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Alex Vesia and his wife, Kayla Vesia, are still grieving the death of their baby daughter. “Here I am at the six-month mark since losing my daughter, Sterling,” Kayla, 30, said in a Friday, May 1, video shared via TikTok. “Honestly, it’s very hard to wrap my head around the fact that we are at the six-month mark. I’m very torn and in between, ‘How did we get here already?’ and ‘Seems about right since time is also flying by.’” Kayla and Alex, also 30, announced in November 2025 that their “beautiful daughter went to heaven.” “There are no words…
The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has established a specialised Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, in all states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory as part of fresh efforts to tackle rising insecurity across the country. The directive, which takes effect from May 2, 2026, is aimed at strengthening rapid response to serious crimes such as kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, and cult-related violence. According to police authorities, the new unit will operate as an intelligence-driven strike force, designed to respond swiftly to violent incidents while improving coordination among commands nationwide. According to Nigeria Newsdesk, a senior…
The lawmaker representing Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State has formally joined the All Progressives Congress, APC. Abejide officially joined the APC on Saturday. He also received his APC nomination forms for the Yagba Federal Constituency election in the State. DAILY POST reports that the lawmaker on Friday resigned from African Democratic Congress, ADC. He said that his lawyer advised him to leave the party because no one will be able to sign his nomination form due to the party being leaderless following the recent Federal High Court ruling.
The Oyo State Police Command has announced that it has detained two policemen over the death of a motorcyclist. The two officers, an assistant superintendent of police and an inspector attached to the Border Patrol Unit, were detained on Saturday in Iseyin. The command noted that they are currently in police custody pending the outcome of the investigation. The Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Olayinka Ayanlade, made these declarations in a statement. The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Saturday. Ayanlade, in the statement, said that the motorcyclist was involved in a lone fatal motorcycle…
Former England midfielder, Paul Merson, has said the pressure is now on Manchester City after Arsenal beat Fulham 3-0 on Saturday. Viktor Gyokeres scored twice, while Bukayo Saka also got on the scoresheet, as the Gunners went six points clear of City. Pep Guardiola’s men will face Everton on Monday night, as they play catch up to Arsenal. Merson said on Sky Sports: “For the next four or five days until Man City play Everton and Brentford next week. The pressure is on them now… “Fair play to Arsenal, after that absolute nightmare against Bournemouth, to bounce back the way…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on the people of Badagry to sustain and protect the legacy of the late Akran of Badagry, Oba De Wheno Aholu Menu Toyi I. The governor made the appeal on Saturday during a funeral outing thanksgiving service held in honour of the monarch at Freeman Memorial Methodist Cathedral in Badagry. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, the governor described the late traditional ruler as a symbol of unity and fairness. He said, “The Akran of Badagry was a constant, an unshakeable figure of unity,…
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspects over alleged defilement and a suspected murder case, while also confirming the death of a motorcyclist in a separate incident in Iseyin, with investigations ongoing across all three cases. In a statement issued on Saturday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ayanlade Olayinka, the command said a 35-year-old man identified as “Abule” was arrested for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in the Araromi area of Molete, Ibadan. According to the statement, the suspect allegedly lured the girl, who was hawking snacks, into an uncompleted building where the offence was committed…
I received this message from a young lady some time back: “After my dad died some years back, my mother didn’t want to stay in the village anymore. She said that she didn’t want to stay alone. And we began to look for work for her. Through the help of my uncle (who was sponsoring my education at the time), we found a family in the city that my mother could go and work for as a live-in domestic help. My mother eagerly accepted the job because she loves children and probably thought she was going there to play ‘grandma’…
Prominent political stakeholders in Surulere 1 Constituency have thrown their weight behind the aspiration of former aide to the Lagos State Governor, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, to represent the constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly in 2027. The endorsement came at the end of a weeklong consultation tour on Saturday by Odunuga-Bakare and her team across the wards in the constituency, where she engaged party leaders and grassroots members to canvass support for her bid under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Odunuga-Bakare, who recently stepped down from her role as Special Adviser on Housing to Governor Babajide…
The Managing Director of Regent Microfinance Bank, Idris Olugbesan, has emphasised that the future of Small and Medium-scale Enterprises in Nigeria will depend largely on three critical factors, including access to capital, trust within the financial ecosystem, and the strategic use of technology. He made this known at a media interaction on Tuesday where he discussed the evolving landscape for small businesses in Nigeria and the role financial institutions must play in supporting sustainable enterprise growth. According to him, while SMEs remain the backbone of Nigeria’s economy—contributing significantly to employment—many still struggle with limited access to funding and the financial…
