Kingmakers in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, started the process for the enthronement of the Balogun of Ibadanland, Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin, as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. The kingmakers, who are the High Chiefs in Ibadan, are currently in a crucial meeting for the ratification of Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland….
The Minister of the Federal Capital, Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration will ensure that all Embassies in Nigeria, have an unhostile environment to enable them perform their assignments. Wike gave the assurance when the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Shri Balasubramanian, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Tuesday. He acknowledged the…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad has uncovered a significant illegal oil bunkering site at Odagwa community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, NSCDC Rivers State Command, Superintendent Olufemi Ayodele, the successful discovery of over 10 illegal…
The Nigerian Army says it has finalized all arrangements to give some of its personnel, who were killed-in-action in Okuama Community, Delta State, a befitting burial in Abuja on Wedesday. Over 17 deceased personnel, attached to 181 Amphibious Battalion, will be buried at the National Cemetery, Abuja, by 3:00pm. The deceased officers were killed while…
The Nigerian government and the United Kingdom are to boost their collaboration on migration. A statement by the Senior Communication Officer, British High Commission, Atinuke Akande-Alegbe in Abuja on Tuesday, said the commitment was made at the just concluded Annual Migration, Justice and Home Affairs dialogue, which was held in London. According to her, the…
Two Boko Haram commanders, Ibrahim Muhammed and Auwal Muhammed, alias “Wanka’’, have surrendered to troops of Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, in Monguno, Borno State. Chief of Military Public Information of the MNJTF, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, revealed this on Tuesday, saying that the two insurgents escaped from the Kwalaram/Bakura Buduma camps…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Christian Okeri, has described the 24 years reign of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State as wasteful. He spoke in an interview with journalists in Aba at the weekend. While assessing the current state of affairs in Abia, Okeri said the former ruling…
The Nigerian Government has invited controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, for questioning. Gumi was invited for questioning over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. The minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed while addressing journalists at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. The minister said the Islamic cleric was not…
A staff of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has died after being electrocuted while on duty. Kunle Olubiyo of the Nigerian Consumer Protection Network disclosed the incident to DAILY POST on Monday. According to him, the victim, identified as Josia Jim, died when the power supply was restored without his notice while fixing a faulty…
A former aide to the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has mocked President Bola Tinubu over the escape of one of the detained Binance executives. Shaibu said Tinubu has ridiculed Nigeria by transforming the country’s detention centres into amateur magician training grounds. Recall that Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance’s Africa regional…
