Donald Trump will be serving a second presidential term, and with both chambers of Congress likely under Republican leadership—though the House is still to be decided— the future of education in the U.S. could starkly change. Trump has pledged to dismantle the Department of Education, cut ...

The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has donated N5.5 million to Borno State to assist in the recovery of Borno Radio and Television (BRTV) after the flood that devastated the State capital, Maiduguri, leading to loss of lives and properties. The Chairman, BON who is also the ...

Janet Ogundepo The Lagos State Government has extended the ongoing free hypertension and diabetes screening campaign, tagged “Know Your Numbers, Control Your Numbers,” by two weeks. The campaign, which began on October 28 and was slated to end on November 3, 2024, will now run until Sunday, ...

 The former Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been remanded in Malabo’s Black Beach Prison, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The embattled former anti-graft chief was arrested days ago for allegedly ...

The purported pregnancy of a middle-aged woman, Janet Dada, has stirred debates on the spirituality of life and medical propositions. Dada, a resident of Ikirin, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State, claimed she had been carrying the pregnancy for eight years. ...

Canada has announced that it will no longer automatically grant 10-year multiple-entry visas to tourists. The new guidelines, released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), empower immigration officers to issue visas with shorter durations based ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sani Musa, says President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, especially the floating of the naira and removal of fuel subsidy, were the best things to happen to Nigeria. ...

Kwara State Government has restricted some categories of vehicles from making use of Ahmadu Bello Way, GRA, Ilorin, the state capital, DAILY POST reports. The restriction notice was issued on Friday, by the state Ministry of Works and Transport, with a directive to Kwara Road ...

L-R: Deola Art Alade, Group CEO Livespot360 and Co-Founder of Livespot Foundation;  Darey Art Alade, Chief Creator Officer and Co-Founder of Livespot Foundation  and Tosan Adebanjo, Group Head, Support Services of Livespot360, at the launch of Entertainment Week Lagos 2023.   Africa’s premier ...

The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar  Sulaiman, has described the  death of Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja as a colossal loss to the nation’s military.Professor Sulaiman stated this in Abuja on Friday in a ...

By Francis Ugwu The Justice Department on Friday said it has thwarted an Iranian plot to kill President-elect, Donald Trump in the leadup to the election. Authorities in a court document filed in federal court in Manhattan alleged that an unnamed official ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, says no law in Nigeria forbids the prosecution of minors. Fagbemi made the assertion at the commissioning of ...

By Ameh Comrade Godwin Residents of Ruga, a settlement along Airport Road, Abuja, took to the streets on Friday to protest the demolition of their homes by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. DAILY POST reports that Wike had ...

Renowned Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, better known as 2Face on Friday announced he has officially partnered with the Secretariat of Job Creation and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under the Office of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima to mobilize public support ...

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-The Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (NICOCSO) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to investigate the cabal within the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and their prioritization of imported Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) over local ...

HP Inc in collaboration with Intel has launched the HP Innovation and Digital Education Academy (IDEA). HP Inc. has unveiled a suite of new AI-powered products that could redefine how people work, create, and collaborate. The announcement, ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, disclosed this in a statement yesterday. It said the report was prepared by the federal government and supported by partners, such as the World Food Programme, WFP, and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, among others. ...

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, on Thursday, announced free Cesarean Sections for Nigerian women. Pate announced this at the ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review, in Abuja, when he launched   ...

Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Mozambique have begun locally-led HIV vaccine research and development. This was disclosed at a press briefing in Abuja, on Thursday. The conference was themed “HIV Vaccine, Innovation, Science, ...

  Focusing her campaign on abortion rights, Kamala Harris believed she had found a winning strategy to attract women voters. But it was Donald Trump who claimed victory, increasing his support among American men — particularly young men. While young people ...

Will he be sacked? Or will he quit? Either way, crypto industry antagonist Gary Gensler’s days as Securities and Exchange Commission Chair are likely to be numbered. President-elect Donald Trump is poised to hammer home one of his most popular crypto promises made earlier this year. At least, ...

Just five minutes of exercise a day could be enough to noticeably shift blood pressure in a downward direction, new research has found. High blood pressure is classified as having a reading of 140 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or higher when blood is being pumped through the arteries – ...

As the war enters its 987th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, November 8: Fighting Russian forces have captured the village of Kreminna Balka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, Russia’s Defence Ministry said. A Russian-guided bomb attack ...

The national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has declared 40 days of prayer and fasting to address the country’s hardship. Speaking to journalists yesterday in Abuja, PFN President Bishop Francis Wale Oke expressed faith that God will lead Nigeria out of its ...

Gbemisola Abudu is the National Basketball Association Africa (NBA Africa) Vice President, and Country head, NBA Nigeria. She recently spoke to select journalists about why the NBA Nigeria collaborated with Nigerian artist, Wiliams Chechet, to exhibit at this year’s Art X in Lagos and how the ...

What usually first comes to mind when thinking of animals that change colour is the chameleon. Contrary to what many people usually think of, did you know that other animals can do the same?Chameleons are popularly known for their ability to change colour regardless of the situation they are ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared its readiness to conduct a free, fair, and credible election in the next Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election. INEC chairman, Mahmood ...

Zelenskyy was among the first leaders to congratulate Trump, who has criticised the scale of US support for Ukraine. United States President Joe Biden plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before he leaves office in January, reports say, hoping to shore up ...

As the dust slowly settles on this election, and Kamala Harris stands before the wreckage of a campaign that failed to win over a single swing state, the Democratic Party and its liberal supporters are eagerly looking for someone, anyone, other than themselves to blame for their catastrophic ...

Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo state, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to sanction any officials who attempts to compromise the electoral process.  Professor Yakubu Mahmood, INEC Chairman gave the warning during a stakeholders’ forum on ...

Former Chelsea midfielder, John Obi Mikel has urged the Blues to sign Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyökeres. Obi-Mikel insisted that the 26-year-old is big and strong, adding that there is no better striker than him in Europe at the moment. Gyökeres has been linked with a ...

Residents in Lagos, have reported unusual sightings around the city.A group of striking women, dressed in bold blue outfits, have been making appearances at notable spots like Rhapsody, Maroccaine, Civic Centre, Black Diamond, Radisson Blu, and more. It became more interesting as each model ...

The Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, approved a minimum wage of N80,000 for the state workforce. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, the technical committee set up by the government ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast sunshine and haziness from Thursday to Saturday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja predicted a sunny and hazy atmosphere ...

By Ifreke Inyang The vice-president of the US, Kamala Harris, has finally called Donald Trump to concede the election. This comes hours after the race was called and her loss was confirmed. According to the Daily ...

By Ihechukwu Sunday On Monday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, came down hard on the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government of President Bola Tinubu, insisting that the prevailing economic ...

Plumes of smoke have been seen rising above Beirut as Israel strikes city after forced evacuation orders issued for four southern neighbourhoods. Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said that it targeted an Israeli military base south of Tel Aviv with a swarm of drones “for the first ...

For the past 13 months, Ahmed Jarad has been living with the dim hope that he might one day return to his home in Beit Lahiya, a village in the north of the Gaza Strip. But on Wednesday, as former US President Donald Trump declared his triumphant return to the White House following a close ...

The conferment of the second highest honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas by President Bola Tinubu is a pointer to the integrity of the entire House, Deputy Spokesman of the Green Chamber, Philip Agbese, ...

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has lost his special adviser on housing, Tajudeen Egunjobi, to death. Egunjobi reportedly died on Tuesday after a brief illness. Governor Abiodun, during a condolence visit to the home of the late politician in Oke-Lantoro, Abeokuta, on ...

Nigeria is in mourning following the sudden death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed away on Tuesday in Lagos after a brief illness. His death comes barely a year after he was appointed by President Bola Tinubu, marking a tragic blow to the ...

Captain William Ekong, Atalanta of Italy’s Ademola Lookman, effervescent winger Moses Simon, reigning Africa Player of the Year Victor Osimhen and 19 other players will seek for six points against Benin Republic and Rwanda in the closing rounds of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying ...

The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar has described the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja as a warrior who served the country creditably well. Abubakar said this while responding to the death of the military chief after the postponement of the Federal ...

Former Republican president Donald Trump closed in on a new term in the White House after he got 267 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House and is leading in key races left to be called, including Michigan and Wisconsin. The AP’s current count has Trump three ...

ABUJA—The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday struck out two separate treason charges preferred against 119 persons who were arrested and detained for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protest that held across the country in August. Their ...

ABUJA—A large crowd of activists flooded Abuja’s Three Arms Zone, yesterday, demanding sweeping reforms in the oil sector. Organised by the APC Solidarity and Development Forum and comprising youth and civil society organisations, the protesters expressed frustration ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The police in Imo has confirmed a bomb explosion in the state. The explosion reportedly caused stampede and confusion as people ran helter-skelter, leading to many being injured. It is reported that people were in the market ...

By Ogaga Ariemu A United Kingdom-based energy revenue management company, SteamCo, has announced a merger with Nigerian Shyft Power Solutions to end national grid collapses and energy crises in Nigeria and Africa. The announcement was made in ...

As the war enters its 985th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, November 6: Fighting A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia has killed six people, injured at least 20 more, and destroyed a critical ...

Pair of early P-51 Mustangs skimming over the North African desert 1942. Source