Joseph Bako, a Roman Catholic Church priest, in Kaduna State, who was abducted by bandits two months ago, has died. Father Bako was abducted by bandits on March 8, at his pastoral residence in Saint John’s Catholic Church, Kudenda in Chikun LGA. The Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 96th National Executive Committee (NEC) has finally thrown open the contest for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. PDP’s position was made known during the party’s NEC meeting, Wednesday, in Abuja. Also, ahead of the party’s National Convention to ...

Confusion is brewing in the ruling All Progressives Congress, especially, in its South-South and South-East zones over the sudden emergence of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential race. The N100 million nomination and expression of interest forms of the ruling party were ...

Following the directive from President Muhammadu Buhari ordering ministers with presidential ambition and others contesting for other elective positions to resign immediately, more ministers are expected to resign between now and May 16, DAILY POST can report. Already, ...

1. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 96th National Executive Committee (NEC) has finally thrown open the contest for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. PDP’s position was made known during the party’s NEC meeting, Wednesday, in Abuja. 2. Reports have emerged that former President Goodluck ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, ended its sale of nomination and expression of interest forms, with no fewer than 25 aspirants jostling for its presidential ticket. Although, the directorate of organization was still computing the figures of aspirants including those who picked ...

AFTER two hours of meeting with leaders and members of Fulani community, who procured the N100 million presidential nomination forms for him, former President Goodluck Jonathan, is considering running on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, Vanguard learned, authoritatively last night. ...

Abba Kyari, former Head of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the police has alleged a threat to his life in the Kuje correctional facility. Kyari lamented that he is not safe sharing the same correctional facility with criminals. The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, ...

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Yekini Nabena, has disclosed how the party would use the money realized from the sales of its expression of interest and Presidential nomination forms. Speaking with DAILY POST, the APC chieftain said, unlike the ...

1. President Muhammadu Buhari has said there is no going back on leaving office after completing his constitutionally guaranteed tenure, emphasising that the May 29, 2023, handover date is sacrosanct. Speaking through Malam Garba Shehu, his media aide, Buhari said the current administration would ...

Abducted Kaduna-Abuja train passengers are still in captivity ten weeks after their abduction. Bandits had on March 27, 2022, kidnapped over 300 Kaduna-Abuja train passengers after killing eight, and wounding 26 others. Nine days later, the bandits released one of the victims, the ...

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao quit the sport that lifted him out of poverty to rumble for the Philippines presidency, but his tough talk on drugs and crime failed to hit the mark with voters. His bid for the top job started in typical bold style: a livestream broadcast of himself riding in a ...

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has asked Nigerians to prepare for the worst fuel crisis. To avoid this, the petrol marketers association asked the Federal Government to prevail on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to pay its members ...

About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban’s new edict that females must fully cover their faces and bodies when in public. Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a mandate over the weekend ordering women to cover up ...

Hours after former president Goodluck Jonathan publicly rejected the All Progressive Congress’ presidential expression of interest and nomination forms, Secretary of the Fulani Group, Usman Mohammed, has vowed that Jonathan won’t leave the country without accepting it. The group, which is an ...

Students of public secondary schools of Sokoto and Zamfara will not be taking part in this year’s May/June diet of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The head of Nigeria’s office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Patrick Areghan, who disclosed this on ...

Federal lawmaker accuses Wike of nailing him with falsehood  Magistrate’s Court sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned till May 23, the commencement of the trial of a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Farah Dagogo, who is facing a ...

More than 51,000 repentant terrorists and their families have surrendered to troops serving in various theatres of operation in the North-East region, the Nigerian military has said. The Commander of Nigerian Army’s Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Chris Musa, disclosed this during an interview ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the presidential form of the All Progressives Congress purchased for him on Monday by a group of supporters from the northern region. Speaking through his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, the former president said in a statement hours after the ...

One of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential aspirants, Dr. Bukola Saraki has met with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo as he continues to campaign to delegates of the party ahead of its presidential primary elections, just as he warned Nigerian voters against choosing a candidate that ...

NIGERIAN workers are constitutionally-free to participate in politics, lawyer, Mr Femi Falana has said. He was responding to the warning from the central government to civil servants to stay off politics. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) relied on the position of the Supreme Court, which ...

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele’s request to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami preventing him from his Presidential Ambition, has been refused at the Federal High Court in ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that more than 1.4 million candidates have successfully sat for the ongoing 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, assuring that the results will soon be released to the respective candidates. The Board noted that the ...

1. Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the nomination and expression of interest forms that a group bought for him. A coalition of Fulani groups had purchased the APC nomination form for him. But in a statement on Monday night, the former President said he knows nothing about it. 2. ...

