Irate youths on Friday set ablaze a suspected armed robber at the Makurdi Modern Market area of Makurdi in Benue State. DAILY POST learnt that the suspect was lynched after he broke into two shops at about 3:30 am before proceeding to…
Okiemute Odah could leave Shooting Stars before the start of the 2024/25 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. According to sources, Odah has offers from Saudi Arabian clubs. The shot stopper once had a stint in Saudi Arabia…
The House of Representatives Committee on FCT has advised the Abuja Investment Company Limited, AICL, the company saddled with the responsibility of managing infrastructure in FCT, to ensure collaboration with only capable and willing…
Former Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has hit out at Enzo Fernandez for singing racist chants with his Argentina teammates. Fernandez was widely criticised after videos of him and his Argentina teammates could be seen…
Governor Mai Mala Buni has assured that the Yobe State government will not compromise peace and security. The governor, who was responding to the improvised explosive devices, planted at Buni-Yadi market, said the security operatives are…
Nigerian champions Rangers will play their home games in the CAF Champions League at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. The Flying Antelopes adopted the ground after failing to get CAF’s approval for their home venue, Nnamdi…
Barcelona sporting director Deco is reportedly prepared to offer Mikayil Faye to RB Leipzig to finalise a deal to sign their attacking midfielder Dani Olmo this summer. According to Catalan outlet El Nacional, Barcelona also offered a…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has told the planners of the August 1–10 protests to submit their details to the commissioners of police in their respective states. He spoke while addressing journalists in Abuja on…
More than 164,000 white women gathered online on Friday and raised nearly $2 million for American vice president and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris. Dubbed ‘White Women: Answer the Call,’ the occasion became the largest Zoom meeting in…
The Renaissance Care and Empowerment Foundation, RECEF, has expressed deep concern about the deteriorating state of cleanliness and waste management in Kogi State, particularly in Lokoja, the state capital. In a statement sent to DAILY…
Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State has flagged off payment of N25 billion owed pensioners, vowing that anyone caught tampering with their serial numbers and files will be dealt with decisively. The governor, through his deputy,…
Former Liverpool star John Barnes has claimed that West Ham United midfielder Mohammed Kudus could potentially replace Mohamed Salah at Anfield in the near future. According to Barnes, the Ghanaian international is dynamic, and direct and…
A human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has notified the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director of the Department of State Services, DSS, Yusuf Bichi, requesting protection over a planned protest by a group…
As the proposed August 1 nationwide protest continues to spark controversies, a group of youths in Ogun State said it is unjust to suppress the right to protest when being battered by dire conditions. The group, under the auspices of the…
Youth groups and associations in Kwara State on Friday dissociated themselves from the proposed nationwide protest and demonstration, declaring that the protest would not solve any problems. The groups, led by Alli Nasiru Yusuf, said it is…
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has given his verdict on the club’s summer signing, Leny Yoro. Maguire believes Yoro will make mistakes because he is still young. The England international also backed Yoro to have a bright future…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit, SCO-PMU, domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. A statement by Ajuri Ngelale…
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Mozambican officials to take charge of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria’s Supersand Eagles and Mauritania. Dique Salvador Muxanga will serve as the centre…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old Kehinde Ganiyu for the alleged murder of his Ghanian friend identified as Emmanuel Collins in Osogbo for money ritual purposes. According to the Command’s Spokesperson, Yemisi…
The naira slumped further against the dollar to end the week on a negative note. FMDQ data showed that it depreciated to N1609.29 per dollar on Friday from N1603.80 exchanged on Thursday. This represents a N5.49 loss. Similarly, at the…
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development, of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Kolowole Adebayo, has cautioned Nigerians to avoid the destruction of infrastructure while expressing their grievances to the federal…
The Initiative for Social Rights Concerns and Advancement, ISRCAAKA, also known as the “No Justice, No Peace” group has called for a town hall meeting between the Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs…
No fewer than 125 Boko Haram terrorists and financiers have been convicted in the resumed mass trial of suspected terrorists held over two days in Kainji, Niger State. They were convicted on charges bordering on terrorism, terrorism…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, in Niger State has distanced itself from the planned nationwide protest slated for the 1st to 10th of August, 2024 The state chairman of NANS, Malam Salihu Yusuf, at a press conference…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday emphasised the need for constructive action instead of protest. Shettima stated this during a high-level meeting with the Nutrition Society of Nigeria, NSN at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He…
Following the direct payment of funds to the Local Government Councils, Chairmen of the 774 LGAs in the country have been warned to make judicious use of monies allocated to them because they and not the governors of their respective…
The Arewa Consultative Forum, consisting of 19 Northern states, has endorsed the North West Development Commission, NWDC, law, recently signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. President Tinubu had on Tuesday assented to the Bill sponsored…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued a restraining order against the Peoples Democratically Party, PDP, its National Chairman, Iliya Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. The order prohibits…
Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has given Setraco Nigeria Ltd., the contractor executing the construction of a 7.2-kilometre road in Bwari Area Council a five-month ultimatum to complete the project. The road links…
The Abia State Police Command has paraded some suspected criminals arrested for various offences in the state. The suspects were paraded at the Abia Police Command headquarters on Friday while some exhibits recovered from them were also…