Maverick entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has asked Nigerians to fight for freedom and confront oppressors ahead of the 2023 election. Charly Boy said this via his Twitter page while querying the capability of current Nigerian leaders in office. ...

A member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Ademola Olusegun Popoola is dead. DAILY POST gathered that Popoola died in the early hours of Wednesday. The lawmaker was representing Ibadan South-East Constituency II at the Oyo State House of Assembly. Our correspondent gathered that the ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that over 100 shops were destroyed during Monday’s fire incident that occurred at Bodija Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The agency also revealed that no fewer than 350 traders in the market were also affected. It made these ...

  Business owners, traders and landlords in Osogb, on Monday, staged a protest at the Osun State Government House, Oke-Fia. The protest, DAILY POST gathered, was to press home their demands over the non-payment of their compensation by the State Government. The protesters, who were ...

A son of Rivers governor Nyesom Wike has completed his tertiary education in the United Kingdom. He graduated with Second Class Honours (Upper Division) in Law from the University of Exeter. The ceremony for the Streatham Summer 2022 graduates will be held from Monday, July 11 to 15, DAILY ...

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, ...

Amidst tears, the remains of the late Ekwueme singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu have arrived in her home town in Amakpoke Umuaku community, Abia for burial. DAILY POST reports that Osinachi, who died on April 8, 2022, was reported to have suffered domestic violence prior to her death. Until her death, ...

Say, unemployment chased them out of Nigeria Regret agents deceived them and abandoned By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Young ladies from the northern part of the country who travelled to the United Arab Emirates ( UAE) in search of the proverbial greener pasture have cried out for help saying ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The House of Representatives has rejected a motion seeking to cause the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the amendment made to Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act 2022. The motion was earlier moved ...

  The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, has replied Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a. Sunday Igboho over his position on Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s title. Igboho had condemned the monarch for conferring chieftaincy titles on the Kano helmsman and his wife, Hafsat. They ...

  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, ruled out the concept of “placeholder” or dummy vice presidential candidate as done by political parties, adding that it has no place in the ...

  The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams has urged the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations to immediately intervene in the rising insecurity in Nigeria. He said “no part of Nigeria is safe again.” Adams disclosed this in a letter ...

  The 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said 70 percent of Nigerian politicians have no business in the leadership of the country and should be kicked out of power in the 2023 general elections. The former Anambra State Governor stated this on ...

  There are indications that the 2023 presidential election may be the last chance for some eminent Nigerians who have been within the corridors of power for a very long time. Since the return of the current political dispensation in 1999, the likes of the Peoples ...

  Chelsea owner, Todd Boehly, has warned that clubs will no longer be able to sign players “at any price” due to the risks of sanctions from breaching UEFA’s financial fair play rules. Boehly led an investment group to take over the Blues last month. The American bought ...

By Segun Adewole   An 88-year-old woman, Tawakalitu Ilumoka, has told Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting at Ikeja, Lagos State, how she was allegedly defrauded of N36m by one Olorunfemi Ayodeji. According to her, Ayodeji introduced her to some people when she ...

Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,100-year-old farmstead while conducting excavations in the Galilee region. According to CBN News, the farm dates back to the Hellenistic Hasmonean period before Jesus Christ was born. The Hasmonean Dynasty, a Jewish dynasty, ruled over ancient Judea ...

1. The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, postponed its presidential primaries to June 6th and 7th. This is coming barely two hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) accepted appeals by political parties to extend the dates for the conduct of primary elections by ...

Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives, has won the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket for the sixth term, unopposed, for Surulere Federal Constituency I. The primary election was held on Friday at Akerele Primary Health Centre, Surulere, amid tight security ...

1. Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and running mate to the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, has withdrawn from the presidential race. Obi, who had gone round the country to seek the support of delegates for the presidential primary of ...

Retirees across the southwest states have taken a swipe at Governors in the zone for owing them N242 billion in gratuities and pensions. During a zonal council meeting in Akure, Ondo State, the retirees under the banner of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, chastised governors for shirking ...

Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris has urged the people of Uvalde to gather more courage following the unfortunate incident of the mass shooting which has left 20 people dead at Robb Elementary School, while assuring them of support and fervent prayers from all leaders. Harris, who ...

1. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday arrested Rochas Okorocha, an All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant. Operatives of the commission took over his Abuja premises on Tuesday after the former Imo Governor allegedly refused to honour an invitation. 2. A ...

I have observed that Toyota cars products are very popular in Nigeria. It is used by every tom, dick and harry. Infact, most mechanics do have one problem or the other repairing other brands but it seems they are all good at repairing totota. If you are abroad, they want you to send toyota home, ...

1. The All Progressives Congress, APC, has issued a revised timetable of activities for its governorship, State House of Assembly, Senate and House of Representatives primary elections. According to a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the governorship ...

1. The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, postponed the screening of all the presidential aspirants scheduled to take place today, Monday, May 23 indefinitely. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Felix Morka, in a statement issued Sunday, said a new date for the screening ...

HUMAN beings do hideous things. And they visit these horrible things to their kind under the pretext that they are doing so on God’s behalf. Or that they are fighting for Him. In 1984, the stellar investigative writer, David Yallop, made literary waves. He published an explosive book entitled: ...

