By Don Silas Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers1. The nation’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from today, Wednesday, as the organised labour has directed workers in the power sector to shutdown and commence an indefinite strike over pending issues with the ...

By Wale Odunsi The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has said the 2018 report by the Auditor-General of the Federation has nothing to do with the current management.General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Ijeoma Okoronkwo reacted to the anger over the destruction of proof of N17.158billion ...

By Don SilasNigeria’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from tomorrow (Wednesday) as the organised labour has instructed workers in the power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).The National Union of ...

By Daily Post Staff  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Chairman of the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN), Kwara State chapter, Ali Mohammed Jounwiro, yesterday, said nine people were killed, while 450 cows got lost during the clash with the ...

By TUNDE AJAJA, OKECHUKWU NNODIM, OLUWAFEMI MORGAN, SOLOMON ODENIYI, DANIEL AYANTOYE, COLLINS SUNDAY, MAIHARAJI ALTINE, JOHN CHARLES and OLAIDE OYELUDE THE persistent rise in food prices unsettling majority of Nigerians and fuelling hunger may become worse as farmers have raised the alarm that ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said it is time to rescue Nigeria from leadership failure that dwarfs its development. Speaking at Jamie Pajoel International Leadership Conference ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who has been locked in a cold war with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar since the presidential candidate picked Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate, has warned that he ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Thieves, for the second time this year, allegedly broke into the Katsina State government house and stole N31 million. The robbery incident according to a credible source occured on Sunday, 31 July, 2022, when ...

By Toni Ufoh Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday urged Nigerians to make the right choice during the 2023 general elections.He warned that making the wrong choice in the election may consume the nation.Obasanjo spoke as the special guest of honour at the Wilson Badejo Foundation’s 15th ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Two members of a robbery gang involved in a series of attacks on Ajegunle, Lagos State, and its environs, were on Saturday shot dead during a gun battle with the police. The killed robbers, identified as Sadiq, ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Some persons suspected to be terrorists causing havoc in parts of the country have been reportedly arrested in Lagos State. According to reports, the suspects, who were clad in military camouflage and other ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Hon. Fatuhu Muhammadu, a nephew to President Muhammadu Buhari, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The son of President Buhari’s elder sister represents Daura/Mai’Adua/Sandamu Federal Constituency ...

By John GabrielProfessor Musa Shuaibu, on Sunday, condemned the suggestion by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum that President Buhari should retire all civil servants above 50 years.Shuaibu said the governors should rather focus on providing effective leadership, deliver on their campaign promises and ...

By Seun OpejobiThe Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has listed areas President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has done well that Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, would improve on.Keyamo said Tinubu would improve on the good works ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Gunmen have attacked the Ajaokuta Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State, killing some policemen and abducting 14 Indians. At least two police officers were killed in the attack, which happened on Saturday ...

By John GabrielKaduna residents on Saturday raised an alarm over the increasing wave of armed bandits attack in the state and it’s environs.According to them, with the speed at which the bandits are gaining ground, they will soon announce one of their leaders as state governor.Musa Abilewa, former ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, says the Federal Government cannot ground other activities to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), claiming the union ...

By Ochogwu SundayThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday declared that it is relatively impossible to extend the Continuous Voters Registration, CVR, which was suspended on Sunday.Recall that several concerned Nigerians had demanded that the CVR be extended to enable eligible ...

By Ifreke Inyang A former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tafa Balogun, is dead.Family sources confirmed his death to Daily Trust on Thursday.Details of his passing were however withheld.Balogun was born on August 8, 1947, at Ila-Orangun in Osun State and was named the 21st Inspector-General of ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. For the first time after the presidential primaries and selection of running mate which resulted in a crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Governor ...

By John Owen NwachukwuChief Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has suggested that the fight against terrorism in Nigeria is between the military and the government itself.Adebayo, who appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday ...

By Wale Odunsi Niger Republic honoured some Nigerians on Wednesday as part of activities to mark the country’s Independence Day.However, there is no Southerner on the list of prominent citizens recognized.The awardees include two aides of President Muhammadu Buhari, two businessmen, and two ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a fine of N5 million on Trust Television Network (Trust TV) over the broadcast of the documentary titled “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”, which was aired ...

By Seun OpejobiPresident Buhari has blamed banditry and terrorism in Nigeria on the political instability in Libya.Buhari said his administration was making efforts towards tackling banditry and terrorism in Nigeria.He spoke while receiving the letters of credence from the new Canadian High ...

By Gbenga Oloniniran Some final-year law students in the Nigerian public universities have cried out over the possibility of not been mobilised for the Nigerian Law School in 2022 due to the ongoing strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.Lamenting to The PUNCH on Tuesday in ...

By Emmanuel AniPolice authorities in Ekiti State have disclosed that they are not taking for granted the alleged infiltration of the South-West by bandits and Boko Haram elements.Police Commissioner, Ekiti State Command, Mr Morounkeji Adesina, who hinted this while speaking with journalists in Ado ...

