The 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Mahood Olalekan Balogun, would be buried today, DAILY POST learnt. Recall that the Olubadan of Ibadanland passed on, Thursday evening,...
Over 50 civil society organisations (CSOs) have lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Bola for the re-appointment of the director general/ comptroller general of the Nigerian Agricultural...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that a combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African...
Pharmacists under the aegis of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have decried the failure of the Federal Ministry of Health to renew the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has called on leaders of religious groups to pray for President Bola Tinubu, for him to turnaround...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to collaborate with the National Assembly in the ongoing constitution review process. Akpabio made...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has confirmed the passage of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun. Makinde made the confirmation on Thursday night....
National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and 19 northern governors and service chiefs met in his office behind closed doors on Thursday to review the security...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Friday, 15th March 2024 President Bola Tinubu has sent a...
Oba Mohood Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, is dead. The monarch, who ascended the throne of his ancestors two years ago, died...
The Olubadan of Ibadaland, His Royal Majesty Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun, is dead, Naija News has learned. It was gathered that the first-class monarch died at...
The 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun has joined his ancestors. DAILY POST gathered that the Olubadan joined his ancestors at the University College Hospital...
The 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan Land, HRM Oba Mohood Olalekan Balogun, is dead. He was aged 82. According to a local online newspaper in Oyo State,...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dennis Otuaro as the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The President made the appointment known in...
A non-governmental organisation, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI), has unveiled its annual Subnational Audit Efficacy (SAE) Index report, highlighting Ekiti and Yobe States as top performers...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dakorinama George, a former Commissioner of Work in Rivers State, as the Director-General of the Border Communities Development...
President Bola Tinubu has called on state governors to set aside political differences and collaborate with the federal government to build the nation. Speaking during Iftar...
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has approved the reduction in the official working hours for state’s workers in the month of Ramadan. The time...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dennis Otuaro as the administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP. Presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday evening, observed Iftar (breaking of Ramadan fast) with governors from across the country. Besides the governors, other senior government officials, who...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, said that the country continues to remain one because of the prayers of the church and...
The Niger State Government has disclosed that the reconstruction, upgrading and dualization of the Minna-Bida road project will not only reduce the suffering of motorists plying...
The Senate on Thursday, disowned the alleged report of a fraud in the turn-around maintenance of the nation’s refineries currently being undertaken by the Nigerian National...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro as Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). According to a statement by Presidential...
Retired soldiers from the Nigerian War Veterans Association in Ogun State have voiced their concerns over the recent surge in killings and kidnappings across the country....
Gunmen who kidnapped 286 students and staff from a school in northern Nigeria last week have demanded a total of 1 billion naira for their release,...
The parents of Sloan Mattingly, the 7-year-old Indiana girl who died after getting trapped in a collapsed sand hole on a Florida beach in February are...
The parents of Sloan Mattingly, the 7-year-old Indiana girl who died after getting trapped in a collapsed sand hole on a Florida beach in February are...
The final decision on the appeal regarding the forfeiture of N1.2bn relating to the Paris Club Fund has been postponed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, to collaborate with the National Assembly in the ongoing constitution review...
The Government of United States on Thursday acknowledged the importance of dialogue in addressing critical challenges, including insecurity facing Nigeria. The US however said it would...
As construction works are almost complete in the main hallowed chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives after about one and half years, lawmakers...
The Defence Headquarters says the troops have neutralised no fewer than 213 terrorists and arrested 283 others in different theatres of operation across the country in...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday had Iftar, the Ramadan fast-breaking evening meal, with some governors from across the country. Many of the governors from different parts...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged President Bola Tinubu to relax the eligibility criteria for the student loan scheme. The launch of the...
The spokesman for the Senate, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, has declared that Senate President Godswill Akpabio will not resign from his position. Adaramodu was reacting to the...
Graduates of Mass Communication under the banner of the Unilag Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) in conjunction with the University of Lagos are hosting an International...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday held a Ramadan Iftar (breaking of fast) with some state governors. Naija News gathered that the Iftar was held at...
The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to authorise issuance of N1.1trillon from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) statutory revenue account. The passage...
The Methodist Church of Nigeria, Ikot Omin, Eno Abasi Circuit Diocese, Calabar, Cross River State has called on the management of Ekondo Microfinance Bank to compensate...
The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to authorize issuance of N1.1trillon from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT, statutory revenue account. The passage...
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has been cautioned not to eject allottees of cocoa plots in Etung LGA of the state. Traditional Rulers of...
Nine individuals posing as soldiers and engaging in criminal activities in Lagos and its environs have been arrested by the 81 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters for...
Constituents of the Bauchi Central Senatorial District have condemned in its entirety, the decision of the Senate to suspend the senator representing them, Abdul Ningi, for...
The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, has requested for cooperation of Illela border community, marketers and stakeholders to improve safe and efficient trade movements in Sokoto state....
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, on Thursday sentenced a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Folaranmi Oyebamiji, to one year...
Actor Pierce Brosnan has taken a plea deal in his illegal hiking case out in Idaho, just after entering a not-guilty plea two months ago. ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dakorinama Alabo George as the Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA). This was made...
A 32-year-old man, Itumo Sunday, appeared before an Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for allegedly stealing property worth N9,900,000 from a storehouse. Sunday, whose address was...
