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The Kaduna State Police Command, has confirmed the abduction of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Musa Rambo, the Police Area Commander in Suleja. Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the command, DSP Yakubu Sabo, said the ACP was abducted on Saturday at about 3.30pm. Sabo said on Sunday in Kaduna that the police officer’s car with registration number KRD 753 BT and his ID card were found abandoned along the road by a team of Operation Safe Heaven. Sabo added that the vehicle was abandoned near Kanock Bridge, a border area between Kaduna and Nasarawa States. He also said that…

tracker for terror suspects Army denies forcing Boko Haram suspects to drink urine Military rescues 211, clears terrorists Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen.Turku Buratia By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army has said that seven terrorists died when their vehicle stepped on Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) they planted for troops in Lamba’a forest along Jakana-Mainok road in Borno. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, added that eight other terrorists were crippled by the IEDs. He said: ”the incident was a clear case that…

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) “supports’’ Nigeria’s closure of its land borders because it understands the action is not punitive. Addressing newsmen in Washington on Sunday, Ahmed explained that the measure was intended to restore Nigeria’s relationship with its neighbours based on commitments made. She said that President Muhammadu Buhari did not want to approve the closure because he was mindful of the adverse effect it would have on the economies of neighbours. According to her, there were several engagements between Nigeria and the neighbouring countries toward securing compliance to the rules,…

CWG PLC has announced the appointment of Mr Martin Nwoga as Business Director – Services effective October 7th, 2019. It says the appointment is in line with CWG PLC commitment to strengthen its delivery and service organizations. Mr. Martin Nwoga has more than 25 years in Information and Communication Technology including 15 years of management experience in Africa, US, UK, Europe, and China. Martin has developed and delivered frameworks for project management and infrastructure management; and has held executive roles in end-user and supplier environments including Financial Institutions, Big 5 Consultancy, Telecommunication, roles in Public and Private Sector engagements as…

The Ogun State Government, on Saturday sealed off two dilapidated buildings in Abeokuta and ordered occupants of the houses to move out within 24 hours. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning, Mr. Nafiu Adebiyi, told newsmen during an inspection tour that 526 other houses built on waterways, canal and erosion channels had been marked for demolition across the state. Adebiyi said at the scene that the order became necessary to prevent loss of lives and other possible disaster, which could arise from the partially collapsed buildings, NAN reports. The two buildings were located along NEPA Road in…

The newly-appointed leader of the Yoruba ethnic race, Professor Banji Akintoye, on Saturday declared that Nigeria will some day break up if the current situation of injustice and favouritism failed to be addressed. Akintoye, who likened Nigerian nation as a country under the reign of an empire, said that the empire must crumble and break up. Akintoye said like other artificially created empires across the globe that have become history, Nigeria is a time bomb, which may soon explode unless equity, justice and fair play reign supreme in the land. Professor Akintoye spoke in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has announced the death of his mother, Ugoeze Sally Meme Kanu. Kanu, who announced this on Sunday morning, said his mother died on 30th August in Germany after doctors were unable to cure her of a protracted illness. The IPOB leader accused the federal government of contributing to the death of his mother, with the incident of September 2017, where soldiers had allegedly invaded his house in Umuahia, Abia State. He said, “Watching her children being hunted and killed by the federal government was the cause of her illness,…

Fire on Saturday night engulfed the popular Santana Market along Sapele Road by Oba Eradiawa junction Benin City, Edo State. Helpless residents of the area, who watched with glee could not salvage the situation due to the intensity of the blaze. DAILY POST learnt that security operatives were on ground to prevent hoodlums from catching-in on the fire to loot shops. Sources blamed the blaze on power surge that occurred in one of the shops in the market when power was restored on Saturday night. Also, in amateur video of the blaze posted on Facebook, some Nigerians could be seen…

Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has reacted to the death of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu’s mother, Ugoeze Sally Meme Kanu. DAILY POST had reported that Kanu, who announced this on Sunday morning, said his mother died on August 30 in Germany after doctors were unable to cure her of a protracted illness. The IPOB leader accused the federal government of contributing to the death of his mother, with the incident of September 2017, where soldiers had allegedly invaded his house in Umuahia, Abia State. He said, “Watching her children being hunted and…

The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has commended the emergence of Chief Edward Onoja, as Deputy Governor of Kogi State, following the impeachment of Mr. Simon Achuba by the State Assembly. DAILY POST recalls that a seven-member panel of inquiry was set up by the Kogi State Chief Judge, Justice Nasir Ajanah, on Aug. 26 to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the deputy governor, Mr Simon Achuba. Chairman of the panel, Mr John Baiyeshea, submitted the report to the Speaker, Kogi House of Assembly, Mr Matthew Kolawole, at plenary, which led to the impeachment of the former…