A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Wednesday, remanded a 45-year-old woman, Rayinat Bakare, in a correctional centre for allegedly stealing a nine-year-old girl....
A 42-year- old woman, Ihuoma Onunyere, was on Wednesday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N2.1 million from her late boyfriend’s account. The...
The Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G‑24) has called for a strong commitment and united international effort to restore peace, stability, and rebuild livelihoods for those affected...
The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has expressed his country’s readiness to boost partnership with Nigeria toward ensuring sustainable agriculture in the African country. Freeman,...
Gunmen on Tuesday stormed the Ilejemeje Local Government Area Secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, causing panic and chaos among workers. The attackers disrupted normal activities and...
Israeli authorities on Tuesday said two unmanned aerial vehicles from Lebanon carrying explosives exploded in northern Israel, injuring three people. This happened amid heightened tensions between...
The police in Lagos on Tuesday arraigned a 29-year-old dispatch rider, Chigaemezu Kingsley, in a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth N2.7...
A former United Nations rights chief, Navi Pillay, who is chairing a three-person investigation, said Tuesday that Israel is preventing UN investigators from speaking to witnesses...
A huge punch-up has erupted in Georgia’s parliament over a controversial foreign influence law. The massive brawl occurred inside the Georgian Parliament on Monday, during heated...
The Premium Bread Makers Association of Nigeria, PBAN, has revealed the reasons behind the growing cost of bread in Nigeria. The association said the majority of...
Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday said flooding caused by heavy rains over the past four days in the country has claimed the lives of...
The 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says he will remain persistent in expressing his deep concerns about the 2024 budget, citing its critical importance...
Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has called on the United Nations to take more measures to defuse tensions in the Middle East. At his daily...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, to weed out bad officers from the force. Akpabio made the call...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two robbery suspects whose gang invaded and attacked guests at a hotel in the Alagbado area of the state....
The Israeli government on Tuesday called on 32 countries to impose sanctions against the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and their missile programme. DAILY POST recalls that late...
The remains of the late 24-year-old Nollywood makeup artist, Abigail Fredrick, were laid to rest on Monday in her hometown in Ikot Udoma, Eket Local Government...
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, received on Monday 22 abducted students and staff of Federal University, Gusau, in Zamfara, who were rescued on Sunday....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arraigned five persons before a Federal High Court in Lagos over an illegal deal in petroleum products....
Road accidents killed at least 50 people and injured 185 others during the four-day Eid el Fitr holiday across Afghanistan. The country’s General Directorate of Traffic...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arraigned Alaba Alakija and Oyinkansola Alakija.before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for alleged property fraud. The EFCC...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has been suspended by members of his ward, the Ganduje Ward in the Dawakin Tofa...
The Benue Internal Revenue Service, BIRS, has said that hoodlums intercepted two trucks of palliative and manhandled the drivers in the process. The acting chairman of...
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has challenged all appointees from the North in the current administration to come out openly and defend President...
Many Nigerians on social media have berated Dunamis International Gospel Centre after a viral video surfaced showing the Senior Pastor, Dr Paul Enenche, confronting a woman...
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has declared a state of emergency over insecurity in the state following a resurgence of violent activities of thugs in...
Ten years later, Amina Nkeki, one of the 276 abducted schoolgirls of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno State, has said that she married a...
The immediate past Accountant General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris, said he initially thought he would not be tried for the alleged N109 billion fraud...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast sunshine and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday nationwide. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, predicts sunny skies...
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested one-chance robbers within Enugu metropolis and rescued a female victim. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in...
The Nigerian Army has assured of an investigation into the alleged unprofessional conduct of some of its personnel in the tragic death of a hotel manager...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said it has intercepted about 900,000 pills of opioid in the Sabon Gari area of Kano State. The agency’s...
The Bauchi State Police Command has intercepted a truck allegedly stolen with over N30 million groundnut oil in Toro Local Government Area of the state. The...
Ogun Football Association has slammed a two-year ban on the two persons involved in an assault against match officials at MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta on Saturday....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said it is not recruiting workers. The agency also cautioned members of the public to be wary of...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has urged Nigerians to report any arbitrary price hikes, stating that it will not hesitate to take action...
His Eminence, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the Archbishop emeritus of the Abuja Catholic Archdiocese has enjoined Nigerians to live a life that would be impactful to humanity...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the possible downward review of...
Several Iranian airports, including Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, have cancelled flights until Monday. This development followed the crisis between Iran and Israel. The airport’s executive...
Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned the ambassadors of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to quiz what it called their “irresponsible stance” regarding Tehran’s retaliatory strikes...
United States President Joe Biden has said there would be a meeting of the G7 countries on Sunday (today) to “coordinate a united diplomatic response” to...
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on the Federal Government to redouble efforts to release the remaining Chibok girls from captivity 10 years after...
The Lagos State Police Command said a 25-year-old suspected cultist has died from cult clashes in the Ajegunle part of Lagos. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin...
Two people have died while 13 others sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident at Ajede, after J4, on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway on Saturday....
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has cleared the 16 aspirants seeking their ticket to contest the November 20 Ondo State Governorship election. DAILY POST reports that...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and the police have issued a stern warning to candidates preparing for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME,...
The United Nations, UN, humanitarians in Sudan on Friday issued a fresh alert about pervasive food insecurity and looming famine in the country. After almost a...
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has set up a seven-man Governorship Screening Committee to screen aspirants ahead of the party’s...