Two additional persons have been rescued while one more body was recovered under the rubbles of the collapsed storey building which occurred at Freeman Street, Lagos Island, on Saturday. This puts the number of those rescued at three while two were recovered dead so far. The figure was ...

1. Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Saturday called for the sacking of the Imam, National Mosque, Abuja, Professor Ibrahim Maqari, over a comment on the killing of Deborah Samuel. Mr Maqari had while reacting to the killing, allegedly supported the incident saying Muslims have some red ...

1. Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, Garba Shehu, has said that negotiations are ongoing to ensure release of the victims of Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Shehu disclosed this during an interview on Friday. 2. A Lagos High Court, on Friday, sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, ...

In a 2020 study, researchers suggest the answer to the Fermi paradox could be pretty bleak: Maybe all the intelligent civilizations have annihilated themselves. Jeez, 2020, that’s a little on the nose. This is the Fermi paradox stated at its most succinct: The universe is unfathomably gigantic, ...

Five persons have reportedly lost their lives. Ten were reportedly injured, in an overnight multiple crashes which occurred in Maryland, Lagos on Thursday. The incident occurred at about 11pm, inward Ojota. Vehicles involved were an articulated vehicle with number plate YYB 112 XA, a ...

Vladimir Putin has signalled Russia will tolerate Finland and Sweden joining Nato, but warned the Kremlin would respond if the alliance installed military bases or equipment in either country. The Russian president said on Monday the proposed Nato enlargement posed “no direct threat for ...

1. Some political thugs and supporters of the Borno South Senatorial District Senator, Muhammadu Ali Ndume clashed yesterday in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, leading to the death of at least one person. 2. The Supreme Court has fixed May 26, 2022, for hearing in a suit instituted by ...

Authorities of the Kwara State police command are bracing up to mitigate the effects of the likely influx of banned commercial Okada riders from Lagos State to Kwara State. To this end, the State Police Command has summoned all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the State to an emergency ...

The Lekki Phase One Residents Association (LERA) has urged the Lagos State Government to immediately stop commercial motorcycle operations. They advised the authorities not to wait until June 1 to enforce the ban on Okada, NAN reports. The government has banned riders in six Local ...

Gombe State, has been rated as the safest state in Nigeria in the first quarter of 2022. A report released by Statisense on its website and verified Twitter handle (www.statisense.com.ng) quoting the Nigeria Security Tracker, said a total of 3,859 Deaths and 1,827 kidnappings were reported in ...

1. Minister of information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government has no intention to ban Facebook over purported inciting statements by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. He said this Wednesday while fielding questions from State House reporters after the Federal ...

Even thinking about where to go in Africa can be overwhelming, as there are 54 countries to choose from and endless attractions and destinations in each one. How can anyone decide? To help you (at least a little bit) with your decision fatigue, I’m here to give you some ideas about some of the most ...

1. Bandits, on Tuesday evening, returned to the Abuja-Kaduna highway and abducted scores of passengers in an operation that lasted almost an hour. It was gathered that the bandits blocked the highway between Kurnmin Kare and Katari in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted ...

Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has told Facebook to do more in barring the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from using its platform to incite violence. Mohammed stated this during a meeting with a team from Facebook in Abuja on Tuesday. The Minister claimed several ...

Tragedy struck in Ilawe-Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti South-West Local government area on Tuesday, as an 18 Passenger Bus plunged into a ditch at the outskirt of the town and burst into flame. Eyewitnesses account revealed that three of the commuters who were trapped inside the burning bus ...

•Tambuwal relaxes curfew in Sokoto, warns against breach of law •Don’t join planned protest, Sule tells Nasarawa CAN •Southern, Middle Belt Alliance demands prosecution of perpetrators, condemns destruction of property by Muslim youths •Berates former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for ...

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Okechukwu Okoye, a member representing Aguata 2 in the House of Assembly and his campaign director. Gunmen kidnapped Okoye and his campaign director, Mr Cyril Chiegboka, on Sunday. In a ...

The Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Enugu State, Bishop Godfrey Igwebuike Onah has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of deliberately crumbling Nigeria. Onah, who was reacting to the gruesome murder of the student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State ...

1. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested Nigeria’s Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. EFCC Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren announced this in a statement on Monday. 2. Nigerian troops eliminated four Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) members on ...

Deborah Samuel who was lynched on Thursday in Sokoto over alleged blasphemy, have been laid to rest. She was buried in her hometown,Tunga Magajiya, in Rijau local government area of Niger State admist tears.

THE Joint Administrations and Matriculation, JAMB, in line with its desire to adhere to the ease of doing business protocol of the government, has emplaced user-friendly and simplified process of checking UTME results. How To Check Your Result “To check the 2022 Unified Tertiary ...

Suspected arsonists have burnt down Idemili North Local Government secretariat in Ogidi and a Magistrate Court in the area. Sources said the arsonists entered the premises on Sunday night to perpetuate the act, burning down all files, properties in the secretariat, ...

1. Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, says he is still a member of the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. Amaechi, who is among the 10 ministers, whom Buhari bade farewell to on Friday, announced this in Kaduna State on Sunday. 2. A Presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic ...