While responding to the public outcry over the purchase of prohibitive Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for members of the Senate in October, 2023, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services, Sunday Karimi, justified the procurement on the grounds of bad roads across the country. ...

The United States has vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanding an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s bombardment of the Palestinian territory continues. The US voted down the measure on Wednesday morning ...

Beirut, Lebanon – The United States’s special envoy for the Middle East, Amos Hochstein, has landed in the Lebanese capital to hold talks around a potential ceasefire deal between Hezbollah and Israel. This comes after an emotionally exhausting period for Lebanese as optimism and worry ...

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, on Wednesday, ordered the Inspector General of Police and the Police Service Commission to issue letters of employment to over 22,000 police constabularies across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The court also ...

  The opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, on Wednesday, alleged that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, took N20bn from the state treasury to fund his campaign for last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. But in a swift reaction, the ruling ...

By Daniel Chibuike The Nigerian Army has reopened the Umuokpara-Onuimo Road for public use after days of restriction, following the attack on three of its personnel last week by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Addressing newsmen after conducting the General ...

…Private investment appetite grows in SA, Kenya as Nigeria lags Private capital investment across Africa recorded a combined value of $2.27 billion in the third quarter of 2024, out of which equity investment dominated debt, according to a ...

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has commenced an investigation into the alleged extortion of motorist who contravened traffic laws by police officers in the Kubwa area of the FCT on Saturday, November 16, 2024. In a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday by FCT Police ...

By Seyi Babalola Manchester United has reportedly submitted a €100 million bid for Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman, according to Spanish outlet Fichajes. The Atalanta player is also garnering interest from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), which has made a similar offer, ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has uncovered the widespread presence of substandard and unregistered sugar products in Nigerian markets, particularly in the Southwest and Northeast. ...

By Samson Atekojo Usman The Nigerian Senate has removed the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar from office. The removal followed the two-thirds majority of Senators required ...

These were the key developments on the 1,000th day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Wednesday, November 20: Fighting and weapons Ukraine has used the United States-made long-range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to hit a military facility in the Russian ...

Beauty queen, Chidimma Adetshina, has revealed her decision to step away from beauty pageants.Adetshina made history by becoming the first Nigerian to emerge first runner-up at the Miss Universe pageant. The grand finale of the 73rd Miss Universe competition concluded on Sunday morning in Mexico ...

Gibson Achonu Critical stakeholders in Imo State have called on the state government to take proactive measures to tackle the negative effects of climate change on the socio-economic life and health of the people. The call was made at the inception meeting of the newly inaugurated Imo State ...

An outbreak of cholera in Sokoto State has claimed 25 lives, with 15 individuals currently receiving treatment across three local government areas of the state. A total of 1,160 cases have been reported in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Asabe ...

Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province terrorists have attacked troops at the Gubio Local Government area of Borno State, killing five. Also, 10 soldiers were wounded and four are missing in action. The troops, during the attack, also killed many of the ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has denied a report purporting that he was barred from the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. DAILY POST reports that an ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has said that the FCT Administration will pay a compensation package of N1.1 billion for the structures affected by the ongoing ...

The Senate will approve the $2.2bn (about N1.77tn) loan request of President Bola Tinubu today (Wednesday). This request, submitted by the President, is part of the external borrowing plan outlined for implementing the N28.7tn 2024 budget. In ...

  The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State Chapter, has commiserated with the government and Muslim Ummahs over the death of the Chief Imam of Minna Central Mosque, Mallam Ibrahim Isah Fari. The Chairman of CAN, Niger State, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, in a ...

By Godfrey AKON The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, says it is making provision for a Special Intervention in Medical Simulation and Innovation in 2025. Chairman of the TETFund Board of Trustees, Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, said the move, which is part of the fund’s commitment to ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly to approve a fresh N1.767 trillion as a new external borrowing plan in the 2024 appropriation act. According to the president, the loan is ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has uncovered a fresh fake SWIFT message scheme and warned Nigerians and the general public against falling victim to fraudsters. The spokesperson of the apex bank, Hakama Sidi ...

By Francis Ezediuno The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Osun State chapter, has revealed that the state government has approved the sum of N75,000 as minimum wage for civil servants. The Osun NLC chairman, Christopher Arapasopo, ...

