•Magun traditional practice still exists —Community leader By Rotimi Ojomoyela, ADO-EKITI THE mystery behind the untimely death of a popular native doctor in Ikere-Ekiti, headquarters of Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, has continued to generate mixed reactions as fresh revelations ...

•Says whoever is against Nigeria’s unity will be roundly defeated  •Charges former Lagos governor, other APC candidates not to disappoint electorate if elected  •Tinubu pledges to end recurring ASUU strike Deji Elumoye and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The ruling All Progressives Congress ...

“In the absence of the cash, there must be the lash.”Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895, Black American Nationalist. It is always sad when what would have been a great career ends in petty politics. It is a matter of cash. The attempt to arrest the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN by ...

Police in Kano State have arrested a 20-year-old boy, Ghadaffi Sagir for allegedly killing his stepmother, Malama Rabi and his sister. Spokesman of the command, SP. Abdullahi Kiyawa confirmed the incident to DAILY POST. He said it happened on Saturday night around 11.00 pm, at Rijiyar Zaki, ...

By Adegboyega Adeleye In 2022, Afrobeats megastar and Grammy award-winning-singer, Burna Boy’s 6th studio album, ‘Love, Damini’ became the highest charting Nigerian album of all time on the Billboard 200. The 19-track album debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 Chart, #1 on the UK’s official ...

The accident victims were reportedly returning from the rally organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in Kano. No fewer than seven people from Kwanar Dangora town in Kiru Local Government Area of Kano State have been reported ...

Opinion: Predictable Budget Cycle: A great Legacy of Ninth N'Assembly By Ola Awoniyi Shortly after his emergence in 2019 as the 14th President of the Senate and Chairman of the Ninth National Assembly, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan promised to ensure the 2020 Appropriation Bill was passed and signed into ...

Bauchi Emirate Council strips Kirfi of title for disrespecting Governor Bala By Babar Ignatius The Bauchi Emirate council has stripped   Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Kirfi of  his title  as a Council member and the traditional title of Wazirin Bauchi for allegedly disrespecting the ...

Lamentation as 105 years old woman, 38 other slain Southern Kaduna people buried ...SOKAPU condemns El- rufai for Govt abscence at burial By Babar Ignatius It was uncontrollable wailing and lamentation as 39 person's including a 105 years old grandmother killed by bandits in Mallagun in Kagoro ...

Nine months after they resigned, the seats of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Deputy National Chairman (North) of the party, Senator Abubakar Kyari and the Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Senator Muhammad Hassan Nasiha are still vacant at the ...

The year that just passed, 2022, was not one Nigerians would forget hastily. The nation’s public universities closed down for eight months; heavily armed bandits attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train; the Electoral Act was enacted; political parties selected their flag bearers for this year’s elections; ...

By  Samuel Bolaji A United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Taiwo Balogun, 53, who went missing on Thursday, December 1, 2022, has been found dead in a lake in Kent. Balogun from Crayford was last seen near her home in southeast London four weeks ago. Her body was found in a lake at Bluewater ...

1. Cleaner Location: Ikeja GRA, Lagos Employment Type: Full-time Job Summary / Requirements We are in need of cleaner to carry out the cleaning of the school environment. Candidates should possess an SSCE / GCE / NECO qualification with 2 - 6 years work experience. ...

By  Sharon Osaji Almost every Nigerian knows one or two people who have left the country in the last five years in search of greener pastures in a new wave of emigration known as ‘japa’. What does ‘japa’ actually mean? Japa is a Yoruba word which means ‘to run away’ or ‘to leave somewhere or ...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said that prices of selected food items increased in November. This is, according to the NBS Selected Food Prices Watch Report for November 2022, released in Abuja on Monday. The report said that the average price of 1kg boneless beef on a ...

1. Male Teacher Location: Wumba District, Abuja (FCT) Employment Type: Full-time Job Description To plan, prepare and deliver lessons to all students in the class. To teach according to the educational needs, abilities and achievements of the individual students. To ...

By  Toni Ufoh A businessman, Dapo Olofinmakin, has accused his mother, Olufunmilayo, of exhuming the corpse of his late father, Segun, in a bid to sell his property on Sanya Street in the Aguda area of Lagos State, where he was buried. PUNCH Metro gathered that Dapo, 47, had opposed the plan ...

Once December kicks in, it comes with beautiful Christmas trees here and there. They symbolize the season of love and cheers Here are five interesting facts about the Christmas Tree 1. Ninety-eight percent of all Christmas trees are grown on farms. About 350 million Christmas trees are ...

The State Security Service has started exercising a be-on-the-lookout for Governor Godwin Emefiele of the Central Bank of Nigeria, according to two officials familiar with the matter. Consequently, the domestic intelligence office has deployed several officers to monitor the CBN ...

A Nigerian man, Osita Osinachi has asked the public to help him locate the family members of one of his female tenants identified as Blessing Effiong who died in one of his apartments. Taking to his Facebook page, Osita stated that the lady moved into his apartment in November and sadly died some ...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned against a money-lending app “MoneyMonger” malware used by hackers to blackmail unsuspecting people. Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations of the agency, gave the warning on Thursday in a statement ...

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have grilled top directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria over their roles in the N2 billion loan given to the National President of the National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN), Anibe Achimugu. Achimugu is also the Managing ...

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in charge of Financial Stability, Aisha Ahmad, has said she does not know the quantities of new notes the CBN printed and released for circulation. She said this while responding to questions by lawmakers when she appeared before the House of ...

The federal government on Wednesday, December 21, announced that those using the recently opened Second Niger Bridge will pay toll, IGBERETV reports. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) said the road will remain open till January 1 for inward travelers, and for those on outward ...

