Bitcoin (BTC) continued to trade sideways on Tuesday following a sluggish start to the week, despite a strong resurgence that began on September 6. Notably, the top cryptocurrency has risen by approximately 20% since then. However, since Friday, the price has remained constrained in a tight ...

Attack launched as world leaders, including Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, gather in New York for the UN General Assembly. Russia has hit the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with guided bombs, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, according to Ukraine’s President ...

Hurricane John hit the same coastal area of Mexico where Hurricane Otis ravaged Acapulco last year, killing 47 people. Hurricane John has struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rainfall after strengthening from tropical storm to major hurricane in a matter ...

World leaders are sounding the alarm about a “full-fledged” war, calling for de-escalation after devastating Israeli air strikes in Lebanon ratcheted regional tensions amid Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. The attacks, which started on Monday and continued into Tuesday, were Israel’s fiercest ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Nigeria’s unemployment rate increased to 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2024, rising by 0.3 percent from 5.0 percent in the third quarter of 2023 amid worsening economic hardship. The National Bureau of ...

Telecommunication companies are increasingly turning to renewable energy sources as the soaring cost of diesel, which reached N56.24 billion in monthly expenses, continues to strain operators. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) says that diesel accounts ...

By Chris Johnson An Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut has killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, a Hezbollah commander in charge of the group’s rocket division, along with five others, according to local sources. The strike, which took place on Tuesday, ...

By Ifreke Inyang The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede on Tuesday, ordered immediate investigation of alleged bribery allegations imputed to some officers ...

By Sunny Green Itodo Nollywood veteran, Toyin Adegbola, has said cheating is not enough grounds for divorce. The thespian said it is unwise for women to leave their marriages because of their spouses’ bad behaviours. ...

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has revealed that the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has paid a total of N15,606,138,376 to 5,225 family members and next of kin of slain police personnel between 2023 and 2024.IGP Egbetokun who disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday while presenting ...

Nigerian actress and fashion icon Temi Otedola, daughter of business mogul Femi Otedola, made a stunning debut on the runway at Paris Fashion Week. She graced the catwalk for the Le Défilé L’Oréal Paris’ Walk Your Worth Spring-Summer 2025 show on Monday. Temi, who is also L’Oréal’s first ...

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday, challenged the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, to swear with the Holy Quran to prove his innocence in banditry affecting the state. Matawalle gave the charge on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily while debunking the governor’s ...

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has recused herself from the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu in the terrorism charges brought against him by the federal government. DAILY POST reports that the Judge on Tuesday opted ...

Ties between Egypt and Somalia have grown this year over their shared mistrust of Ethiopia. An Egyptian warship has delivered a second major cache of weaponry to Somalia including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, officials said, in a move likely to stoke further friction between the ...

Florida prosecutors expected to request that would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh remain detained at US court hearing on Monday. The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of former US President Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note saying that he ...

Former President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he doesn’t “think” he’d run again for president in 2028 if he falls short in his bid to return to the White House in 2024. “No, I don’t. I think that will be, that will be it,” Trump said when journalist Sharyl Attkisson asked him if he’d run ...

The Adamawa State government has finally broken its silence over the recent deadly cholera outbreak in the state, saying it has so far claimed over 12 lives, with 304 hospitalised. Briefing journalists on Sunday in Yola after Arewa PUNCH had earlier reported one week ago that ...

The farming and allied trade communities in Nigeria have called on government as well as all relevant stakeholders in agriculture to intervene in the crisis rocking the poultry industry.They lamented that if the Federal Government does not intervene on time, there will be massive closure of ...

The Kogi State House of Assembly, on Monday, called for the sacking of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, over what the Assembly described as the unprofessional handling of the corruption case against the immediate-past Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello. ...

Escalating clashes between Israel and Hezbollah threatened to overshadow United States President Joe Biden’s final appearance at the United Nations’ signature annual event on Tuesday as diplomats scrambled to avert an all-out regional war. The gathering of dozens of ...

By Matthew Atungwu A 23-year-old student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ogun State, Ayomide Adeleye, has confessed to the killing of 18-year-old Christiana Idowu, who was a member of his church. Adeleye, who is now in the custody of the Lagos ...

By Seun Opejobi The Edo North senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has explained why he knelt before the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II. Oshiomhole said he knelt before the Oba of Benin because he understood and respected the traditional institution of the ...

Nigeria made a remarkable entry into the global fencing scene this past weekend, thanks to the impressive performance of 16-year-old Inkosi Brou. Inkosi secured Nigeria’s first-ever medal in the Sabre category at the World Tournoi Satellite Cup in Iceland. Competing against some of the world’s ...

