The Rivers State Government has said that the state’s health system is undergoing deliberate structural and transformational reforms spanning service delivery, governance, financing, and infrastructure. Speaking against the backdrop of…
The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 58-year-old man, Vitalis Nwoko, a native of Umuagba, Ahiazu Mbaise LGA, following an alleged incident of domestic violence that resulted in the death of his wife, Uloma. The command’s…
A coalition of prominent opposition leaders has alleged that the Federal Government is using anti-corruption agencies to intimidate and persecute opposition figures, warning that such actions could undermine multi-party democracy in the…
The Federal Government has announced a ban on the admission and transfer of students into Senior Secondary School 3 in both public and private secondary schools in Nigeria. The directive was issued by the Federal Ministry of Education on…
The Bauchi State Executive Council, SEC, has approved a 100 per cent salary increase for medical and healthcare workers across the state, with particular emphasis on personnel serving in rural and hard-to-reach communities. The…
An early morning fire on Sunday, gutted Umunnachi section of the age-long popular Aforigwe Market, Umudioka community, in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra, destroying property worth millions of naira. Mr Chukwudi Chiketa, the…
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, ARD-FCTA, has re-elected Dr George Ebong as president. His re-election took place over the weekend during the association’s week-long event in Abuja. Ebong is…
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has pledged to defend democracy, deepen economic integration, and strengthen collective security amid rising instability across the sub-region. Leaders of the bloc made the commitment…
The Osun State Chairman of the Accord Party, Pastor Victor Akande, has dismissed reports of a purported parallel governorship primary allegedly conducted in the name of the party. Akande also described the exercise as illegal and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Osun State has stated that it was not notified of any governorship primary conducted by a faction of the Accord Party, following reports of a parallel exercise held on Sunday. The…
Chabi Yayi, son of former Beninese president and current opposition figure Thomas Boni Yayi, was arrested early on Sunday at his home. The ex-president’s son was detained a week after a foiled coup attempt in the country, although no…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two soldiers and two civilians in connection with an illegal pharmaceutical operation uncovered in the Alaba International Market area of the state. Investigations revealed that the suspects were…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the creation of a special task force to improve security at motor parks and other important public places across the state. This was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the…
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State on Sunday received his All Progressives Congress, APC, membership card, marking his official registration with the party. The membership card was presented to the governor by the Chairman of the APC…
A fatal road accident occurred on Sunday along Ikorodu Road in Lagos, killing an eight-month-old baby and an adult woman. The crash took place near Olabode House, shortly before the Obanikoro axis of the busy highway. According to the…
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has announced N150,000 Christmas bonus for every civil servant in the state. The governor explained that the gesture aligned with his administration’ s commitment to improving the welfare of civil…
Nollywood actress, Doris Ogala, has attempted suicide after Pastor Chris Okafor of the Grace Nation Bible Ministry ended their relationship. After she discovered that Okafor has ended their romance to propose to another woman, Doris Ogala…
The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Taraba State has given the state and federal governments a three-month ultimatum to begin reconstruction of the collapsed Namnai bridge in Gassol local government area. The bridge, which…
President Bola Tinubu and leaders of ECOWAS countries are currently meeting in Abuja. The 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government is taking place at the State House Conference Centre, in Abuja.…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has asked the Federal Government to publicise details of the recent agreement on digital tax reform and revenue administration signed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, with the Government of…
A politician and political economist, Prof Pat Utomi, has dismissed concerns expressed in some quarters that the wave of defections into the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will turn Nigeria into a one-party state. Utomi spoke in an…
A faction within the Accord Party has conducted its own primary, resulting in the emergence of Mr. Clement Bamigbola as its candidate for the Osun State governorship election coming up in 2026. DAILY POST reports that this development…
Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that discussions were still ongoing over the detention of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft and 11 soldiers, stressing that they have not yet been released. The spokesperson of the ministry,…
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has expressed sadness over the demise of Prof. Adamu Baikie, the first professor of education from Northern Nigeria. A statement issued by the forum’s National Publicity Secretary, Prof. T. A. Muhammad…
No fewer than three persons have lost their lives, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries on Sunday morning in a fatal road crash at Elete community in Kogi State. Witnesses said the accident happened when a commercial…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has explained how the death of a child in a flood motivated his administration to embark on the construction of the 4.1 kilometres Ogheghe and old Sapele roads in Benin City. DAILY POST reports that the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has vowed that there is no going back on its planned nationwide protest scheduled for December 17 against the wave of insecurity confronting the country. National President of the union, Joe Ajaero, made…
The lifeless body of a new born baby has reportedly been discovered in Gboko,the Headquarters of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. Sources said an unidentified woman allegedly gave birth to a baby boy and killed the newborn…
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 49-year-old man for allegedly beating his 15-year-old son to death in the state. DAILY POST reports that the suspect was also alleged to have secretly buried the deceased within…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has nominated Jerry Jiminbee Ashwe as a member of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC). The development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the…