The Labour Party, LP, Vice Presidential candidate, has informed doubters that social media will actually vote in the forthcoming presidential election. On Friday, Baba-Ahmed was picked as running mate to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Hours later, in an interview ...

  An Abuja-based activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has insinuated that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State will work for Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023. Adeyanju claimed that Wike and some of his colleagues will not defect from the ...

The Nasarawa State Police command says it has recaptured a member of the Book Haram terrorist who recently escaped from the Kuje correctional centre whose name is Hassan Hassan. Terrorists on Tuesday attacked the Kuje medium custodial centre in Abuja and freed over 800 inmates including ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has returned to the country from France. Tinubu travelled to France on June 27 reportedly for “important meetings”. 2. Six alleged top ...

As the uncertainty in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues, three governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently in a meeting with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Wike on Friday received the Governors of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ...

  Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate, has unveiled his running mate, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed. Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed was announced as the LP vice-presidential candidate in Abuja on Friday. The 46-year-old is the founder of Baze University, Abuja and Baba-Ahmed University ...

  Following the worsening security crisis in the country, some stakeholders have insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari should immediately resign as Nigerian leader. There are reports that terrorists and bloodthirsty bandits have been on rampage across the country, causing ...

  The deputy governor of Oyo State, Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan and two of his predecessors, among whom are Chief Iyiola Oladokun and Moses Alake Adeyemo have pledged to support the candidature of the duo of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin. The All Progressives Congress ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. A London court, yesterday, ordered the continued remand of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. The court directed that Ekweremadu and his wife remain in the custody of the country’s police ...

By Biodun Busari An Irish court, Belfast Crown Court has sentenced a 52-year-old Nigerian man, Rotimi Adeyemo to eight years imprisonment for attacking and accusing girlfriend of causing his erectile dysfunction. Adeyemo, a father of six, from Carrickdale Gardens in Portadown, who appeared at ...

Ekweremadu and wife, Beatrice. The alleged victim of organ harvesting, David Ukpo linked with former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has admitted that he is now 21 years old, as against 15, as earlier claimed. The Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom hearing the case of ...

  Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Thursday, said Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, must be sacked with immediate effect over his consistent failure to stop attacks on prisons in the country. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, said it ...

  The Federal Government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July 2022, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el- Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made this known in a statement on Thursday congratulated all Muslims and Nigerians both at home ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has on Thursday officially resigned from his office. Johnson had earleir rebuffed calls by his Cabinet to step down in the wake of ethics scandals. He gave in after more than 40 ministers quit his government and told him to go. In a statement delivered outside ...

  Kuje Correctional facility came under heavy attack Tuesday night, leading to the escape of several inmates. The facility has replaced Kirikiri Maximum Security correctional facility as the ‘VIP prison’ for prominent Nigerians. Some of the current occupants include ex-lawmakers, ...

• 49 B’Haram leaders, 237 others freed • Over 100 soldiers, DSS, NSCDC operatives guarding bombed facility Scores of gunmen believed to be terrorists on Tuesday night bombed the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja, which was being guarded by dozens of soldiers, Department of State ...

Some filling stations on Wednesday dispensed Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at over N175/litre, higher than the government-approved N165/litre price, as oil marketers insisted to embark on strike from next week if the government fails to pay them (marketers). It was gathered that ...

By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja Governors of the 36 states of the federation, under the aegis of Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF yesterday painted a grim picture of the economy, with dwindling revenue allocation, saying payment of salaries would be difficult in the months ahead. The Forum raised the ...

  Palpable tension has gripped residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja and its neighbouring States over the escape of over 800 inmates from the nation’s foremost correctional center, Kuje prison. DAILY POST recalls that scores of terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. An Air Force fighter jet targeting terrorists in Safana Local Government Area of ​​Katsina State has accidentally bombed villagers. According to reports, the incident happened where the Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, Aminu ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in seven new Ministers who have been screened and confirmed by the Senate. The swearing-in at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) was done in two batches of four and three each. The first set was Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – ...

The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) South-East chapter, has said it is set to withdraw its services from July 13, as directed by its national body. The Zonal Chairman of the association, Chief Dominic Nwibe made this known in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in ...

  Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba JImoh Olanipekun Oyetunji, has warned that he will take action against individuals whose desire is to disrupt the peace of Osogbo in the name of politics. Oba Oyetunji made this disclosure while addressing the campaign train of Ademola Adeleke, ...

  The only bridge linking Eruwa with Lanlate town of Oyo State has collapsed. DAILY POST gathered that the bridge collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday as a result of heavy rainfall. Eruwa and Lanlate are in Ibarapa East Local Government Area. One of the residents of ...

