One Festus Simon, who was described by the Ogun State Police Command as a suspected ritual killer, has been arrested. Police said the 20-year-old Simon had earlier been accused of killing a 12-year-old boy in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State Police spokesperson, told DAILY POST […]
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A Peacemakers centre in Osun State has decried the rising cases of abandoned children in the state. The centre attributed not domesticating the Violence Against Person (Prohibition) Act in the state as the main cause of the proliferation of street children. The General Coordinator of Justice, Development & Peace Makers […]
Three men have been remanded by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for unlawfully breaking into Egbedore Local Government Secretariat in Osun State. The accused persons are Idowu Wasiu 24, Adekunle Adewale 25, Adewunmi Damilalola 30 and others now at large. Police prosecutor, Fatoba Temitope, told the court that the […]
Two Shari’a court judges in Zamfara State who were kidnapped on their way to the state from Maradi in Niger Republic have regained their freedom from bandits after paying two million naira ransom. The names of the kidnapped Shari’a court judges were given as Alhaji Salihu Abdulahi and one Shefiu […]
The prices of foodstuff and ingredients especially rice, beans, tomatoes and onions have greatly skyrocketed in some major markets across Kaduna State. A market survey conducted by DAILYPOST on Thursday, in Kaduna, revealed that prices of both commodities have increased as compared to few weeks ago. Our reporters observed that […]
The Police Command in Yobe on Thursday said it has arrested three suspects for allegedly raping two 13-year-old girls in Damaturu and Potiskum Local Government Areas of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, made this known while presenting the suspects in Damaturu. According to him, the […]
Tragedy struck in Dalimore area of Ado Ekiti metropolis, on Wednesday night, as a young trader, Olanrewaju Oladapo, was shot dead by some unknown gunmen. The deceased specialized in the sale of recharge cards and provisions at Dallimore area of Ado Ekiti. It was gathered that the incident occurred at […]
Two different gang leaders terrorizing Katsina State have surrendered their arms to the government. Spokesperson of the Command, SP Isah Gambo, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday, November 4, disclosing that the gang leaders repented and surrendered ten AK 47 rifles after persistent pressure and actionable intelligence from the […]
