Agency The Japan Meteorological Agency has revealed that a magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan’s Fukushima region. It, however, noted that no tsunami warning was issued following the natural disaster. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake, ...

A 35-year-old man, Isikalu Oluwaseun, on Thursday appeared in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for an alleged theft of N2,100,000. Oluwaseun is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, felony to wit stealing and obtaining by false pretense, to which he pleaded not guilty. Earlier, ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Following the approval of a 250 per cent electricity tariff hike by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday, DAILY POST outlines what Nigerians should know about the hike. Recall that NERC approved N225 per Kilowatt for ‘Band A’ electricity customers in ...

Advocates for ending TB have encouraged people with persistent coughs to take testing and adhere to treatment afterwards to ensure Nigeria joins other countries to end TB by 2030. The call was made at a World TB Day 2024 Media Roundtable on Shorter TB Regimens organised by the Plan Health ...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has raked in N720 million from the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms to aspirants seeking its ticket for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. The APC closed its sale of forms on Wednesday in Abuja, ahead of its primary ...

American celebrity couple, Chance The Rapper and his wife, Kirsten Corley announced that they are getting divorced. The couple, who announced this in a joint statement shared via the rapper’s Instagram account on Wednesday, said that they arrived at the decision after a period of separation. ...

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The All Progressives Congress APC has settled for the direct method of voting for its Ondo state Governorship Primary Election slated for April 20. This was as it emerged that the party may have raked in about N720 million from the sales of forms for the exercise. At the close of work on ...

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ENUGU – Nigeria’s Peace and Development Advocates (NPDA) has described the murdered of 17 soldiers Okuama community of Delta State by sponsored militants youths as act of treason In a joint press ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has sent a strong warning to those who consider his “honest decision” to implement the presidential peace pact as a sign of weakness. Speaking when he received members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) from the 23 ...

Canada has moved up the deadline for issuing work permits for international students graduating from public-private partnership programs from September 1st to May 15th. The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) stated on March 22 that this measure was implemented to prevent ...

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Ahead of the April 20 date to pick its candidate for the Ondo State Governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee has settled for a direct primary. Checks revealed that the Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje-led NWC has since conveyed its mode of primary to ...

The Kaduna State Government has refuted unfounded allegations circulating on social media platforms and news blogs that new loans worth $17.9Million have been received by the administration, stating that the claims were “totally false and fabricated”. In a press statement by Shizzer Nasara Bada ...

Agency Plateau State Government says it is holding a retreat to develop a five-year strategic plan to boost efficient health service delivery. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Director-General, Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, Dr Agabus Manasseh, during a three-day ...

Former Liverpool star Danny Murphy said the Reds and Manchester City are favourites to win the Premier League title ahead of Arsenal. Murphy pinpointed three fixtures that could derail the Gunners amid their title race with Liverpool and City. Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City are separated by ...

The Labour Party, on Wednesday, said that the house of its national chairman, Julius Abure, was gutted by fire in the early hours of the day. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. He also claimed it was an ...

April 3, (THEWILL) – A socio-political group, Ibom Mirror, has advised Executive Director Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Victor Antai, to use his position to attract development to Akwa Ibom State to complement the effort of the state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno instead of ...

Frontline gospel minister, Nathaniel Bassey, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over allegations that he fathered Mercy Chinwo’s son.   Bassey urged the IGP to investigate and prosecute four persons whom he accused of criminal defamation and cyberstalking.   ...

Turkish club Trabzonspor have been ordered to play six games without spectators. The order followed a violence that broke out during their Turkish Super Lig defeat to Fenerbahce last month. After the game, fans ran on to the pitch and attacked Fenerbahce players and security forces at Papara ...

By Hudu Yakubu, Abuja   The Minister of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has commended residents of the territory for their patience, following the inconveniences the ongoing projects across the FCT have caused. Wike gave the commendation in Abuja on ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has given the go-ahead to raise the electricity rates for customers in the Band A category. During a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Vice Chairman of NERC, Musliu Oseni, announced that there will be a rise in ...

Gospel minister, Nathaniel Bassey, has petitioned IGP Kayode Egbetokun to investigate and prosecute four persons who accused him of being the father of singer Mercy Chinwo’s son. Bassey is accusing the four social media users of criminal defamation and cyberstalking. The singer submitted the ...

Manchester United defenders Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof have been ruled out of action for at least a month due to muscle injuries.Argentine World Cup winner Martinez’s season has been decimated by a series of injuries.The former Ajax man picked up a calf problem when making his return ...

