2023-12-07 17:49
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2023-12-07 17:35
The Police in Imo State said they have busted a criminal hideout at Obiangwu and Logara Forest in the Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of the state
The Commissioner of Police, Imo State… Read More
2023-12-07 17:27
The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye, on Thursday declared that there was no justification for Nigerians to be poor, saying the country is blessed with enormous reso… Read More
2023-12-07 17:26
Santos, Brazil legend Pele’s former club, have been relegated for the first time in their 111-year history.
A 2-1 home defeat by Fortaleza in their final league match of the season… Read More
2023-12-07 17:18
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State on Thursday signed a harmonised Water Resources and Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) policy for the state.
DAILY POST reports that WASH p… Read More
2023-12-07 17:14
Former US president Donald Trump was back in court on Thursday for his New York civil trial on fraud allegations, once again condemning the process as unfair.
Trump, the frontrunner for t… Read More
2023-12-07 17:09
Popular Nigerian transgender, Daniel Anthony Nsikan, better known as Jay Boogie, has said he wished for death after suffering complications following a botched cosmetic surgery.
He said h… Read More
2023-12-07 17:00
Prince Harry believes he was forced to leave the UK and that he and his family can never feel safe during visits home without adequate security, a court was told Thursday.
The youngest so… Read More
2023-12-07 16:51
The Treble winners have not won in four league matches and are six points behind leaders Arsenal in the Premier League.
After their 1-0 loss at Aston Villa on Wednesday night manager Pep… Read More
2023-12-07 08:51
Rapper 2Blac is back with a fuse of highlife and hip-hop featuring popular Igbo Highlife singer Okwesilieze.
The song Ubasinachi tells our everyday story of struggles with a solid advice… Read More
2023-12-07 08:30
This is most definitely the best wedding song in Nigeria at the moment.
Singer Alamezie Declan Chinonyerem popularly known as Nonifine deliveres a classic on this one titled ‘Take Y… Read More
2023-12-06 18:52
The Kogi State Police Command said on Wednesday that armed men who attacked the Secretary of the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Mr David Mike, made away with valuable items… Read More
2023-12-06 18:33
A coalition of over 10,000 indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and civil society groups descended on the National Assembly on Wednesday, clamouring for the resignation of Nyesom… Read More
2023-12-05 20:04
THE Abia State Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 poll, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, and the APC have picked holes in the Saturday verdict of the Court o… Read More
2023-12-05 19:30
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved December 27 for the payment of the 13th month salary to workers in the state.
The state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation… Read More
2023-12-05 19:00
Famous singer Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake, has recalled how some people once took him “for granted” because he was “too humble.”
In a video making the rounds on socia… Read More
2023-12-05 17:13
Tottenham Hotspur star James Maddison has admitted he hates seeing his fellow England teammate play for Arsenal.
Arsenal beat the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea to sign Rice from We… Read More
2023-12-05 17:10
The Taraba Tiv Supreme Council has appealed to Governor Agbu Kefas to expedite action on the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and bolster security in farming communities a… Read More
2023-12-05 17:09
Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has conducted the matriculation of its pioneer students into three distinct engineering programmes within its recently established Faculty of Enginee… Read More
2023-12-05 17:07
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Edozie Njoku, has called on the Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, to allow peace reign in the party.
Njo… Read More
2023-12-05 17:03
No fewer than 25 suspects, among them a 24-year-old man, Abara Elias, who allegedly defiled an eight-year-old old boy were on Tuesday paraded by Benue State Police Command.
The suspects w… Read More
2023-12-05 17:03
The President, National Association of Nigerian Students, Lucky Emonefe, has vowed that his administration would fight against the increase in school fees across tertiary institutions nation… Read More
2023-12-05 16:10
The Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday, said the Ill-health and absence of the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has grounded the state economically.
The PDP, w… Read More
2023-12-05 16:05
The Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, on Monday fined Gombe United Football Club over disorderly conduct by their fans during a match against Kano Pillars on Sunday.
The fans alleged… Read More
2023-12-05 15:39
The Ebonyi State Police Command on Monday narrated the circumstances surrounding the death of a 300-level student of Ebonyi State University, Ayogu Evans, who had an accident and died while… Read More
2023-12-05 15:32
Nigerian singer and songwriter Sadiq Onifade, popularly known as WurlD, has explained why he gave Davido his song, ‘Blow My Mind’.
