The Nigerian Navy has decried the magnitude of economic loss due to acts of illegal oil bunkering and vandalism of oil pipelines along the riverine communities of Nigeria. The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH, Commodore Nanmar…
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, PMF, on Saturday insisted that the explosion at Iraq’s military base was an attack. An explosion late Friday night killed two PMF officials and wounded eight others at Kalso military base in Babil…
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Olayide Adelami said he was happy members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Owo turned out en masse to vote for his principal, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in Saturday’s primary election in the state. This…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured that the naira will continue to appreciate against the dollar. Shettima said President Bola Tinubu understands the game and would ensure the naira continues to appreciate. The Vice President spoke…
Some All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirants in Ondo State have passed a vote of no confidence on the primary election being superintended by Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi State. The APC primary election in the 203 wards in the…
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State and one of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirants in Ondo State, Gbenga Edema, on Saturday, clashed over the distribution of election materials for the party’s primary. Ododo and Edema…
Violence broke out at Ward 1 at Stella Maris College, Okitipupa, between rival supporters of two governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State. Accredited members of the party who had turned out early in their…
The Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, has named President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament 2025. A statement by the Special Assistant…
The Lagos State Government has clamped down on illegal estate developments around the Epe corridor of the state. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.…
One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups. The explosion hit the Kalsu military base in Babylon province, south of Baghdad, where Iraq’s…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four men for allegedly stealing three tricycles from an Ojota-based mobility company. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. He said…
Top political actors and dons were in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Friday, April 19, 2024 for the special reading and further reviews of the book – Cyber Politics authored by Omoniyi Ibietan of the Nigerian Communications Commission,…
A pioneer Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Kano Malam Hisham Habib has disputed the remarks of the National Chairman of the Party, Dr Boniface Aniebonum that Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiyya group betrayed him. Hisham,…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has raised the monthly subvention to state-owned Rovers Football Club from N5m to N10m. The governor made the 100 percent increment when the club and its technical team paid a visit to him yesterday…
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdullahi, has said the first attack on Israel was a warning. Amir-Abdullahi said Iran could decide to attack Israel’s cities of Tel Aviv, Haifa and its economic ports. He spoke with NBC News’ Tom…
The committee to spearhead the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary in Ondo State, on Friday, said a total of 171,922 accredited members would vote on Saturday. DAILY POST reports that the primary is scheduled to hold in…
Top United Nations, UN, officials have warned that 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in “extreme and immediate danger” as worsening violence advances and threatens to unleash bloody inter-communal strife throughout Darfur. DAILY POST…
The Zamfara State Government has suspended the Commandant of the local security outfit, Community Protection Guards, CPG, Colonel Rabiu Garba (retd). This is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG,…
A suspected drug kingpin, Sumaila Ata, AKA Summy, has been killed in Kogi State. The drug baron was killed by security agencies in Ajaka, Igalamela Odolu Local Government Area of the State. The Transition Chairman of the Local Government,…
Two men who allegedly snatched a motorcycle and were attempting to rob their victims were burnt to death by a mob in Makurdi, Benue State capital. DAILY POST gathered that the incident took place at about 12 to 1 am on Friday, in the Nyon…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has called on the federal government to assist the state in tackling the menace of insecurity and incessant flooding in some parts of the state. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Ismaila Isah…
Former Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, says Boko Haram has been a major threat to Nigeria’s existence after the civil war. Gowon said Boko Haram had created a major problem in Nigeria. He spoke in Abuja yesterday during the launch of…
A man set himself on fire in a park opposite the courthouse in New York during the ongoing criminal trial of former president Donald Trump. According to CNN, the man poured a liquid over himself and set himself on fire Police officers…
Nigerian Army troops deployed for counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency operations in the North East and North Central, have announced the arrest of three armed kidnappers in Lankaviri community of Karim Lamido local government council…
A man carrying a dummy explosive belt has forced his way into the Iranian diplomatic mission in Paris, triggering a major police operation. According to the Paris Prefecture of Police, a special police unit initially cordoned off the area…
A female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been arrested and detained by the Nigeria Police Force. DAILY POST reliably gathered that the ADC was arrested alongside other police officers…
Road crashes have claimed the lives of 18 people on Thursday and Friday at Gaya Junction in Kano State and Tashar Yari in Kaduna State. Dauda Biu, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, condemned the use of substandard tyres and…
The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria, KACRAN, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider increasing the annual budget of the North-East Development Commission to effectively implement a post-insurgency recovery…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested 18 suspects for various offences in the state. This was made known during a suspect’s parade to showcase successes recorded by the Command headquarters in Osogbo on Friday. The Command’s Public…
As farming season sets in, communities in Benue State are unsettled owing to the escalation of attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Findings by DAILY POST revealed that armed herdsmen militia have killed at least 28 persons, including six…