a surveillance team in Woko village, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred on October 6, 2026, along the Tungan Taya-Woko axis, where Babagiwa and another officer, an Inspector of Immigration, were conducting a surveillance operation when they came under attack. The surviving officer sustained machete injuries but managed to escape. He is currently stable and responding to treatment, according to the Niger State Command of the NIS.…
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Advertisement The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed displeasure over a fresh kidnapping incident in the state.Advertisement The party questioned Governor Seyi Makinde over the recent abduction of three staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN). DAILY POST gathered that the three staff members were kidnapped last Friday within the premises of the institute.Advertisement In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Wasiu Sadare, the APC questioned the governor over the abduction.Recommended Sadare said the governor should tell the people of the state what his administration was doing to rescue the victims.Advertisement…
Barcelona defender, Pau Cubarsí, has revealed what Hansi Flick’s men will do to Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen when both teams clash in the Champions League on Tuesday evening. Galatasaray will host Barcelona in the Champions League match-day two clash at Rams Park. Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Cubarsí said that Barcelona will do their best to make sure that Osimhen doesn’t cause the LaLiga giants trouble. “In my first match a few years ago, I played against Victor Osimhen. We expect to face an opponent who knows what he wants to do in attack,” the Spain World Cup winner…
Advertisement The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has identified the proliferation of small arms and light weapons as one of the gravest threats to peace and security across Africa, noting that the weapons do not respect borders.Advertisement Disu stated this in his opening speech at the opening ceremony of the Small Arms and Light Weapons Identification and Tracing (SALW-IT) simulation programme in Abuja on Monday. He stressed the need for collaboration among African countries to strengthen their collective capacity in the identification, marking, registration and tracing of small arms, light weapons and ammunition.Advertisement “That threat is clear. The proliferation…
Advertisement The Christian Social Movement of Nigeria, CSMN, has warned that no region must lay claim to the ownership of Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections.Advertisement The association also warned that irresponsible actors could find it easier to capture institutions, advance sectional interests and undermine the common good when intellectuals and responsible citizens withdraw from civic engagement. It said that when Christians divide their political strength without seeking common ground, they risk diminishing their collective influence, adding that the Nigerian Church possesses enormous spiritual, intellectual, demographic, professional and organisational resources.Advertisement “Political apathy does not leave the political space empty.…
Advertisement The All Progressives Congress, APC, has picked holes in the reaction of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, to the position of the Enugu State Government on the airport and party secretariat incidents involving the NDC at the weekend.Advertisement The party said that “persons and institutions that lay claim to integrity should be able to admit their mistakes, confess their transgressions, and apologise to the people.” The Enugu NDC had, at a press conference addressed on its behalf by Emmanuel Chukwujekwu Nebo, in Enugu faulted some of the positions of the Enugu State Government on the weekend incident as were marshalled by the…
Advertisement Former England midfielder, Steven Gerrard, has made a u-turn on his Premier League title prediction.Advertisement Before the season began, Gerrard said he “fancied” Arsenal to retain the trophy. But Mikel Arteta’s men are currently three points behind Manchester City, who thrashed Liverpool on Sunday.Advertisement Gerrard, speaking on Sky Sports, claimed City have moved on from Pep Guardiola and look ready to reclaim the title.Recommended He said: “Before a ball was kicked, I fancied Arsenal to just carry on, but now, what are we, six, seven games in…Advertisement “I’d put my money on Manchester City, having seen what I’ve seen…
Advertisement Nigeria is set to host the Fifth Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Abuja from December 6 to 8, 2026.Advertisement The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, disclosed this during the One Health Ministers’ Briefing Meeting on the conference in Abuja. Speaking on behalf of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, and other ministers, Salako said the conference would bring together global leaders and stakeholders to review progress, accelerate interventions and strengthen international cooperation in tackling antimicrobial resistance.Advertisement The event will be the first edition of…
Advertisement Fola Tinubu, the former wife of Nollywood actress Lizzy Anjorin’s husband, has spoken out over what she described as years of bullying, threats and emotional distress, saying she will not be intimidated into silence.Advertisement Fola, a mother of four, made the claims in a lengthy Instagram post in which she recounted events following her former husband’s marriage to Anjorin in 2020. She said she learnt about the marriage online when her second child was barely three months old and claimed she struggled to reach her former husband when she needed his support.Advertisement Fola also alleged that she faced online…
Advertisement Health workers at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abeokuta, have embarked on a 72-hour warning strike following the alleged stabbing of a medical laboratory scientist by a patient’s relative inside the hospital.Advertisement The strike, declared by the Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the hospital, commenced at 11 a.m. on Monday and is expected to end at 8 a.m. on Thursday, October 15. The JAC, comprises members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research and Allied Institutions, SSAUTHRIAI, the…