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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to the crash-landing of Enugu Air at Benin airport in Edo State. In a post on his verified X handle on Friday, Keyamo said he had ordered all the relevant agencies to work closely with Enugu Air to unravel the cause of the incident. DAILY POST recalls that the aircraft crashed at Benin City airport on Thursday. Following the incident, Air Peace aircraft suspended all its flights to and from the Benin Airport after the temporary closure of the airport’s runway following a runway incursion. Reacting, Keyamo said, “I have been duly…

The United States has implemented a new global visa ban to deter and combat internet crime, fraud, and predatory schemes against its nationals. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio announced the restriction policy on Thursday, citing the “unprecedented threat” from online investment scams. The top diplomat noted how swindles, including those coordinated by Chinese transnational criminal organizations, fleeced U.S. citizens of over $10 billion in 2024. The government equally decried the victimization of American children by blackmailers operating overseas and its profound effect on families and futures. The new visa restriction targets individuals responsible for, or complicit in, cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime, including cyber scams and sexual extortion. “Immediate family…

The United States on Thursday sanctioned UK-based senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official Mahmoud al-Abyari, along with 3 individuals and 3 entities for aiding terrorist activities. Those listed are accused of providing material support to Hamas. The Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas use front organizations to move funds globally, the State Department noted.​The U.S. said its action exposes the “charitable facades” and secret networks, vowing to keep dismantling the financial system that sustains MB and Hamas as outlined in the Counterterrorism Strategy. Washington has also sanctioned over 50 Mexican individuals and entities linked to Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, described as one…

Following a scuffle between operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and illegal miners, an NSCDC personnel was shot dead in Korokpa Village, Niger State. Confirming the killing in a statement on Thursday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Abubakar M.R. Muti, said the incident occurred on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at about 2 pm, when operatives of the NSCDC Mining Marshal were attacked by suspected illegal miners who resisted enforcement. According to the statement, the officers called for reinforcement, and during the operation, one officer was shot in the head. “He was rushed to hospital but…

The Action Peoples Party, APP, in Imo State says it is fully prepared to contest the 2027 general elections and believes it will win. During a press conference in Owerri, the party’s chairman, Chief Ernest Njesi, said the party has already uploaded all its candidates to INEC. These include 3 candidates for the Senate, 10 candidates for the House of Representatives, and 27 candidates for the Imo State House of Assembly. He said the party will continue visiting communities across Imo State to encourage people to support the APP and educate voters about its programmes. Njesi also announced that the…

Operatives of the Yobe State Police Command have arrested three suspected vandals and recovered stolen power cables and a tricycle in a renewed crackdown on the destruction of critical public infrastructure in the state. This was contained in a press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, and made available to journalists on Thursday in Damaturu. According to the statement, operatives of theGashua Area Command, acting on credible intelligence, arrested Abubakar Idris, 27, an aluminium pot maker from Sabon Gari area of Gashua Local Government Area, on July 23, 2026, with two large bundles of suspected…

The Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps, NAOC, has declared one of its personnel, Private Mohammed Yusuf Amutu, wanted over his alleged involvement in the illegal sale and supply of military uniforms to terrorists and other criminal elements. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps, Major Oluwatope Dorcas Aluko, the Corps said preliminary investigations revealed that the soldier, who was serving at the Nigerian Army Ordnance Kits Factory, absconded from his unit on June 3, 2026. According to the statement, the appropriate military authorities have declared Amutu wanted, while efforts are…

There was a rowdy session at the House of Representatives on Thursday when the Minority Caucus staged a walkout from the chamber in protest over the passage of the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police. The caucus accused the House leadership of violating constitutional provisions and the chamber’s Standing Orders. The Minority Leader, Fredrick Agbedi, alongside other caucus leaders, while speaking to reporters, insisted that their action was not borne out of opposition to state police but against what they described as the abuse of parliamentary procedures. According to Agbedi, the Speaker, while presiding as Chairman of the…

The House of Representatives has passed the Executive Bill on the establishment of state police. The House passed the Bill during plenary on Thursday after it withdrew its own proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police in the country. The passage is a milestone in the country’s push to decentralize its security architecture. This is coming after the Nigerian Senate previously approved its own version, bringing the country closer to a dual policing system designed to combat widespread banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism. You may like

Survivors of the tragic canoe accident at Malamawar Yandutse in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State have recounted their harrowing experiences, describing how local fishermen and farmers risked their lives to rescue them from the river. The accident occurred when a canoe ferrying about 40 passengers, mostly women and children, capsized while they were returning from rice farms. Survivors said the canoe had reached the middle of the river when it suddenly became unstable and overturned, throwing everyone into the water. Many passengers, unable to swim, cried out for help as they struggled to stay afloat. Seventeen-year-old survivor, Anti…