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 ...

For decades, winning an Olympic medal has been described as the Holy Grail of sports. Athletes aren’t the only ones in search of a Holy Grail. For example, in 2012, when physicists discovered the Higgs boson, a particle viewed as one of the fundamental building blocks of the universe, ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) electoral officers have begun uploading Polling Unit (PU) results to the dedicated INEC Results Viewing (IReV) portal for the ongoing governorship election in Edo.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that voting was expected to conclude ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting time in areas where voting  process commenced late in the ongoing Edo Guber poll. This was contained in a statement by National Commissioner & Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna on ...

BY ORJI ONYEKWERE There seems to be no end to the feud between ex- Nigerian Super Eagles goal poacher – Odion Jude Ighalo and his ex wife Sonia, who has asked her ...

At least 13 people, including children, were killed in Israeli attacks on two homes in Rafah, medical sources say.Israeli forces have killed at least 27 Palestinians in tank and air attacks across Gaza, as tanks advanced further into northwest Rafah near the border with Egypt. The unrelenting ...

Harrods, now under Qatari ownership, issues apology for abuse of power when store was under al-Fayed’s control. Thirty-seven women have accused the late Mohamed al-Fayed, former boss of the London department store Harrods, of rape and sexual assault as their lawyers say they expect ...

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has stressed the vital role of romance in marriage, urging couples not to neglect this aspect of their relationships. In a recent Facebook post, Adeboye noted that being a Christian does not diminish the ...

Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians in a raid on the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya, with video footage showing soldiers pushing what appeared to be dead bodies off a rooftop. The military stormed Qabatiya on Thursday, backed by bulldozers, fighter jets and drones in an ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured a deal with the builders of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant, Messrs Tyazhpromexport, for the rehabilitation, completion and operation of the plant, and the National Iron Ore Mining Company, ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told Nigerians that there is no free beer parlour anymore. He said the people must work hard, focusing on agriculture and should be patient with the government. Tinubu ...

By Ihechukwu Sunday Housing and decent accommodation remain a major challenge in many urban and mega-cities across the world. In Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, the surging population that is estimated at over 22 ...

The African Bitcoin conference 2024 is set to accelerate the growth of African developers and cryptocurrency adoption in Africa. The upcoming conference in partnership with BTrust, a non-profit organisation focused on decentralizing the development of Bitcoin software will feature a day for ...

Football expert Maurizio Compagnoni has voiced his belief that Romelu Lukaku has the potential to reach the same level as Napoli’s star striker, Victor Osimhen, if he can make key improvements to his game, Soccernet.ng reports. The Belgian forward was ...

The federal government has said it will backdate the payment of the new minimum wage of N70,000 to July 29, 2024.The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for Civil Servants has reached an agreement to implement the new minimum wage on July 29, 2024.According to Punch, this was ...

Residents of towns and villages along river Benue in Taraba State have started relocating and harvesting their crops as water begins to submerge farms following the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon Republic. Findings revealed that the volume of water has started increasing in River ...

Angela Onwuzoo As the world commemorates this year’s Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month, a fertility specialist, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, has said about 70 percent of women living with the condition are not aware that they have it due to ignorance. PCOS is a common hormonal condition that ...

Israeli defence minister says Hezbollah to ‘pay an increasing price’ as group promises retaliation over device attacks. Israel has intensified attacks on southern Lebanon, launching dozens of air raids amid fears of a wider escalation in the region. Israeli warplanes targeted the towns ...

UN committee says horrific impact on children from Israel’s war on Gaza will have an ‘extremely dark place in history’. A United Nations committee has accused Israel of severe breaches of a global treaty protecting children’s rights, saying its military actions in Gaza have had a ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The Federal Government has said it is making efforts to curtail irregular migration by Nigerians through policies and programmes that will boost the economy and create employment. Sen.Abubakar Bagudu, Minister of ...

 By Francis Ugwu A yet-to-be identified Nigerian professor has been detained over the alleged facilitation of illegal entry and transit of immigrants from Africa through Russia to European Union countries. This comes after Russia’s ...

Chairman of Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, Charles Ejiogu has said that the Commission has trained 15,000 ad-hoc staff in preparation for the September 21 council polls. The Chairman pledged to conduct a free and fair election, providing a level playing ground for all ...

By Ifreke Inyang President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, session in New York this year. A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President, Bayo ...

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) plans to collaborate with Nigeria’s University Games Committee (NUGA) to promote the Olympic Values in Education programme (OVEP).According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of NOC, Tony Nezieanya, the event which is slated for September, 27-29 ...

An Abuja Civil Rights Lawyer, Eze Onyekpere has raised the alarm of the present administration’s continued disposition to foreign loans, saying the future generations of Nigerians have been mortgaged by the government. The Lawyer spoke in Abuja on Thursday at a “Public Discourse on ...

