Female lawyers under the platform of International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, have pleaded with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and all heads of security agencies in the country to declare a ‘state of emergency’ over…

January 9, 2026 3:38 am (FILES) Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during the presentation of the 2026 fiscal year budget at the National Congress in Caracas on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP) Venezuela’s interim president…

A meeting between the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and striking judiciary workers has ended in a deadlock. DAILY POST reports that the workers, who embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday over poor welfare and the government’s failure to…

No fewer than eight people have been confirmed killed as rival cult clashes spread across Benue State. The spokesperson for the state police command, Udeme Edet, earlier on Thursday, disclosed that two people were killed in a rival cult clash…

The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, CP Joseph Eribo, Thursday, officially received the 31 newly passed-out Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Cadets Officers of the 7th Regular Course from the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano. They were recently posted…

The Kano State Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party, Hon. Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa, has disclosed that the NNPP remains one of the most legally structured and legitimate political parties in the country, warning Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf against dumping…

Amnesty International has decried the unlawful detention of a man by the Nigerian Police for criticising a government official online. Amnesty International, via its official X handle, stated that the police arrested Abubakar Salim in Abuja after conducting surveillance in…

The Rivers State Government says it has successfully served the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy their impeachment notice. DAILY POST recalls that the assembly on Thursday during an emergency plenary, commenced the impeachment of the governor and his…

THE Federal Government’s push for mandatory pre-employment drug testing of prospective public service applicants marks a vital step in curbing Nigeria’s rampant drug abuse. A 2019 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime survey revealed 10.6 million Nigerians abusing marijuana,…

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved a total of N4.44 trillion as the state’s budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The approval followed the passage of a bill authorising the issuance and appropriation of N4,444,509,776,438 for the…

Nigerian cleric, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, incarcerated in Benin Republic, was on Thursday released following a presidential pardon granted by President Patrice Talon. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, confirmed this in a statement issued by her…

The All Progressives Congress in Nasarawa State has dismissed as false and misleading claims circulating on social media that a former National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has defected to the African Democratic Congress. This was contained in…

The German President, Frank Steinmeier, has condemned the US foreign policy under Donald Trump, stating it could turn the world into a “den of robbers.” PREMIUM TIMES reports that Germany is a key US ally and a member of NATO.…

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has announced an outage in parts of the Federal Capital Territory. This was contained in a public notice by AEDC on Thursday. The outage affected Kuje, Galadinmawa, Games Village, Kaduna Garden, and parts of Wuye,…

The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria have drawn up a framework to address consumer complaints arising from unsuccessful airtime and data transactions. The NCC’s Head of Public Affairs, Nnenna Ukoha, said this in a statement on…