PAMELA EBOH, Awka   The Anambra State Police Command has vowed to apprehend the perpetrators of the deadly attack in the Ukpo and Abatete communities, both in Anambra State and made to face the full wrath of the law.   The two communities in Dunukofia and Idemili North Council areas of the ...

The Department of State Services has detained Ladi Adebutu, the People’s Democratic Party candidate in the 2023 Ogun State governorship election, the party revealed on Monday.In a statement issued in Abeokuta, the PDP Publicity Secretary, Kayode Adebayo, confirmed Adebutu’s arrest, stating that ...

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As the war enters its 998th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, November 19: Fighting A Russian missile attack on a residential neighbourhood has killed 10 people and wounded 44 in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa. Four children were among the ...

The US Senate rejected Senator Bernie Sanders' bid for an inquiry on Israel's human rights record in January The US Senate is due to vote on Wednesday on legislation that would block arms sales to Israel, backed by lawmakers who say Israel is obstructing aid shipments desperately needed ...

State of emergency to allow government to send more money, people to help bring blazes under control, minister says. Ecuador has declared a 60-day state of emergency as the South American country has been hit by a severe drought and record wildfires that have razed large swaths of ...

Donald Trump's Health Department pick, a political scion and alleged fast food hater, has been photographed with fare from McDonald's, an exemplar of overprocessed restaurant fare in America. In a photo posted on X, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was seen sitting on a private jet with the ...

NEW YORK — An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection. Altogether, 39 people were infected and 15 were hospitalized in 18 states after eating organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, the federal ...

President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that he intends to name Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr, a commissioner at the FCC since 2017, has made a name for himself by threatening to use the commission’s powers to regulate speech online and over the ...

United States President Joe Biden has witnessed the devastation of drought up close as he became the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest, declaring that nobody can reverse “the clean energy revolution that’s under way in America”. His comments come even as the ...

Bad news for any extreme exercise junkies out there: excessive vigorous exercise could muffle your immune system. At least, that's what a 2023 study analyzing over 4,700 post-exercise fluid molecules from firefighters suggests. This may be problematic for workers with consistently ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday confirmed plans to declare a national emergency on border security and utilise US military forces for a mass deportation of undocumented migrants.  The announcement came as Trump solidifies his immigration-focused agenda ...

The Julius Abure-led Labour Party on Monday made an audacious move to expand its membership to over 20 million through an online membership registration and revalidation exercise in preparation for the 2027 elections. In the same vein, the opposition party has announced a ...

Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has urged Nigerians to refrain from using social media to report the conduct of police officers and instead direct such complaints to the Police Complaints Response Unit. Speaking at the PPROs/Police Communication Experts’ ...

By Timi Owolabi The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Wale Edun, has declared that the road is now clear for private investors to invest the Nigerian economy. According to the minister, President ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has approved a minimum wage of N75,000 for workers in the state. According to his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, the governor announced this on Monday at the State ...

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide and the Northern Awareness Network (NAN) has berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his criticism of Nigeria’s recent elections, particularly attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.Obasanjo ...

 By Lovina Anthony The chairman of the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, Fatuyi Yemi Philips, has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special ...

The Chairman, Advisory Board, Centre for Economic Policy Analysis and Research (CEPAR), University of Lagos, Akoka, Prof Ndubuisi Ifeanyi Nwokoma, has said that Nigeria’s fiscal situation is still very bad, given the country’s high debt profile and its economic situation. In an ...

Nigeria’s Super Eagles ended their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on a disappointing note, losing 2-1 to Rwanda on Monday’s evening at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, . The three-time champions who were without several key players came into the game ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The outcome of the just concluded gubernatorial election in Ondo State has been rejected by the Social Democratic Party, SDP and its governorship candidate, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye. ...

By Williams Anuku Daniel Bwala, a former Aide to Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has assumed office as President Bola Tinubu’s official spokesman. Recall that last week, Tinubu had stunned Nigerians when he announced Bwala as his ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Dangote Refinery and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria have signed a 60 million-litre weekly Premium Motor Spirit supply deal. This comes as IPMAN confirmed that fuel prices have ...

By Joe Chukindi  Communities in Anambra Central Senatorial Zone are in tension as gunmen said to be enforcing the outlawed sit-at-home order wreaked havoc on Monday morning. DAILY POST gathered that the attacks which happened ...