He said he wrote the song which Davido relea… Read More
2023-12-05 15:21
Prince Okemgbo, a teenage apprentice who reportedly stole his master’s N958,000, was arraigned at the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday.
Okemgbo, 15, of Igando, Lag… Read More
2023-12-05 15:18
Proposes N414.3bn capital expenditure, N107.2bn recurrent expenditure
…Education gets 33 per cent, as healthcare, infrastructure, water, agriculture, also top budget
…Spe… Read More
2023-12-05 15:14
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) has inaugurated an 11-man committee to review the outcome of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State.
Speaking during the inauguration at… Read More
2023-12-03 20:59
The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has partnered with Catalysts Integrated Developing Agro Company (CIDAC) International Ventures on Eco and Food Tourism in Lagos.
The partnership… Read More
2023-12-03 15:25
Nollywood actress and media personality, Moet Abebe, has revealed why she is still single at 34.
The thespian said she is yet to find a “sensible man,” lamenting that most men… Read More
2023-12-03 15:20
Nigerian singer Opeyemi Rahim, popularly known as Lyta, has expressed his desire to return to his former record label, YBNL Nation.
Featuring in the Ginger Yourself Podcast, Lyta explaine… Read More
2023-12-03 15:17
Kittitian dancehall artist Byron Messia has relished working with Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy on the remix of his song ‘Talibans.’
Speaking on the creation proce… Read More
2023-12-02 19:12
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said said that one of their soldiers have been killed in Kenya while off duty. .
32-year-old Maj Kevin McCool was on a motorcycle trip off base w… Read More
2023-12-02 18:58
Martin Odegaard finished off a superb team move to double Arsenal’s lead against Wolves
Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League table with victory over Wolv… Read More
2023-12-02 08:42
Each time one mentions Late Chukwunonye Irouno and the work he did as the Senior Special Assistant on Entertainment to then Governor Rochas Okorocha, it seems like you will be calling out th… Read More
2023-12-01 21:00
As the Israeli military resumes its strikes on Gaza and rockets are fired from southerm Gaza into Israel, aid agencies say resuming fighting will worsen the already dire humanitarian situati… Read More
2023-12-01 20:54
Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria has banned the infamously nicknamed “Ghana Must Go” bags from their flights there.
The luggage got the nickname in Nigeria in the 1980s, when hun… Read More
2023-12-01 20:53
A man described as the leader of a group of soldiers who tried to free a detained minister and a senior state official in Guinea-Bissau has been caught, the military says.
Heavy gunfire w… Read More
2023-12-01 20:51
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says goalkeeper Andre Onana is the Premier League’s second-best goalkeeper “based on stats”.
Onana, 27, was at fault for two Galat… Read More
2023-12-01 20:40
Everton have appealed against the decision to dock them 10 Premier League points for financial rule breaches.
The Toffees were handed the punishment – the biggest in Premier League… Read More
2023-12-01 19:57
The Northern Caucus chairman in the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ado Alhassan Doguwa, has debunked as incorrect the report that President Bola Tinubu presented an empty budget box during… Read More
2023-12-01 19:14
Troops fighting to rid the nation of terrorists and other criminal elements across the country neutralized 52 terrorists, kidnappers, and bandits and arrested 262 others, including perpetrat… Read More
2023-12-01 19:13
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has told youths in the country that they will not smell the leadership of the country again if they fail to take it now.
Obasanjo advised the youths to… Read More
2023-12-01 19:11
A priest in charge of St. Michael’s Catholic Church Parish in Umuekebi, Osuoweerre autonomous community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev Fr Kingsley Eze, has… Read More
2023-12-01 19:08
The promise of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, to hand-over power to Imo East Senatorial District (Owerri zone) after his second term, in 2027, is raising dust in the state.
Before his… Read More
2023-12-01 18:41
The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Labour Party (LP) and its governorship candidate, Athan Achonu of presenting a forged Certified True Copy (CTC) o… Read More
2023-12-01 18:12
The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of frustrating his legal team’s effort… Read More
2023-12-01 08:36
A former President, Afrian Shipowners Association of Nigeria (ASAN), Mr Temisan Omatseye, says the Deep Blue Project should be the security structure for anchorage areas in the Nigerian mari… Read More
2023-12-01 08:33
The Anambra State Government has commenced training for its taskforce team to monitor hospitals and curb the operations of quack doctors in the state.