By John GabrielThe abductors of Kaduna-Abuja rail passengers on Tuesday released four more captives.Bandits had on March 28, 2022, abducted over 60 Kaduna-Abuja train passengers after killing 14 and wounding several others.The abducted passengers have since been released in batches.However, a ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, lamented the high cost of diesel, saying it is taking a toll on his business. Obasanjo, who is a fish farmer, said he has been sweating because of the high cost of diesel.2. Five of the ...

By Seun OpejobiThe Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said he won’t abandon Nigeria if war breaks out in the country.Obi said he prefers to die in Nigeria if war should break out than to be a free man in another country.He disclosed this during a virtual interactive session ...

By Seun OpejobiThe apex Igbo socio-political organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has said the National Assembly should impeach Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo alongside President Muhammadu Buhari.Ohanaeze said Buhari and Osinbajo have failed in their primary responsibility of protecting ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended the ongoing strike by another four weeks. ASUU president, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed the union’s decision in a press statement on Monday.2. The Minister of the ...

By Ishola OludareThere is tension in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, following the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader.DAILY POST gathered that the suspected terrorist was arrested Saturday night by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Ogun State.Most residents of Abeokuta ...

By Williams Anuku The Bayelsa State Police Command on Sunday said it has recovered the bodies of four officers who were missing after a surveillance boat conveying them was crushed by a gunboat in the state’s waterways on July 25.The four bodies of the slain policemen were deposited at the mortuary ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. There was anxiety in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday, following the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader. The suspect was arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS).2. The Police Command in Lagos ...

By Ochogwu SundayThe Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the arrest and prosecution of skit and movie makers who use the police uniform without approval.The order was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer.The statement also ...

By Vincent Ujumadu, Olayinka Ajayi & Steve Oko…to deploy 200,000 BVAS for 2023 polls•Says no carting away of enrolment device in LagosThe Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has said voters registration ahead of the 2023 elections ends today.The announcement came as potential voters engaged ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Nigeria, on Saturday, won its first medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK. Adijat Adenike Olarinoye recorded a total of 203kg in the women’s 55kg weightlifting event to win Nigeria’s first gold medal in the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday stormed Wuse Zone 4, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the base of many Bureau De Change operators in Abuja following the continuous devaluation of ...

Thugs on Friday disrupted the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Ijesha, Surulere area of Lagos State.The thugs carted away the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Continuous Voter Registration machines.The incident happened less than ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Some soldiers were reportedly killed when Boko Haram terrorists raided a military checkpoint around Zuma rock in Niger State, on Thursday night. The area close to Madalla town is a few meters away from Zuba, along the Abuja-Kaduna ...

Terrorists attacked a military checkpoint, Thursday night, near Zuma rock in Niger State.The location, near Madalla town, is close to Zuba, along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.The insurgents arrived at the spot some minutes after 7pm and opened fire on the troops, killing some. A source told Daily Trust ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. Barely seven weeks after terrorists attacked worshippers at Owo, in Ondo State, some unknown gunmen, have again attacked the ancient town. Many people were said to have been injured in the attack which took place Wednesday evening, ...

By Adelani Adepegba, Friday Olokor, Victor Ayeni, Solomon Odeniyi, Abiodun Sanusi, Animashahun Salman, Maiharaji Altine, Olaide Oyelude By Tukur Muntari, and Gbenga Odogun There were strong indications on Tuesday that two terrorist groups, the Islamic State West Africa Province and Boko Haram, were ...

The General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Emmanuel Ugboaja, has said that the congress will hold an “Abuja Mega” solidarity protest in support of trade unions whose strikes have shut down public universities.Ugboaja disclosed this in a statement signed by Bello Ismail on his behalf and ...

 Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has brought depression and hardship.Falana stated this while speaking at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) protest in Lagos on Tuesday.He also made reference to Buhari’s remarks that he is eager to leave ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a beef up of security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in order to fortify the nation’s capital against terrorists. In a statement on Tuesday, Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa ...

A United Kingdom, UK, court has granted former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu’s wife, Beatrice bail.Ekweremadu and his wife were accused of trafficking a young Nigerian to the UK for the purpose of harvesting his kidney.They were accused of plotting to traffic the 21-year-old to ...

By Adelani Adepegba, Grace Edema, Solomon Odeniyi, Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, James Abraham, Bola Bamigbola, Bola Bamigbola, Daud Olatunji, Chima Azubuike, Tunde Oyekola, Anozie Egole, Opeoluwani Akintayo, Funmi Fabunmi, Femi Makinde and Edward Nnachi The police and the Nigeria Security and Civil ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:1. The presidential flagbearer of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has debunked insinuation that he may be working for his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Atiku Abubakar. Contrary to insinuations that he may step down for Atiku ...

The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Monday, expressed worry over the latest threat from one of the terrorists’ groups operating in the Northern part of the countryDAILY POST reported that the group, responsible for the abduction of Abuja-Kaduna bound train ...