By Francis Ugwu Former Rivers State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 election, Tonye Cole has weighed in on the ongoing political crisis in the state. Cole said peace cannot return ...

Concerned community of persons with disabilities have expressed concern over the undue interference by the former Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Mr. James Lalu, in the affairs of the commission.Led by Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom, the group ...

The Dangote Refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, has continued to withhold direct sales of its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to independent oil marketers, despite increasing calls from industry stakeholders.Abubakar Maigandi, President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers ...

Israeli forces have targeted the vicinity of Beirut airport in recent weeks amid its intensified bombing of Lebanon The United States warned Israel on Monday not to attack Beirut airport or the roads leading to it, as the Israeli army carried out intensive strikes in the Lebanese ...

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has approved N72,500 minimum wage for civil servants in Kogi State, with immediate effect. The governor also suspended the tax burden on the approved sum for one year. He made this known on Monday, during the unveiling of the new ...

 The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria, representing workers of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has embarked on an indefinite strike ...

By Seun Opejobi   The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of doctoring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, machines and other materials used in ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra Republic Government In-Exile has said they have commenced talks with the United States Government over Biafra’s liberation. Ekpa disclosed this in a statement through his official X ...

White House condemns Republican candidate and former president’s remarks as ‘hateful’ and ‘disgusting’. US presidential contender Donald Trump has sparked uproar with more anti-immigrant rhetoric, claiming there are thousands of immigrants with murder convictions spreading “bad genes” ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has amended its value-added tax (VAT) regulations to exempt transactions involving virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies. On Oct. 2, 2024, the UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) announced the changes under Cabinet Decision No. (100) of 2024. These ...

Says Federal, State and LGs, Regional political organizations, Elder Statesmen, others ready to participateBy TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja –The various tiers of government in Nigeria, represented by federal, state and local government functionaries, as well as major regional political and socio-cultural ...

As Nigeria continues to evolve, its citizens are drawn to stories that resonate with their personal experiences and collective aspirations. These trending stories not only highlight major events but also capture the conversations happening among everyday Nigerians. From breaking ...

By Chris Johnson Alejandro Arcos, the newly elected mayor of Chilpancingo, was found murdered on Sunday, just six days after assuming office. His death is part of a wave of violence gripping the region, widely attributed to drug cartel ...

By Favour Olekanma The federal government has approved the construction of an airstrip in Canaanland, the headquarters of the Living Faith Church Worldwide popularly known as Winners Chapel, in Ota, Ogun state. Bishop ...

By Ifunanya Obeme-Ndukwe The Rivers State Police Command have remained silent amid sudden violence that erupted at several local government council secretariats on Monday morning. DAILY POST reports that suspected ...

Top boxing promoter Bob Arum has criticised former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, labelling him ‘overrated’ after a stunning fifth-round knockout loss to Daniel Dubois at Wembley, where Joshua was dropped four times, ultimately missing out on the IBF title. The defeat has ...

Joe Biden, America’s President has presented Nigeria’s Kingsley Okonkwo and his wife Mildred with Presidential Lifetime Service Award for restoring broken relationships and reinforcing family values across continents. The Presidential Lifetime Service Award is one of the most prestigious civil ...

By Seun Opejobi Former Ogun State governor, Olusegun Osoba, has appealed to Nigerians to forgive President Bola Tinubu’s shortcomings. Osoba assured that Tinubu would perform during his second tenure in office. He spoke during ...

After ten weeks of intense drama, strategies, and games, Kingsley ‘Kellyrae’ Sule has been crowned the winner of the ninth season of Big Brother Naija, winning against Wanni Danbaki, who came close second with a 3.47% vote difference and Onyeka emerging as the second runner up at the BBNaija ...

By Lovina Anthony   Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has refuted reports suggesting that his first daughter, Mrs. Helen Obareki, was appointed as the First Lady of the state. He clarified that his daughter was ...

Telegram is expanding its blockchain capabilities by converting limited-edition Gifts into NFTs. The newly introduced Gifts feature allows users to send custom messages and convert them into Stars. Despite the broader NFT market slump, Telegram is confident in the future of NFTs and ...

After close to seven decades of Nigeria’s independence, the Nigerian community in Manitoba, a province in Canada, celebrated as the Nigerian green-white-green flag was raised at the Manitoba Legislature on October 1, 2024, in commemoration of the 64th anniversary of the country’s independence ...

Tunisia’s presidential election concluded Sunday night, with voting expected to secure another five-year term for incumbent President Kais Saied.The election took place amid concerns over Saied’s tightening grip on power, especially after a major political overhaul three years ago.Many of ...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has acquired a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B aircraft as part of its efforts to enhance its air patrol and surveillance operations. The Comptroller -General (C-G) of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made this known in a statement issued by the service’s Spokesman, ...

