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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandma following the discovery of 13kg of cocaine in her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. This was contained…
Lawyers under the aegis of the Association of Idoma Lawyers (Owa Ka’Okepo Ki’Idoma) have urged the United States and Israel to extend military intervention to communities in Benue South Senatorial District over the persistent killings by terrorists. The lawyers made…
African Democratic Congress, ADC, stalwart in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has claimed that about 80 per cent of residents in the state live in poverty, blaming what he described as exclusionary development policies that fail to carry the majority of…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved a N5 million compensation for each family of the forest guards killed during an attack at the Old Oyo National Park. The governor announced the package on Friday during an on-the-spot assessment of…
The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has confirmed that 14 vessels are currently at Lagos ports, awaiting berthing to offload assorted consignments. According to the NPA’s Shipping Position bulletin released on Friday, the ships are spread across the Apapa, Tin Can…
A fire outbreak at a residential building on Bola Street in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State has claimed the life of a 103-year-old woman and destroyed several properties. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it received a…
Osborne, son of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has obtained the chairmanship form for Ohaozara Local Government Area, LGA in the forthcoming Ebonyi council polls. Osborne was among aspirants endorsed by Governor Francis Nwifuru as the All Progressives…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Thursday honoured fallen members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Police and other security agencies who lost their lives while working to restore peace across the state. The tribute was paid during the 2026 Armed…
The Nigeria Youth in Parliament Forum (NYPF) has announced plans to train no fewer than 1.1 million young Nigerians in information and communications technology (ICT) as well as electric vehicle (EV) technology and maintenance under its Take Action Campaign (TAC).…
Barely 24 hours after the sacking of Ms Tinyan Otuomagie as the Managing Director/CEO of New Edo Line Transport Services Limited, the State Governor, Monday Okpebhoľo, has again sacked his Special Adviser on Youth Mobilisation, Hon Collins Aigbogun. DAILY POST…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Moroccan referee Jalal Jayed to take charge of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 third-place match between Nigeria and Egypt. CAF confirmed the officiating team for the encounter scheduled for Saturday,…
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has launched the construction of a drainage canal in the Wurukum area of Makurdi to address the perennial flooding challenges in the state capital. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on Thursday in Wurukum,…
The police in Lagos on Friday, charged a 25‑year‑old man, Christopher Monday, before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, over alleged sexual assault on his neighbour’s four-year-old daughter. The defendant, who resides at No.13 Surulere St, in Dopemu, Agege, is standing…
A Lagos father, Samuel Alozie, is seeking justice after his nine-month-old identical twin sons, Testimony and Timothy, allegedly died 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation at a primary health care centre in Lagos. Alozie, who shared a heartbreaking video on…
The former Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has accused operatives enforcing a demolition exercise in the state of assaulting residents, unlawfully detaining victims and destroying evidence of alleged abuses. Mr Rhodes-Vivour, who defected to the African…
Mahmud Tajo Sani Gaya, Executive Chairman of Gaya Local Government and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) representative on healthcare matters in Kano State, has said that health fellows being recruited under a federal government initiative will strengthen…
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