The three-day training was organised… Read More
2023-11-29 23:02
The maiden edition of the Imo Music Festival will put the music industry in the state in a new direction, according to Golda C.
Golda C Njiribeako who is the Administrator of Perfor… Read More
2023-11-29 22:15
Danish Champions FC Copenhagen became the only team Bayern Munich have failed to score against in this season’s Champions.
Copenhagen are now second in group A, level on point… Read More
2023-11-29 20:28
Everton will submit a formal appeal to the independent commission which handed them an unprecedented 10-point Premier League deduction by Friday’s deadline.
The Toffees received&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-11-29 20:14
Manchester United’s 3:3 draw at Galatasaray has placed them in a position where they will be needing a number tough probabilities to reach Champions League knockout stage.
Bot… Read More
2023-11-29 15:46
Israel and Hamas were negotiating through mediators on Wednesday over another potential extension of the Gaza truce.
The negotiation came with hours left to reach a deal before fighting w… Read More
2023-11-29 15:37
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday announced the dates for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
In a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication… Read More
2023-11-29 15:18
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday, urged the operatives of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service to sharpen their skills in combating crime in the state.
The gov… Read More
2023-11-29 15:09
Youths on Wednesday took to the streets in Kurna quarters along Katsina Road in Kano to protest the killing of a teenager by police personnel.
The incident triggered tension amid an alleg… Read More
2023-11-29 15:01
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, on Wednesday, presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N480.993 billion christened ‘Budget of Sustainable and Shared Prosperity’ to the… Read More
2023-11-29 14:56
No fewer than 25 lives were lost while 15 others were seriously injured in a petrol tanker fire on Tuesday in Kwara State.
The incident occurred due to an accident at Peke village along t… Read More
2023-11-29 14:49
A police inspector in Kano State has been arrested for shooting at some youths on Tuesday, which led to the death of one and left two injured.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by… Read More
2023-11-29 14:41
The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has tasked Nigerians with supporting the Federal Government to ensure the realization of the long-term benefits of the subsidy removal on… Read More
2023-11-29 14:24
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of N15,000 as a wage award to civil servants.
Governor Adeleke also revealed that pensioners in the state will receive th… Read More
2023-11-29 14:16
Members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, elected the member representing Hardawa Constituency, Babayo Muhammad as the new Speaker.
This is following the Court of Appea… Read More
2023-11-29 13:38
YOU cannot be one rich man among your poor siblings and relations and not become poor. After all, you stole the destiny of six others to add to yours. Having made them poor, you must cater f… Read More
2023-11-29 13:31
The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Dino Melaye, said he will not challenge the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress before the state… Read More
2023-11-29 13:25
Social media users have condemned the detention of a Nigerian woman, Rhoda Jatau, who has been detained for 18 months for allegedly protesting the gruesome murder of Samuel Deborah.
Debor… Read More
2023-11-29 13:15
The Rivers State Police Command has urged the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of the Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada East Local Government Area of the State, SP Bako Angbashin, to s… Read More
2023-11-29 13:08
The Ijaw Monitoring Group has warned against any attempt to undermine the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalaye Fubara, amidst the ongoing crisis between the governor and the Minister of the… Read More
2023-11-29 13:01
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, ruled that the old Naira denominations of N200, N500 and N1,000 notes continue to co-exist with the new notes till further notice.The court maintained that t… Read More
2023-11-28 22:31
Manchester City fought back from two goals down to complete a thrilling victory against RB Leipzig.
The Norway forward is the quickest player ever to score 40 goals in the competition &nd&hell…Read More
2023-11-28 22:26
English side Newcastle United were hoping to complete a Champions League double against French Champions PSG, before a late Mbappe goal halted their dreams.
Alexander Isak gave the… Read More
2023-11-28 20:39
Jude Idimogu a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has said that he believes Nigeria has what it takes to achieve food sufficiency.
Having previously represented Oshodi/I… Read More
2023-11-28 19:06
Following the escape of a serial rapist from police custody in Orji, Owerri, the Imo State Police Commissioner Aboki Danjuma has ordered the immediate redeployment of the DPO in charge of th… Read More
2023-11-28 19:00
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has adjourned till January 18, 2024, for the continuation of the trial in the alleged procurement fraud suit against a former Central Bank of Nigeria… Read More
2023-11-28 17:08
A spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential campaign council in the last election, Kenneth Okonkwo has claimed that there is no separation of power between the executive and the 10th Na… Read More
2023-11-28 16:34
Dreams FC head coach, Abdul Karim Zito is upbeat his side will beat Rivers United in their next CAF Confederation Cup game.