By Amos Tauna Over N840 billion has been approved by the Federal Government for the rehabilitation of the 82-km Section II of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano dual carriageway. The sum, according to a statement signed by the Minister’s ...

By John Akinfehinwa   A 19-year-old man, Abba Yusuf, has allegedly killed his 60-year-old father, Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf Maileather, in Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. An eyewitness told DAILY POST that the incident ...

By Chris Johnson The Nigerian government has expressed concern over the lack of willingness among many Nigerians in Lebanon to return home despite the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. According to a statement issued ...

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in major cities around the world to condemn the Israeli military operations in Gaza as the war in the Palestinian territory nears the one-year mark. In the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, more than 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters ...

Taiwo Bankole Ogun State pensioners have appealed to the state governor, Governor Dapo Abiodun to provide health relief for them. According to the pensioners, health relief should be provided under the National Health Insurance, so that retirees who subscribe to the scheme would enjoy a 50 per ...

The Deputy Commander, Narcotics, at the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mrs Nandi Ada has decried the high rate of drug abuse in Cross River State. The NDLEA official spoke during a courtesy visit to Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, the state Commissioner for Health over the weekend. “The issue ...

The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed an ongoing investigation into allegations surrounding convicted cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky’s accommodation, with findings pending. Deputy Controller of Corrections Service ...

By Seun Opejobi The founder of the Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Mike Bamiloye, has backed Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God over his apology on the payment of tithe. Bamiloye said ...

By Timi Owolabi The Bauchi State Government has inaugurated a tripartite technical committee tasked with determining the modalities for the payment of the new national minimum wage to civil servants in the state. The ...

By Joe Chukindi    Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Mr Peter Obi, has donated N10 million to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala. Obi had initially pledged N20 million to the ...

By Ifreke Inyang  A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has declared his support for the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Dokubo claimed that soldiers sent by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom ...

By Jimitota Onoyume Ex-warlords of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) and leaders of the Movement for Actualization of Dreams of Niger Deltans (MADND), have congratulated Justice Kudirat Kekere- Ekun on her assumption of office as the substantive Chief Justice of ...

By Ifunanya Obeme-Ndukwe The Action Peoples Party, APP, secured 22 out of 23 chairmanship positions in the recently concluded local government elections in Rivers State. According to Channels Television, retired Justice Adolphus ...

Amman, Jordan - David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, believed that the memory of the Nakba, or "catastrophe", would eventually fade for the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians violently expelled from their homeland by Zionist militias in 1948. In 1949, a year after the State ...

At least five people were killed and 20 others wounded in an Israeli air strike on a Gaza mosque early on Sunday, medics said. The strike on the mosque, near the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, came as the Israel's war in the Palestinian enclave approaches its ...

Binance does not blindly comply with requests by the Israeli military to freeze crypto wallets belonging to Palestinians and others, the company’s head of financial crime investigations told Decrypt.  “We don’t just rely on one single source, or one single tool,” Nils Anderson Röed, Binance’s ...

As the war enters its 953rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Fighting Romania has recovered fragments of a Russian drone from a canal in the Danube Delta near the Ukrainian border, the defence ministry said. Romania ...

October 06, (THEWILL) – Her Royal Highness, Olori Atuwatse III of Warri Kingdom, has received the US President’s Lifetime Achievement Award and has also been recognised by the New York State Assembly for her humanitarian efforts. US President’s Lifetime Achievement Award is a prestigious ...

The Federal Government has officially commenced the sales of crude oil and refined petroleum products in Naira.The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy announced that, in line with the Federal Executive Council (FEC) directive, the sale of crude oil and refined ...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a warning to 3,273 allottees to settle their outstanding payments for Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) within two weeks or risk revocation. The allottees include prominent Nigerians and corporate organisations. According to ...

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has praised Governor Umo Eno’s decision to appoint his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eno Obareki, to take over the role of First Lady of Akwa Ibom State following the passing of his wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno. During a ...

Some shop owners and traders in Obio/Akpor, Rivers, on Saturday, opened for business in defiance of the state government’s no-movement order during the council election. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the council elections are being held to fill ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The ongoing local government elections in Rivers State have turned violent with heavy gunshots in the Rumuepirikom community, the home of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. According to Vanguard, some ...

Maverick singer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has reacted to Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s apology on tithing. Recall that the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, had apologized for that those who don’t pay tithe won’t make it to heaven. He ...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has refuted claims that he advised Christians to stop paying tithes. The clarification came during the church’s October Holy Ghost Service on Saturday at the ...

One of Nigeria’s best female footballers, Vera Okolo with the record of being the scorer of the only goal that secured Nigeria her first and only victory over Japan at the senior level retired from active football some years back. After her retirement, she went into coaching. After attaining ...