Former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has said Governor Godwin Obaseki is politically dead. Oshiomhole stated this while commenting on the outcome of the just concluded governorship election in the state during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. On Sunday, INEC declared ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Libya sells Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) at the cheapest price in Africa at N52 ($0.031) per liter or 0.15 Libyan Dinar, according to a report by Global Petrol Prices. ...

Lara Adejoro Following the recent devastating flood, the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has embarked on a comprehensive assessment of the Alau Dam in Borno State to ascertain its integrity. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, disclosed this on Monday ...

The Chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Jeret Tenebe, says the prayer of the party is for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to continue to conduct elections the way it did in the Edo governorship election held on Saturday. Tenebe said ...

Adams Oshiomhole, the senator representing Edo North senatorial district and former governor of Edo, believes that Monday Okpebholo’s victory in the Edo State governorship election is God’s doing.TRIBUNE ONLINE reports Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress won the election with 291,667 ...

Ukrainian president begins high-stakes trip with visit to weapons factory in Pennsylvania. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has begun a high-stakes visit to the United States during which he will present Kyiv’s plan to end the more than two-and-a-half-year-old war against invading ...

AT exactly 9.28 pm, yesterday, Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared the winner of the Edo State 2024 governorship election, sparking celebration in the state. He polled 291,667 votes to beat his closest marker, ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday across the nation. NiMet`s weather outlook released in Abuja on Sunday forecast thunderstorms on Monday over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has claimed that the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the Edo State governorship election is a reflection of the confidence Nigerians have in President Bola ...

By Enahoro Iyemefokhai Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor has urged citizens in the state to maintain calm and not resort to violence and destruction of property. Obaseki made the call in his ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Another electricity tariff hike may be introduced in October 2024 by the Nigerian Government as the country’s monthly power subsidy rose to N181,63 billion in September. This comes ...

By Adewale Sanyaolu Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri, has raised the alarm over Nigeria’s declining oil production levels, calling for a strategic interventions to turn things around. He articulated his concerns during a meeting with a delegation from the ...

As the Edo 2024 governorship elections gradually winds to an end, the Nigeria Police Force through the Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG in charge of the election, Frank Mba, has announced a security strategy to ensure peace in the state. The announcement which was contained in a ...

As the war enters its 940th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, September 22, 2024. Fighting At least 12 people were reported injured in Kharkiv after Russian forces struck a multistorey building in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Mayor Ihor ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Collation of results of Edo Governorship election has resumed with All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo coasting to victory in the Edo State governorship election as he has won 11 out of the 17 Local Government ...

The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, says its operatives have neutralised two armed vandals involved in illegal oil bunkering during a gun duel and recovered two AK-47 rifles while 18 suspects were arrested across various states in the Niger Delta ...

  September 22, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has condemned the overnight disturbance at its local government collation centre in Ikpoba-Okha and the presence of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, in its state office in Benin City ahead of the collation of ...

 The Osun State University College of Education (UNIOSUN COE), Ipetu Ijesa Campus sats it has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence in teachers development, with the induction of 199 graduate teachers into the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).This milestone ...

The world is in the midst of an antibiotic resistance crisis that contributes to the death of nearly 5 million people a year. But bacteria aren't the only mutating pathogens we need to worry about. Fungal infections are also adapting beyond the means of our medicine, causing a "silent ...

Democratic VP says she hopes Republican ex-president will join her on debate stage in October, just weeks before vote. Kamala Harris has challenged Donald Trump to a second debate before the United States presidential election, saying she “will gladly accept” to go head-to-head again ...

Military judge releases King for good behaviour and time served after sentencing him to 12 months of confinement. United States soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea and was taken into custody there, was sentenced to one year of confinement and then freed based on time already ...

Indonesian police say Mehrtens has been flown out of mountainous Nduga and appears in good health. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern region of Papua 19 months after he was kidnapped. “Today, we have picked up pilot Phillip, who ...

The saying, “what a man can do, a woman can do even better”, may not be entirely true when it comes to church administration and management. This notwithstanding that women are said to possess spiritual depth, relational skill, integrative thinking, tender ...

Some traders at the popular Ikpoba Hill Market in Benin converged Saturday night for business shortly after the close of the Edo Governorship Election. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that there was restriction of movement during the election hours, which ended at ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The outgoing governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki was forced to exit the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, amid collation of results in Saturday’s Governorship election in the state. ...

 By Ochogwu Sunday The All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are currently locked in a tight race in the ongoing governorship election in Edo State. A check by DAILY POST on Sunday morning revealed ...

Nigeria, often referred to as the "Giant of Africa," boasts the largest economy on the continent. It is home to vast natural resources, including oil, gas, and a youthful population eager to shape the future. While the country faces challenges such as corruption, unemployment, and ...