The Ghanaian side lost 2-0 to Club Africain of Tunisia in their… Read More
2023-11-28 16:18
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Taraba State, Dabba A. Bello, has dispelled widespread notions linking the ember months with superstitious practices often ref… Read More
2023-11-28 16:15
Suspected bandits on Monday launched an attack on Gandu, a community located near the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) in Nasarawa State, kidnapping several residents and leaving others… Read More
2023-11-28 16:12
Al-Feiha striker, Henry Onyekuru is determined to make Nigeria’s squad to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Onyekuru has not been called by Nigeria since making the squad to the 2021… Read More
2023-11-28 16:05
Famous Nigerian singer, Teniola Apata popularly known as Teni has blasted Nigerians for criticizing Davido over his younger sister’s comment.
DAILY POST recalls that Davido had duri… Read More
2023-11-28 16:00
The Federal Capital Territory FCT police command says its operatives have arrested one Abraham Aliyu for allegedly killing his employer, Mrs. Dzuma Jidayi.
The Commissioner of Police, CP… Read More
2023-11-28 15:58
Seven days after he was granted bail, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, is still languishing in Kuje Prison, in Abuja.
The ex-CBN chief has not been… Read More
2023-11-28 15:55
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, says his ambition to contest in the forthcoming governorship election in the state is a divine directive from God.
Shaibu said he had conf… Read More
2023-11-28 15:53
France will face Germany in the final of the ongoing FIFA Under 17 World Cup in Indonesia.
France booked their place in the World Cup final after beating Mali 2-1 in the semi-final stage… Read More
2023-11-28 15:24
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to consider and approve his request to obtain a loan of $8,699,168,559 and €100 million as part of the federal government’s 2022 –… Read More
2023-11-28 15:17
Youth Corp members serving in Adamawa State are to get additional monthly pay of N10,000 from January next year.
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri announced the gesture Tuesday, during the 2023 swe… Read More
2023-11-28 15:10
Famous Nigerian musician and instrumentalist, Harrison Tare Okiri, better known as Harrysong, has stated that the marriage institution is not for the wise, rich or educated people.
Harrys… Read More
2023-11-28 13:36
Popular Tech mogul, Elon Musk has visited Israel and declared support for the war against Hamas.
Musk said that “There’s no choice” in Israel’s resolve to destroy… Read More
2023-11-28 12:49
The Commissioner for Information and Culture Prince Okey Kanu disclosed this on Monday while briefing the Journalists on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting pres… Read More
2023-11-28 12:24
PRESENTED with another opportunity to raise the bar of democratic governance to global standards, Nigeria’s political leadership, instead dug the country further into a rut. For six mo… Read More
2023-11-28 12:12
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has expressed confidence in his victory in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
Shaibu said he would definitely defeat the… Read More
2023-11-28 12:02
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested 18 suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra in connection with the killing of two officers at Ahiara Junction in Ahiazu-M… Read More
2023-11-27 22:11
The Imo State Commissioner of Police Aboki Danjuma has said that he will leave no stone unturned until those who two officers in Ahiazu Mbaise are arrested.
The Commissioner said th… Read More
2023-11-27 15:58
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of 33 internet fraudsters to various jail terms.
The convicts were jaile… Read More
2023-11-27 15:14
The cement industry is responsible for seven per cent of global carbon emissions, according to Arvind Pathak, Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc.
He said this at the 12th Afric… Read More
2023-11-27 15:06
Ambassador Desmond Akawor is the immediate past chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State. The former Nigerian Ambassador to South Korea speaks with OLAJIDE OMOJOLOMOJU… Read More
2023-11-27 14:55
A decorated Thai para-athlete murdered his bride and four other people at their wedding reception before turning his gun on himself, police said Monday.
Chaturong Suksuk, 29, an ASEAN Par… Read More
2023-11-27 14:23
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has challenged the National Judicial Council (NJC) to expedite action on the process of appointing… Read More
2023-11-27 14:17
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMET), said the reported rain and thunderstorms in November in some states were a result of climate variability due to natural and atmospheric condition… Read More
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