Floods occasioned by heavy rainfall has claimed not less than seven lives in communities in Magama and Rafi local government areas of Niger State.Six of those that died are from Magama Local Government Area while one died in Rafi Local Government Area.The flood also destroyed several properties ...

By Ochogwu Sunday  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Bandits on Friday abducted dozens of worshippers from a Jumuat Mosque in Zugu community of Gummi local government area in Zamfara State. Residents said the armed men hid their guns inside their clothes and stormed ...

By Francis Ugwu The Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has revealed why Nigerian travellers to Dubai are being turned back home despite having valid visas.Recall that some Nigerians who travelled recently to Dubai were detained at the airport and their ...

By Ochogwu Sunday  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. The Rivers State Governor has threatened to help the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lose the 2023 presidential election. The governor issued the threat at the commissioning of the internal road in Omerelu ...

By Ochogwu Sunday  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, stated how his administration resolved a four-month old strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in one day. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at the ...

By Don Silas Vice President Yemi Osinbajo departed Abuja for the United States of America early Wednesday, seeking global partnerships and support for Nigeria’s recently launched Energy Transition Plan.Osinbajo is leading Nigeria’s Energy Transition Implementation Working Group (ETWG) on the US ...

By Ochogwu Sunday  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led chieftains of the party to the residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday. Among those who visited the former ...

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, criticised the Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups (AAYG) over its opposition to the award of a pipeline surveillance contract to Mr. Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo.It has been reported that the Federal Government awarded an ...

By Stephen Angbulu  The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, said it was unfitting to compare the realities of the Nigerian economy with those of other smaller African states.He argued that at least 10 Nigerian states “have bigger GDPs than those countries.”Osinbajo also noted that the ...

By Daily Post Staff   Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. A meeting of the National Executive Council of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, held in Abuja on Sunday. The union is expected to take a final decision on whether to continue its ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has approached the National Assembly to urge the Committee on Public Petitions to institute a transparent and unbiased investigation of remote and immediate circumstances surrounding the alleged physical torture of the ...

By Ifreke Inyang  A supporter of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ukamaka Ejezie aka Mama Biafara, has been released from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).IPOB lead’s counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed this in a series of tweets.The 80-year-old woman was reportedly ...

By Great Ozozoyin The lawmaker representing Wukari/Ibi federal constituency, Danjuma Usman Shiddi has called for justice for a murdered Corp member from Taraba state.The corp member, Samuel Sabo Awudu, who hailed from Taraba, was serving in the nearby Adamawa State, where he was alleged to have ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. The Nigerian Army has dismissed two soldiers attached to 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru, Yobe State, after finding them guilty on a two-count charge. According to the Acting Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Lt. Col. ...

By Shehu Usman The Nigerian Army has dismissed two soldiers attached to 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru, Yobe State, after finding them guilty on two-count charge.According to the Acting Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Lt. Col. Ibrahim Abdullahi Osabo, the suspects were found guilty on two-count ...

By Fikayo Olowolagba Two police spy officers have been suspended by the Nigeria Police force after their video went viral on Tiktok.Addressing a press conference, Police PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the two supernumerary Police officers named; Obaze Blessing and Obaze Emmanuella Uju, were suspended ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The management National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, says its attention has been drawn to a campaign poster making the rounds on social media, showing some ladies in NYSC uniform purporting to be Corps members endorsing one of the political parties in the country.In a statement ...

By Clement Chinedu Supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi defied the early morning rainfall as they trooped out en-mass on the streets of Port Harcourt in support of Obi/Dati candidacy.The exercise was tagged 2-Million-man March for Peter Obi.The young people ...

By Amos Tauna Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, the Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), says that 50 illegal refineries have been destroyed, 300 trucks recovered and 200 suspects arrested within one year by the Corps.Speaking in Abuja on Friday during a strategic meeting ...

By Godwin Isenyo, Maiharaji Altine, Aisha Wakaso, Animashahun Salman, Gibson Achonu, Olaide Oyelude, Sunday Nwakanma and Chidiebube Okeoma 27th August 2022The state of insecurity in Nigeria has assumed a frightening dimension as over 40 local government areas in different parts of the country are ...

By Ochogwu Sunday  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said he and his team are still consulting widely with those who mean well for the country. The governor spoke at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Ikwerre ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The vice-presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, has reacted to criticism of his outfit when he attended the Nigeria Bar Association conference in Lagos.DAILY POST reports that photos of the former Borno State governor have been trending on ...

By Ochogwu Sunday An unspecified number of persons have been trapped as a building collapsed in Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja.DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Friday morning near Freedom Christ Mission Church, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council.A resident, who confirmed the ...

By Seun Opejobi The leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday, released fresh warnings to the Nigerian government over the economic and security challenges in the country.Primate Ayodele revealed that Nigerians would face more hardship because the government is ...

