By Great OzozoyinBandits have again killed no fewer than sixteen persons in different communities of Taraba State.DAILY POST learnt that the bandits stormed the communities in their numbers at the weekend and whisked away several persons.Communities invaded by the attackers are Gidado and Garinkuka ...

By Musliudeen AdebayoSome gunmen on Friday attacked a shop belonging to a Point of Sale (POS) operator in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.DAILY POST gathered that gunmen after dispossessing the POS operator of some items, shot him at a close range in Apata area of Ibadan.The POS has died as a result ...

By Fikayo OlowolagbaFemi Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend has given reason his family will not support any of the top three presidential candidates: Asiwaju Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi in the 2023 election.Kuti, while responding to the backlash over his statement about not being ‘Obidient’, ...

By Seun OpejobiFormer Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, won’t allow Governor Nyesom Wike to pull down the party.Melaye disclosed that the misunderstanding between Atiku and Wike was a minor issue.Featuring on Channels ...

By Jim OchetenwuGovernor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State was upbeat when he returned to the State capital of Yola on Saturday after a visit to his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike.He was in Rivers State over the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in which Wike and the party’s ...

By Ochogwu SundayThe 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, on Friday night, attended the ongoing convention at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG Camp for the first time.The 70th Convention, which commenced earlier in the week, is taking place at The Redemption ...

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 Don SilasProfessor Jerry Gana, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is not challenging the outcome of the party’s presidential primary.Gana disclosed this in a statement he issued to newsmen in Abuja on Friday.Recall that Wike lost ...

By Khaleel MuhammadThe gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Jigawa State, Mustapha Sule Lamido has challenged the Nigerian Youths to rise and prove their capacity.Lamido made the call in a statement to mark the world International Youth Day.According to him “On the ...

By Ochogwu SundayFormer federal lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has declared that it is impossible to promote the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu without looking stupid.Dino, who appeared on a Channels TV programme on Friday, said the alleged failure of the ...

By Seun OpejobiThe Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah has condemned the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.Bishop Kukah described the ticket as reprehensible and unacceptable.Speaking with Channels Television on Thursday, the Catholic Bishop insisted that ...

By Eniola Akinkuotu and Dennis Naku Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has sued the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal; and the PDP over the conduct of the presidential primary of the party that was held was in Abuja ...

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 Amos TaunaThe Middle-Belt Congress (MBC), has opined that in order to save the All Progressive Congress (APC) from what it called “impending electoral misfortune” in 2023 general elections, Senator Kashim Shettima should resign as the running mate to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.Mr. Bilal Abdullahi, the ...

By Clement ChineduReport that Governor Nyesom Wike has ordered the removal of the flags of the Peoples Democratic Party from the Government in Port Harcourt appears to be false, findings by DAILY POST have shown.There were rumours on social media earlier on Thursday that Governor Wike had ordered ...

By Francis EzediunoAn Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has dismissed the preliminary objection raised by the State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola in the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Recall the Osun PDP had filed a suit challenging the legality of the State government ...

By Leke Baiyewu LEKE BAIYEWU writes on the mind game being played by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, who lost his bid to be the party’s vice presidential candidate to the Governor of ...

By Olufemi Olaniyi Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said his administration has overhauled the security system he met in the state.Speaking during the Hijrah 1444 luncheon, held in Ibadan on Wednesday, the governor said security is a key aspect of his administration’s four-point service ...

By Matthew AgbajeA former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, has called on aggrieved members of the party to close rank for the benefit of the PDP.While urging the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to reach out to aggrieved persons, George ...

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 John GabrielBandits, on Tuesday night, abducted Professor Ango Abdullahi’s daughter-in-law and her four children.Ango Abdullahi, a Convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), confirmed the abduction of the victims to journalists in Zaria, on Wednesday, saying his daughter-in-law; Ramatu Samaila ...

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 SundayThe All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has called on his Labour Party opponent, Peter Obi, to caution his supporters against purveying fake news.Speaking on behalf of Asiwaju, the Director of Media and Communications of the Tinubu Campaign ...