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 The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has commended residents of the territory for their patience, following the inconveniences the ongoing projects across the FCT have caused.Wike gave the commendation in Abuja on Wednesday, after he inspected some ongoing ...

Former Crystal Palace manager, Neil Warnock has tipped Liverpool to win the Premier League title ahead of Arsenal and Manchester City. Warnock feels the Reds are not going to lose many games going forward. Jurgen Klopp’s side currently sit at the top of the Premier League table ahead of ...

A top Italian agent has said he believes Victor Osimhen will snub some of the biggest clubs in the Premier League and join PSG as a direct replacement for Kylian Mbappe.Dario Canovi, who represents Bologna coach Thiago Motta among others, said he believes Osimhen will join Ligue 1 champions PSG ...

…Calls for stringent safety measures Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and Professor of Constitutional Law, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad has commiserated with the victims of the fire incident that gutted the popular Owode market in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of the ...

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One Prince, a man in his mid twenties arrested by Ozuoba Police Division last week Friday in White House Area of Ogbogoro in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State for alleged abduction and defilement of a 13 year old girl in the area is to be transferred to ...

 Component Lead, Enabling Environment Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), Mr Joshua Yari, has said Nigeria has invested 48 million Euros in the second phase of its Energy Support Programme.Yari said this on Wednesday at a one-day Energy Summit, organised by Energy Commission of Nigeria ...

Google Cloud has appointed Noor Al-Sulaiti as the new Head of Security Business Development and Government Relations for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region. According to a statement, Al-Sulaiti brings a wealth of experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors, ...

Rivers Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has warned his opponents in the ongoing political crisis not to regard his humility and compliance to the Presidential Peace Proclamation as a sign of weakness. He said he had been inundated with comments in the media about the implementation of the ...

The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, on Wednesday, matriculated 1,061 students drawn from twenty states of the Federation, including the FCT, into the NUC-approved thirty-eight (38) programs. Speaking during the matriculation ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor of ...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has vowed  to surprise those who consider his “honest decision” to implement the presidential peace pact as a sign of weakness. Speaking when he received members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) from the 23 Local Government ...

Nigerian rapper Emeka Akumefule, also known as Blaqbonez, has claimed that Wizkid’s song ‘Essence’ is responsible for bringing the attention of the rest of the world to Afrobeats. According to him, Afrobeats has skyrocketed in popularity after Wizkid released ‘Essence’ featuring Tems in 2020. ...

The retired Justice S.A. Omonuwa’s seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to investigate allegations of gross misconduct levelled against the deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday ruled that the panel will continue its ...

April 3, (THEWILL)- Olympic champion Adam Peaty served notice to his rivals by booking his place at the 2024 Paris Games with a blistering 100m breaststroke win at the British Swimming Championships. The 29-year-old Briton clocked 57.94 seconds in the final at London’s Aquatics Centre – the ...

Left-wing pan-Africanist, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Tuesday became Senegal’s youngest president, pledging systemic change after years of deadly turmoil and announcing his mentor, opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, as prime minister.   Faye, 44, has never previously held an elected office. He ...

Singapore has joined Malaysia in ruling out hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has been scrambling to find a new host after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew last year because of soaring costs. The unfortunate development has put the future of ...

The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has affirmed the indefinite suspension of its Women Leader, Maryam Suleiman, who criticised Governor UBA Sani for disclosing huge debt inherited from the previous administration. In a statement on Wednesday, the state publicity ...

Temitope Mustapha, Abuja   Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Student Loans Re-enactment Bill into law. Signing the bill into an act on Wednesday at the State House, President Tinubu expressed his determination to ensure that education is given the appropriate ...

Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sent a serious warning to Rivers Assembly lawmakers loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, over the recent impeachment threat. Politics Nigeria reports that some pro-Wike lawmakers had threatened to impeach Fubara over his alleged failure to implement the ...

The pump price of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, has dropped by about 21 percent from about N1,700/litre which it sold for a few weeks ago, to around N1,350/litre in some locations across the country following the sale of the commodity by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It was ...

Operatives of Zone 2 police command have successfully cracked a kidnapping ring, rescued victims and arrested 3 suspected syndicates in a swift operation in Lagos.The suspects who were identified as Kwasi Samuel 64, Unnachukwu Monday, 24 and Freeman Ekpebo.The suspects were paraded on Wednesday ...

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Immediate past National Vice Chairman, North West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has said that the North Central zone is being sidelined in the party’s leadership positions. He stated that there’s no reason why the North West should hold three key leadership ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Command, says four persons died, while 40 others were injured in 11 road crashes during the Easter celebration in the state. The State Sector Commander of the corps, Anthony Uga, revealed this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen in Ota at the end ...