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex has launched what appears to be a new lifestyle brand called American Riviera Orchard with a new website and Instagram...
Model Amber Rose has said that rapper Machine Gun Kelly is her only ex-boyfriend that apologized for treating her badly. Appearing on Wednesday’s episode of...
Major internet access cuts struck several African countries Thursday because of damage to submarine communications cables, telecom operators said. “Breaks in multiple major undersea cables have...
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef...
Massive internet outages have been reported in Nigeria following damage to international undersea cables supplying the country with connectivity. Telecommunications companies and a number of banks...
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has announced the elimination of 213 terrorists and the arrest of 283 others across various theatres of operation in the country over...
Nigeria’s First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has reiterated her call for stiffer penalties for kidnappers in the country. She spoke on Thursday while receiving in audience...
Justice Mohammed Mohammed of High Court 4 sitting in Minna, Niger State, has ordered the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power to pay N1.1 trillion as...
Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima, has said the administration of President Bola Tinubu will continue to harness the experience of Nigeria’s intellectuals and policy experts in...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reiterated its dedication to surmounting the obstacles currently impeding the establishment of a reliable and universally accepted national identification...
The Defence Headquarters has said terrorists are using 287 students kidnapped in Kaduna State as human shields to prevent further air and land offensive against them....
The Defence Headquarters has said that the 287 students of a school in Kuriga, Kaduna State, who were kidnapped last week are being held...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written the House of Representatives to seek the Repeal and Re-Enactment of the Student Loan (Access to Higher Education) Bill. The...
The House of Representatives has asked the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to immediately lift the ban placed on the production...
The Nigerian Association of Industrial Pharmacists has chosen Ebonyi State for the establishment of Salt City Pharmaceutical Park. The association said the choice of Ebonyi State...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has demanded an explanation from the federal government on...
Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari has assured Nigerians that the Port Harcourt refinery will begin to...
The Chairman of Benue ethnic leaders and President General of Mzough U Tiv, MUT, worldwide, Iorbee Ihagh, has said that over 147 persons have been killed...
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi has said efforts are in top gear to get Kaduna abducted...
The Nigeria Police Force Lagos State Command has arrested one Olaseinde Ojo, a suspected armed robber and kidnapper at Post Officer Isokoko who disguises as a...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Temitope Ilori as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), for an...
President Bola Tinubu has written a letter to House of Representatives seeking the repeal and re-enactment of the Students Loan Bill. Speaker of the House...
Adolescent girls in Katsina State have demanded for the immediate establishment of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) referral centres across the 34 local government areas of the state....
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, 19 governors of the Northern States and Service Chiefs, on Thursday, held a marathon meeting in the Office of...
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has said the Port Harcourt refinery will begin to deliver refined...
Actress Mercy Aigbe took to Instagram earlier today to hail her husband, Kazim Adeoti after he paid her a surprise visit while on a movie set....
The Niger State Government has initiated the disbursement of wage awards to its employees. This decision comes in response to a directive issued by President Bola...
The 81 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters has arrested nine individuals who posed as soldiers and engaged in criminal activities which disrupted the peace and security in...
The Lagos State Police Command charged five defendants before a Federal High Court on Thursday over alleged possession of firearms. The defendants, Esther Newman, aka Candy,...
A Nigerian man has taken to social media to hail his wife who he said married him while he was still living with his grand mother...
Actress, Regina King has addressed her son Ian Alexander Jr.’s death for the first time in two years. In a clip for an upcoming interview with...
The Defence Headquarters said troops have eliminated no fewer than 213 terrorists and arrested 283 others in different theatres of operation across the country in the...
The Senate has rubbished the call by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the resignation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the alleged padding of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has once again taken legal action against Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff to Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that most security agencies in the nation’s capital lack tracking equipment. Naija News reports that...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, has informed that the Port Harcourt refinery is scheduled to begin operations within the next...
Retired soldiers, under the umbrella of the Nigerian War Veterans, Ogun State chapter, decried on Thursday the spate of killings and kidnapping cases recorded in the...
Following the approval by the Osun State Government on the appointment of Dr Makinde Ademola Stephen Kayode as new Owa of Igbajo in Boluwaduro local government...
The federal government has revealed that it has proposed a $1 billion investment for the rehabilitation of the nation’s ports. It said the dream to achieve...
A former deputy governor of Kogi State, Samson Achuba has insisted that the immediate past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello worked to ensure that the...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has advocated investment in research and development to surmount insecurity in the country. Lt.-Gen. Lagbaja said the...
The House of Representatives has resolved that the ban imposed by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on the sachet alcoholic...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has asserted that Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has boxed himself in a political...
The Conscience of Yoruba Nation, an affiliate group of Afenifere, has rejected the federal government’s proposal for the provision of grazing zones in the South West,...
As the Islamic month of Ramadan commences, the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Tijjani Muhammad Gwarzo, has called for fervent prayers and...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the upgrade of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy in Enugu to a full-fledged University. The Special Adviser to...
The Governors of the 19 Northern States met with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Service Chiefs behind closed doors in Abuja. The meeting, which...
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has reiterated her call for capital punishment for kidnappers in the country. She reiterated this on Thursday when...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, to a full-fledged University of Allied Health Sciences. Special...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the Senate, demanding a repeal and reenactment of the students loan act. Tinubu made the demand in a letter...