VLADIMIR Putin today had his victory parade humiliatingly hacked with a message telling Russians they had Ukrainian blood on their hands. The message came as Russians prepared to watch the annual Victory Day military parade on Red Square marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, presided over by the ...

  There are many political parties registered in Nigeria, but we all know that based on the existing situation and 2019 election results, only two of them have the ability to win presidential election. Of course, other parties can win in states but they do not have the strength to win ...

The Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, says it has suspended the earlier decision to shut down flights beginning from Monday, May 9. DAILY POST recalls that the AON had in a statement vowed to shut down operations following the high cost of aviation fuel. But the president of the AON, Alhaji ...

Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, says it has suspended the earlier decision to shut down flights beginning from Monday, May 9. The President of the AON, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, in a statement on Sunday, said the development ...

A total of 1,775 workers withdrew N3.09bn from their Retirement Savings Accounts held by Pension Fund Administrators in six months after making additional voluntary contributions, the National Pension Commission has said. PenCom said this in its quarterly report on ‘Access to voluntary ...

Former Senator Arthur Nzeribe is dead. The maverick politician died on Sunday at the age of 83. Here are 10 things to know about the man who played a major role in the June 12, 1993 election annulment: 1 – Arthur Nzeribe was born on November 3, 1938, to Oyimba Nzeribe, a lawyer and state ...

Saudi Arabia’s ageing King Salman will remain in hospital after undergoing tests including a colonoscopy, state media reported Sunday. The kingdom has for years sought to quell speculation over the health of the 86-year-old monarch, who has ruled the world’s top oil exporter since 2015. He ...

Sultan of Sokoto and President-General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar III have appealed to wealthy individuals and groups to establish schools for Orphans and the less privileged in the society. The spiritual leader made the appeal at UK Jarma ...

Social media platforms were awash with the video of a young Nigerian lady having sex with a dog. Since then there have been questions about the act which many have described as ‘unclean or taboo’. Meanwhile, medical experts are warning that such act could spark off emerging or remerging ...

Abuja—Two pregnant women and a barber have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos, for attempting to import and export illicit drugs. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a ...

The United Kingdom yesterday announced plans to begin issuance of new visa that allows holders of first degrees, masters, and doctorates to travel to the country and work in fields, such as science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship by May 30. The visa, known as high potential ...

THE National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) on Friday decried the low investment and poor welfare for nurses and midwives across the country. It disclosed that due to a sundry of reasons, including attacks, victimization, low remuneration, insecurity etc., over 5,000 ...

Ukraine will receive support from the White House amid the ongoing war with Russia. The White House, on Friday, announced a new package of security assistance for Ukraine that will include munitions, artillery, radars and other equipment. “The United States is continuing our strong ...

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-West, on Friday, cautioned presidential aspirants from the zone to guard against their utterances. It was gathered that the meeting, which was held behind closed doors at the Lagos House, Marina, also resolved that name calling and other ...

Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has assured that he will do everything possible to ensure safety and also provide free medical services to Nigerians if elected president in 2023. Bukola gave the assurance on Friday, while addressing delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in ...

National leader of the All Progressives Congress and presidential aspirant in 2023 election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has thrown a poser to his opponents, daring them to try and see who wins the party’s ticket and the election proper. He also observed that the reward system in APC was poor, ...

Nigerian airline operators have issued a notice that with effect from Monday, 9th May, they will shut down their operations due to the high cost of aviation fuel which has hit 700 naira per litre. A statement issued and signed by all the airline operators yesterday advised the traveling public ...

The United Kingdom has recognised the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation and a group that uses violence to achieve its aims.   The United Kingdom Visas and Immigration office disclosed this in its May 2022 policy update. UKVI clearly referred to IPOB whose ...

A: Always love your spouse. B: Believe in each other. C: Celebrate each other often. D: Don't argue but always reason together. E: Expect imperfections from your spouse. F: Fix solutions to problems quick G: Go for a walk together once a week. H: Hold each other's hands often. I: Ignite the ...

By Opele Delphi Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally revealed and confirmed his Iragbiji roots. That he indeed hails from Iragbiji, a sleepy town in Osun State was certified by the man himself in a 1990 Nigerian Passport issue he signed and used up till 1992 at least. On page 2 of the ...

READ IT CAREFULLY & SHARE IT !!!! This is from Dr. Geetha Krishnaswamy 1. Let’s say it’s 7.25pm and you’re going home (alone of course) after an unusually hard day on the job. 2. You’re really tired, upset and frustrated. 3 SUDDENLY you start experiencing severe pain in your CHEST ...

“I got pregnant nine years ago while dating my current husband and then the issue of marriage came up. I wasn’t working then. He told my family and I that he doesn’t want a court marriage for no reason. My parents tried talking to him, I cried and begged him severally to legalize his marriage ...