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…

The family of an Abuja-based lawyer, Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, has announced her death after some unidentified kidnappers abducted her. In a statement on Thursday, the family said Nwamaka, a former treasurer of the FCT branch of the Nigerian Bar Association…

The Niger State Commissioner of Mineral Resources, Hon. Muhammed Qasim Danjuma, has appealed for the revival of the illegal mining task force to aid in enforcing mining laws against offenders in the state. Danjuma stated this during a visit to…

The former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Nkanu Nnamdi, son of renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie and her husband, Dr Ivara Esege. Obi conveyed his condolences in a statement shared via…

The Rivers House of Assembly has served an impeachment notice on Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngọzi Odu. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the assembly, on Thursday, began impeachment proceeding against Governor Fubara and his Deputy, Mrs Odu, a…