QNET, a global direct-selling company focused on lifestyle and wellness has strongly denied any involvement in the criminal activities reported in recent media reports concerning the arrest of fraudulent business syndicate in Rivers State published on September 17, 2024. The ...

The big picture: Hospitals around the world have increasingly adopted drones to transport blood in urgent situations. While the tech has typically been used in rural or suburban areas, a new pilot project in central London will mark one of the first instances of medical drones operating in a ...

Chu Kai-pong is the first person to be convicted under Article 23, the China-ruled city’s tough new national security law. A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 14 months in jail for wearing a T-shirt and a mask with protest slogans deemed “seditious”, the first person to be convicted ...

As the war enters its 937th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Fighting At least one person was killed and a 90-year-old woman injured in a Russian attack on the central city of Kropyvnytskyi, regional authorities said. ...

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday remanded a woman, Olayinka Akinware, 35, and Tunji Adesina, 29, for allegedly unleashing four dogs on police to stop officers from arresting a suspect.The Magistrate, Mr. M. Mudashiru who did not take the plea of the suspects for ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declined assent to the Presumptive Tax Bill passed by the state House of Assembly, citing the current plight of the people. Makinde said the bill of signed, would impose additional burdens on the poor, stating that the people were already struggling due to ...

…Nigeria second on top 20 global crypto adoption list Crypto adoption in Nigeria has continued to gain traction despite crackdowns by regulatory authorities. Africa’s most populous nation retained its number two spot on the 2024 Global Crypto Adoption Index Top 20, according to Chainalysis, a ...

By Matthew Atungwu Rivers State Police Command says its operatives have rescued a teenager, who was kidnapped in Enugu and transported to Port Harcourt in a ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bag. The State police commissioner, ...

Influential union backed every Democratic presidential candidate since 2000, but declines to make endorsement this year. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the largest labour unions in the United States, has said that it will not endorse any candidate in the upcoming US ...

International body demands an end to Israel’s illegal presence in the Palestinian territories within 12 months. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on Israel to end its illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories within a ...

Beijing tells Washington to ‘stop conniving and supporting Taiwan independence’. China has imposed sanctions on nine US defence firms over sales of military equipment to Taiwan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing announced the measures on Wednesday. The move comes as China ...

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy said he was ‘outraged’ over the detention of his country’s ‘champion’ in Poland. Undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk has been released after a brief detention by law enforcement officers at Poland’s Krakow airport, Ukraine’s President ...

  Former President Donald Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to meet with him next week—the latest visit from a foreign leader or official as nations grapple with the possibility of the Republican returning to power after November’s election. “He happens to be coming to ...

Tech giant’s announcement comes days after Washington unveiled sanctions against Russian state media. Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has announced a ban on RT and other Russian state media, citing the outlets’ alleged involvement in foreign interference operations. ...

The crypto market is treading water ahead of a critical U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Wednesday, with Bitcoin (BTC) trading at $58,500, down 0.2%, and Ethereum (ETH) up slightly by 0.3% to $2,305. Experts are raising red flags about Bitcoin's resistance levels and the ...

Bitcoin continued to trade subdued early Tuesday, with the leading cryptocurrency struggling to regain momentum after dipping to $57,658 on Monday. This drop came from a failed attempt to break through the $61,000 resistance level last week. The continued price consolidation has led some ...

Dominique Pelicot, 71, admits to drugging his ex-wife so that dozens of other men could rape her and begs for forgiveness. Dominique Pelicot has admitted to drugging his ex-wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade, and is begging for his family’s ...

Catizen is the latest in a long line of Telegram crypto games taking the world by storm as it dangles a future airdrop in front of players. While not quite as massive as Hamster Kombat  Catizen has still captured the attention of over 35 million players with the promise of a token airdrop. Now ...

Washington, DC – The United States has said it does not want to see further escalation between Israel and Hezbollah after the Lebanese armed group blamed Israel for a series of deadly, coordinated handheld pager blasts. But the administration of US President Joe Biden, which remains ...

The FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has set up an ad-hoc committee to prepare for potential earth tremors in Mpape, Katampe, and Maitama areas of the nation’s capital. Following recent vibrations in those areas, FEMD’s Ag Director General, Engr Abdulrahman Mohammed, assured that the ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has confirmed the enforcement of the controversial cybercrime levy at 0.005 percent on all electronic transactions under its new guidelines for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Apex Bank ...

Nigerian civil war veteran Brigadier General Godwin Alabi-Isama (rtd) has revealed how envious soldiers planned the death of General Benjamin Adekunle, a 1967-1969 civil war hero.Alabi-Isama, in a speech entitled “A man who came to fulfil destiny, delivered at Late General Benjamin Adekunle’s ...

A flood resulting from a heavy downpour has completely cut the Maiduguri-Damboa highway into two parts near Dalwa village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, rendering the road inaccessible. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, has made the road impassable, forcing ...