By Musliudeen AdebayoThe Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, and the Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Williams, to beam their searchlight on the activities of Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin.The party ...

By Ochogwu SundayThe presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied reports alleging that he demanded N50 billion monthly from the former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode during his administration.DAILY POST reports that Ambode who emerged ...

By Seun OpejobiNo fewer than seven hostages abducted from the Kaduna-Abuja train on March 28 have been released.The seven hostages released by the terrorists include a family of six and a woman.Their release was confirmed to journalists in Kaduna by Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert ...

By  Eniola Akinkuotu, Adebayo Francis-Folorunsho and Dennis Naku  There are strong indications that the Rivers State All Progressives Congress led by immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is angry about the romance between the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s men; ...

By  Oluwafemi Morgan There was a robbery incident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the early hours of Wednesday morning.The robbery occurred between 5.00 am and 6:15am on the long bridge, near Warewa bus stop.A passenger of one of the buses plying the road at the time, named Abayomi, told our ...

By  Lara Adejoro The World Health Organisation has said that 160 million Nigerians are at risk of yellow fever.The WHO said with Nigeria’s population of about 200 million, the figure makes up around 25 percent of all the people at risk in Africa.Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease ...

By Seun OpejobiAmid the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, crisis, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has continued to associate with some top guns of the All Progressives Congress, APC.DAILY POST observed that Wike has been meeting with APC’s chieftains, majorly from the Southwest, since the fallout ...

By Don SilasThe Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, has said the military has killed many bandits’ leaders amid the recent Abuja-Kaduna train attack in the country.Irabor stated this on Tuesday during a meeting with editors and media executives in Abuja.DAILY POST recalls that terrorists attacked ...

By Clement ChineduRivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has defended his reasons for inviting members of the opposition political parties to commission projects in the state.The governor said he wants them to come and see what he has done and take the message back home.He was speaking during the ...

By Seun OpejobiFormer Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu Muazu, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate will win the 2023 election.Babangida said Atiku should win the February election because Nigeria needs him.He spoke at the inauguration of the ...

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 Ochogwu SundayFormer federal lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye has lambasted the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, over his recent outburst against the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.DAILY POST recalls that Keyamo, who appeared on ...

By Ochogwu SundayA socio-political activist, Reno Omokri has claimed that the supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi are part of the movement for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar.In a post on his verified Facebook page, Reno stated that prior ...

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 John Owen NwachukwuA former National President, Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (YOWICAN) and Co-Chairman of Interfaith Coalition Conference, Engr. Daniel Kadzai has told Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State that it would amount to a betrayal of his Christian faith if he ...

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 Francis EzediunoUnknown hoodlums, on Friday night, set ablaze the Ede residence of the parents of Kofoworola Babajide.Babajide is the Minority Leader in the Osun State House of Assembly.It was also gathered that residents of Ede town are now living in fear in the aftermath of the ...

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 Daud Olatunji Former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has said the incumbent governor, Dapo Abiodun, won the 2019 election through rigging.Amosun spoke on Friday in Abeokuta while speaking after receiving an award from the Abeokuta Club to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ...

By Friday Olokor and Bola Bamigbola Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State on Friday asked the Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo to nullify the election of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke.According to the governor, the election was fraught with ...

By Ochogwu SundayThe Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has declared that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi is ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar in terms of capacity and experience.Keyamo, the spokesman for the All ...

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 Sikiru ObarayeseA notorious thug in Osun popularly called Spanal was killed on Friday afternoon in Oke-Ijetu, Ilesa-garage area of Osogbo.Spanal was a close ally of the Chairman of the Osogbo branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Kazeem Oyewale (Asiri Eniba).Spanal was ...

By Abdul BabajideA traditional head of Iku quarter, the Oniku of Iku quarters in Ikare Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, High Chief Mukaila Bello, and three other indigenes of the town have been abducted by unidentified gunmen suspected to be ...