By Biodun Busari It is only a few days to 2023 and this year becomes history. There have been goodies as well as challenges in 2022, but next year can be better off with proper things to do. The remaining days in 2022 can be used to make next year a better one. Here are 10 things you can do ...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emeifile, has written to the House of Representatives, explaining why he will not be able to honour the invitation sent to him in person. The letter sent to the House by the CBN governor was read by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila at the ...

The Federal Government has disclosed that delivering the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Rail Line during the life time of the current administration is no longer feasible due to its inability to secure foreign loans that will make 85 percent of the funds needed to execute the project. ...

Joseph Hayab, chairperson of the Kaduna chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has expressed concern over the plot to arrest and detain Godwin Emefiele , governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). TheCable had reported how a federal high court in Abuja declined an application ...

Domestic airlines under the aegis of the Airline Operators of Nigeria have warned Nigerians of impending disruptions in scheduled flight operations due to the scarcity of aviation fuel otherwise known as JETA1. The AON in a statement signed by its spokesman, Prof Obiora Okonkwo, said the scarcity ...

By  Deborah Tolu-Kolawole THE German Government on Tuesday commenced the repatriation of 1,130 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria. At a ceremony held in Abuja, German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, symbolically handed over 22 of the 1,130 looted artefacts to his Nigerian ...

A Twitter poll created by billionaire Twitter owner, Elon Musk asking whether he should “step down as head of Twitter” ended early Monday morning December 19, with most respondents voting for him to step down, IGBERETV reports. On Sunday, December 18, Musk said he would abide by the results of the ...

As the 2023 general elections draw close, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has removed polling units from shrines, churches, mosques, and homes of powerful politicians. It said the development is to ensure electoral integrity. This was disclosed yesterday by the ...

The Nigerian military on Thursday said although it is facing constant pressure to compromise the 2023 elections, Nigerians can be rest assured that it would remain neutral.The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, disclosed this to journalists at the 61st session of the State House ...

“If he is sure that he is not the father of the boy, why should he be afraid of submitting himself to a DNA (test)?” Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s lawyers have invoked the immunity clause in a paternity suit at the Effurun Division of the Delta State High Court to prevent their client from ...

Report evil, concocted – Military An international news agency, Reuters, has accused the Nigerian Army of running a programme where forceful abortions were carried out on female victims of Boko Haram/Islamic State in West African Province. The report claimed that the Army carried out the ...

Tope Omogbolagun, Sami Olatunji and Matthew OcheiThe Senate will on Friday grill two deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria over the cash withdrawal limit policy unveiled by the apex bank on Tuesday.The red chamber planned to seek clarifications on the new directive which restricts ...

The national security adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd) has said Nigeria may be losing $23 billion revenue in 2023 if crude oil theft is not checked.He disclosed this in Abuja when he inaugurated a nine-member Special Investigative Panel (SIP) on oil theft and losses with a mandate ...

ANAMBRA State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has urged the church to confront the common enemy of idolatry which he described as the fastest growing religion in the state. Speaking at a religious function in Onitsha, Soludo said he had declared war on criminals, their shrines and priests ...

By Adeola Badru The Accord party in Oyo State was on Monday, Dec. 5, thrown into mourning, following the sudden death of Mr. Jacob Ogunmola, its House of Representatives candidate for Atisbo, Saki East and Saki West federal constituency. A statement by Mr. Bolaji Tunji, Director of Media, Bayo ...

 Nigeria now faces the risk of being unable to sustain its rising national public debts unless urgent actions are taken to curtail expenditure and increase the country’s revenues. The Debt Management Office (DMO), which oversees the government’s debt issuance and management, raised the alarm at ...

The Society of Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians of Nigeria, SOEHPON, has urged investors and employers to always strike a balance between work and life by paying attention to the health of the workforce in order to achieve a work-life. The occupational professionals who spoke in ...

The detained critic of First Lady Aisha Buhari, Aminu Mohammed Adamu, has been released from Prison unconditionally.Aminu, a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, is expected to meet Mrs Buhari’s husband, President Muhammadu Buhari before reuniting with his family.He was ...

The Rivers Police said its officers have arrested two students at the Community Secondary School, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, in Mile Diobu, Port Harcourt, for allegedly entangling themselves in erotic acts in an isolated classroom within the school premises.It was gathered that the two senior secondary ...

To show they are not only mandated to protect the government and the state alone, the Directorate of State Services, DSS, routinely issues public security advisories to enable the citizenry play their role in their own security and that of society.Apart from advisories on possible terror attacks, ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been appointed as Africa’s Ambassador for ‘Agricultural Technology’ by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation.The AATF Executive Director, Dr Canisius Kanangire, said that the appointment was informed by Jonathan’s track record of championing ...

President Muhammadu Buhari appointed executive director of the Nigeria Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank, Stella Okotete, is currently facing backlash over her qualification for the position.On Thursday, December 1, legal practitioners of the Lawyers For Justice Reform launched an appeal during a press ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyRT1cDmanY One of the most popular Christmas songs is Jingle Bells, and the atmosphere will be filled with delight again as December started yesterday.‘Jingle Bells’ is arguably the Christmas song one learns to sing in school and probably best in carol service. ...

Some public servants earn monthly salaries bigger than that of President Muhammadu Buhari, chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Muhammed Shehu, has said. Shehu said this on Thursday in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. According to ...

Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says there is a provision to tax cryptocurrency and other digital assets in the 2022 finance bill.According to a statement released by Laolu Akande, spokesperson to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Ahmed updated the national economic ...

The wife of a former governor of Ekiti State, Bisi Fayemi, has petitioned the police, demanding an investigation of a woman, Mrs Abimbola Olajumoke Olawumi.In the petition dated November 14 and addressed to the commissioner of police through her lawyer, Mr Luke Ekene Mbam of Octodas Attorneys ...