By Amos Tauna A group under the auspices of the Middle Belt United Assembly (MBUA), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to tender a public apology to Nigerians over the level of hardship and insecurity in the country, accusing him of not fulfilling his campaign promises.The group recalled that ...

By Samson Atekojo Usman Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Borno State Command, on Thursday, sealed the State Secretariat of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) located on Abbaganaram Custom Road, Maiduguri.After the sealing, the operatives stationed their armoured tank at the gate to the ...

By Don SilasThe Federal Government of Nigeria, on Thursday, warned Nigerians that if they must travel in search of greener pastures in foreign countries, they should not travel to Northern Cyprus.The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, gave the warning ...

By Don Silas Festus Osifo, President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has said that Nigerians are not averse to the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) but are waiting for the federal government to win their trust over the issue.Osifo said this while speaking during a panel session ...

By Ochogwu Sunday  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Labour Party (LP) flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike yesterday, met in London over the forthcoming ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has vowed to clamp down on unscrupulous politicians who would want to cause violence and social upheavals through drug abuse during the electioneering period.The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed ...

By Matthew AgbajeL-R: Managing Director, St. Nicholas Hospital, Dr Oladapo Majekodunmi, Chairman "The August Event" 2022, Muhammad Sanusi II, Chairman, M.A.M Foundation, Desmond Majekodunmi, Kofoworola Majekodunmi25th August 2022Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday, said elections ...

By Seun Opejobi Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has rebuked those criticizing the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential running mate, Kashim Shettima’s outfit at the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.Fani-Kayode said those criticizing Shettima’s outfit are ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. There are increasing fears in the Peoples Democratic Party that the crisis between its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom ...

By Damilola Aina The Senator representing the Jos South/Jos East federal constituency, Dachung Bagos, on Wednesday cautioned the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to ensure proper implementation of the recovered 23 million Abacha loot returned by the US government.He warned the ...

By Friday Olokor  The amount of money stolen by late General Sani Abacha and his cronies which have been repatriated to Nigeria by the United States has hit over $334.7 million, the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, said on Tuesday.According to her, the US government had been keenly aware of ...

By John Gabriel The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended the recruitment process of constables into the Nigeria Police Force, after DAILY POST reportsThe suspension is coming less than 24 hours after the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, disagreed with the commission for opening a ...

By Ochogwu Sunday  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, took a new dimension as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Military authorities to flush out all those elements in the army with criminal tendencies. The president gave the directive in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu while reacting to the cold-blooded murder of a Yobe State-based ...

By Stephen Angbulu • Says flood response not solely FG’s duty• Knocks politicians blaming FG for poor flood responseAs the rainy season begins in earnest, the Presidency, on Tuesday, challenged states to “face their duties of managing the flooding within their jurisdictions,” explaining that the ...

By Wale Odunsi  The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced an investigation of rotational number plates.Corps Public Education Officer Bisi Kazeem announced the probe in a statement on Tuesday.This followed a video circulating on social media which showed a vehicle with such a plate.The SUV ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Over 1,700 civil servants in Cross River on Tuesday took to the street to protest the non-payment of five years’ salaries.NAN reports that the protesters, who converged at the state’s secretariat in the early hours of Tuesday, blocked the entrance to the secretariat.Displaying ...

By Wale Odunsi  Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described Peter Obi’s supporters as “dangerous”.The followers of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate are known as “Obidients”.In an essay titled ‘Who are these Obidients’, Fani-Kayode said he’s interested in knowing what they ...

By Ochogwu Sunday  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Senator Ibrahim Shekarau has accused Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of disappointing him and his supporters who joined the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Shekarau, who dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the ...

By Don SilasNobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has questioned the Federal Government’s handling of the farmers-herders crisis in the country.Soyinka wondered why the Federal Government was yet to ban a cattle group, Miyetti Allah, while it had already proscribed the Indigenous People of Biafra ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Gunmen wreaking havoc in parts of the South-east have abducted four Reverend sisters of the Catholic Church in Imo State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday at the popular Okigwe-Enugu Road while ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Anthony Joshua is fuming following his heavyweight championship defeat to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The Englishman lost on a split decision as Usyk defended his heavyweight titles, ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Halimatu Atta, a 90-year-old woman, who was abducted from the Kaduna-bound train in March, has regained freedom. She was released alongside her daughter and two other victims, according to a Kaduna‎-based Publisher, ...

By Don Silas Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers1. Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out a suit seeking nullification of submission of the name of Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic ...

By Williams AnukuThere are indications that the failure of Emirates Airlines to repatriate its trapped ticket sales fund in Nigeria back to its home country in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have led to the carrier’s decision to stop all flights in and out of the country.The airline in a ...

By Don Silas Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers1. The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has called off its nationwide strike. The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday.2. The All ...