The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said 10 persons died in 10 road crashes during the Eid-el-Fitri Special Patrol in the...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, said it recorded unprecedented progress in revenue collection, culminating in a remarkable achievement of N12.3 trillion in 2023. The FIRS...
The Managing Director of Nigerian Film Corporation, NFC, Ali Nuhu, says recent deaths in the movie industry has robbed the nation of legendary filmmakers. This is...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has called on Islamic scholars to stop using the pulpit to advance their political and selfish interests. Idris gave the advice...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, says six buildings collapsed due to the fire that gutted Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island. This was contained in...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday nationwide. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Wednesday in Abuja, forecasts sunny skies...
The Lagos State Police Command said it arrested 43 suspects in a raid on criminal hideouts. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made...
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two notorious criminals who allegedly specialise in stealing electrical wiring and installations in new building construction sites within the...
The Nigerian Navy, NN, says it has commenced an investigation into how one of its civilian staff members, Mr Ifeanyi Onumaegbu, died. The Chief of Naval...
The Federal Government says members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, will get half of their withheld...
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, has called for an end to the harassment and arrests of Ijaw people across the country. Spokesman of IYC Worldwide,...
Following the declaration of Thursday as public holiday by the Federal Government, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has extended the screening of its aspirants for the...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Lagos State governorship candidate in the 2023 election, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, has urged Nigerians to keep hope alive and remain optimistic...
Anambra residents have frowned at the additional day approved by the Federal Government for the Muslim faithful to celebrate the 2024 Eid-El-Fitr, saying this will have...
Imo State Police Command says it has launched an investigation into the murder of another legal practitioner, Mr Garricks Anyanwu, who was killed by assailants a...
Operation Zenda Joint Task Force in Benue has arrested a 37-year-old woman over alleged illegal possession of 317 live ammunition. Commander of Operation Zenda SP Felix...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, says the armed forces remain unwavering in their collective determination to address the challenges of insecurity in the...
Niger State Police Command has banned horse racing in Minna, the state capital, during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The State Police Commissioner, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, who disclosed...
The Kano State Police Command says it has uncovered some faceless persons hiding under some Islamic sects to cause mayhem during the Eid-el-Fitr festival. Police Commissioner,...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has secured the release of 222 inmates from various correctional facilities in the state by settling their fines. This is according...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has warned schools, supermarkets, hotels and others against charging for services in the country in dollar or any other...
The Anambra Police Command said the resurgence of cult-related killings in Awka, the state capital is due to the release of some suspected suspects from custody....
The Enugu State Police Command has busted a tricycle-stealing syndicate operating in states in the South East. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, said it will deploy 40,000 personnel to ensure adequate security across the country during the Eid el-Fitr celebration....
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded two fishermen, Austin Asebegye and Oliver Adikwu over charges bordering on armed robbery and murder. The defendants, both...
Over 10,400 residential houses have been flooded across Russia’s western Siberia, the Volga region and Central Federal District. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations disclosed this...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has suspended all events at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abuja. Wike made the announcement after...
Gunmen have killed a member of Diobu Vigilante Group, DVG, Mr. Uche Orukwo, at Obidanso Waterfront, Mile 1 Diobu, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms across the country from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, predicted...
Former hostages and relatives of the remaining abductees have commemorated the fate of those held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip six months after the...
Over 90 people have died after a boat capsized off Mozambique’s northern coast on Sunday Local media reported that those aboard the boat were fleeing a...
A former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu, says State Police will hurt the nation’s nascent democracy. Okechukwu, a founding member of the ruling...
The Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed 862 personnel to ensure a hitch-free Eid-al-Fitr celebration in the state....
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has expressed shock and sympathy over the recent killing of 25 persons during a bandits attack in the Agojeju-Odo community...
Twenty-five victims of Thursday’s attack on Agojeju-Odo community, in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, were buried on Saturday. District Head and Ochala Onu-Ife Bagaji...
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has deployed regular and special marshals, as well as patrol vehicles and ambulances, for a smooth Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The FRSC...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested an Ilorin based clergyman, Prophet Adeniyi James, for allegedly defrauding a member of his church to the...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a dismissed Nigerian Navy personnel for allegedly impersonating a serving military officer and lending himself out to assault people....
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has promised to conduct a free, fair and transparent primary election to choose its candidate for the November 11 governorship election...
The Lagos branch of the Ijaw Elders Forum, IEF, on Saturday, expressed concerns over recent developments following the killing of 17 military personnel at Okuama in...
The Ebonyi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested three minors for alleged attempt to rape another minor. The State...
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has called for a transparent investigation into the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana says some state governors will use state police as a means of oppression. Falana stated this in an interview on Channels...
Katsina State Police Command has eliminated five suspected bandits and rescued 100 kidnapped victims in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in...
A former Minister of Defence, and the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Musa Kwankwaso, says the military has capacity...
The Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command has impounded 85 motorcycles in continuation of its clamp down on motorcycles plying prohibited routes...
The Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, PCACC, Muhuyi Magaji, who was suspended by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has appealed...
The All Progressive Congress, APC, Plateau State chapter, has rejected what it described as the forceful inauguration of nine out of the 16 elected members of...
The Edo State Police Command has reiterated its ban on officers searching phones during routine patrols and other operations, describing such actions as ‘unprofessional conduct.’ The...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo chapter, and the Concerned Idoma Senior Staff Association of the institution have urged Governor Hyacinth...
Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, on Friday said police have detained eight people suspected of selling information to the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad. Revealing this on...