The advance team of President Muhammadu Buhari to Daura, Katsina State came under attacks from gunmen suspected to be bandits on Tuesday. The attack was confirmed in a terse statement circulated by Garba Shehu, Buhari’s media aide on Tuesday night. According to the Presidential ...

Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have launched an attack on the Kuje Medium Prison in Abuja. The prison facility came under attack around 10:27 p.m. with bomb explosions and gun shots. Investigation revealed that the suspected terrorists invaded the facility from the back of the premises. The ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Gunmen, on Tuesday, opened fire on the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State. According to Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, Nigeria’s number one citizen was not in the convoy at the time of the attack, but ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Tension heightened yesterday in Igoba community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State following the killing of a security guard identified as ‘Mr Sunday’ by gunmen. The unidentified attackers, who also set a filling ...

Nigerian police officer, Giwa Aliyu, who is a superintendent in the Nigeria Police Force, and Assistant Force Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos has disclosed via his official Twitter account that, “Do you know? Adultery is a crime liable to 2 years imprisonment! The “PANEL CODE LAW” section ...

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Monday,, bared the outgrowth of the presidential choices in Kenya, Senegal and Angola. In a statement by his Media assistant, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele gave an sapience on what should be anticipated in the ...

The National Population Commission (NPC), has disclosed that the Federal government will hire a total amount of one million Nigerians for the conduct of the 2023 National Census. The body also assured that a dependable technological innovation had been progressed by the NPC for the conduct of ...

.Blasts N-Delta govs for not investing in refining .Petroleum marketers threaten to down tool over unpaid bridging claims  By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Bashir Bello The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has warned that fuel scarcity would not end in Nigeria soon. ...

  The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, has said that the Labour Party, LP, cannot win any election with the present realities. Kwankwaso, a former Kano State Governor, totally ruled out the possibility of the LP winning the presidential ...

No fewer than 11 persons have been burnt beyond recognition in a crash along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State Sector confirmed the incident on Sunday. The command’s spokesperson, Florence Okpe, disclosed that the multiple crashes ...

  Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged his supporters to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 polls. Amaechi stated this after he arrived in Rivers State on Saturday. Addressing aggrieved members of the party, who had expected ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has faulted the proposed increase in the fare for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) across various routes in the state, calling for a reversal of the plan. The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Hakeem Amode, in a ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Scores of children were on Saturday allegedly found in an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo town, Ondo State, on Friday evening. It was gathered that the children were allegedly kidnapped and kept in ...

A number of children allegedly kidnapped have been discovered in a church’s basement on Friday night in the Valentino Area of Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to information gathered, the kids were allegedly victims of a kidnapping syndicate and ...

  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has said there was no meeting between him and the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, in France. Tinubu had recently flown to the European nation to continue high-level engagements with ...

Nigeria Police Command in Ogun State has reacted to a viral video of a mentally unstable young lady who stripped herself and barked like a dog in Abeokuta, Ogun State. DAILY POST reports that a video recently emerged on social media showing a young pretty lady behaving strange. Reacting to ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has dismissed reports making the rounds that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, met with him in France. A statement by his media office issued on ...

  One month after the victory of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, the party appears to be on a self-destruction path. It would be recalled that Atiku emerged as the candidate following the dramatic stepdown of Aminu ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on Friday described Governor Nyesom Wike as the Jagaban of the party. Atiku said he holds Wike in high esteem, stressing that he is a man of revolution. He disclosed this through the spokesperson of his presidential ...

Former federal lawmaker, Dino Melaye, has said despite the leadership qualities of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, he may need to wait for another election to run for presidency. In a video posted on his social media handles on Friday, Mr Dino said based on Peter Obi’s view of ...

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Friday, issued a warning to world leaders on the emergence of another deadly disease. Primate Ayodele warned that he foresees a deadly disease that can kill within 48 hours. In a statement signed by his Media Aide, ...

  Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He said he is in the APC to deliver all the five candidates, especially three candidates in the Burutu Local Government Area of Delta in the ...

Nigerian officials blamed the terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, on the Islamic State West Africa Province while avoiding references to networks of politically powerful herdsmen, Knoxville News Sentinel reports. According to a senior fellow at the Religious Freedom ...

The Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Drainage and Water Resources, Joe Igbokwe, has hinted that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has visited the All Progressive Congress’ presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in France. The PUNCH earlier reported that Tinubu had on ...

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2023 general election has worsened with the loyalists of the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike threatening to leave the party if their principal (Wike) defects. Political leaders loyal to Wike, in separate interviews with The PUNCH on ...

  Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Thursday warned the courts to “stop imposing politicians on Nigerians”. According to Falana, “the involvement of the courts in the electoral process has not been favourable to the country’s democracy.” He made the call while ...