The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has declared that religion cannot divide the upper legislative chamber and Nigeria despite senators belonging to different faiths. Akpabio, who spoke on Monday night while hosting his Muslim colleagues and attended by a few others who are Christians for Iftar (breaking of fast) in Abuja, said everyone serves…
Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese President. The 44-year-old Faye becomes Senegal’s youngest President. He took over from Macky Sall on Tuesday, April 2 in an event witnessed by African leaders in the new town of Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar. “Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear to…
Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel in response to an airstrike which killed a group of its senior commanders in Syria. DAILY POST reported that an Israeli warplane flattened the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, killing six people including a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, IRGC, according to Reuters. The IRGC has also…
Former United States President Donald Trump has finally posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case, thus staving off asset seizures by the state. A New York Appeals Court had slashed Trump’s bond payment, ordering him to pay $175 million within the next 10 days. DAILY POST reports that the former…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed the Nigerian government’s commitment to supporting airlines in the country in securing long-term aircraft leases at competitive rates, in line with global industry standards. The Minister emphasized that the government is dedicated to assisting domestic airlines in their international endeavors and will respond to…
Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu stated this on Sunday while speaking with the press following a gathering with various All Progressives Congress, APC, members at the Oyo State party headquarters in Oke-Ado, Ibadan. He assured that the government of President Bola Tinubu is ready and determined to change the face of things in the power sector…
The National Bureau of Statistics says the Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N1.07 billion as revenue from passengers in Q4 of 2023. It is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q4 2023 released in Abuja on Monday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the report showed a decrease of 7.51 per cent compared…
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was on Tuesday sworn in before parliament for his third term in office as leader of the Arab world’s most populous country. Having been in power for the past ten years, Sisi is set to remain president until 2030, after winning a December election with 89.6 percent of the vote…
British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, has demanded a full, transparent explanation from Israel after an airstrike in Gaza that left seven aid workers dead, including a British national. Cameron, who made this demand, lamented the news of the air strike that killed World Central Kitchen, WCK, aid workers in Gaza, saying it is deeply distressing….
The Omoluabi Progressives Caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has alleged that Rauf Aregebsola is in danger. The caucus raised the alarm in a signed statement by its Publicity Secretary, Abosede Oluwaseun, on Monday in Osogbo. While accusing Ismail Omipidan, a spokesperson to former governor Adegboyega Oyetola, the group said the…
