An Islamic State militant group in Iraq and al-Sham, ISIS has claimed responsibility for the heinous mass shooting near Moscow, the Russian capital. DAILY POST had reported that gunmen in camouflage invaded a concert venue complex near Moscow Friday and opened fire on unsuspecting citizens. A viral video footage from the Crocus City Hall, currently…
An Environmental Activist, Dr Nnimmo Bassey has called for the restoration of degraded water bodies and wetlands everywhere in Nigeria by extension, Africa and the world at large. This was contained in a statement issued by his Media and Communications Lead, Kome Odhomor on Friday in commemoration of World Water Day with the theme, “Water…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that street trading and illegal dumping of refuse on road medians are uncivil acts that must be eradicated in the state. Makinde made this declaration while speaking during the commissioning of Idi Ape, Civic Centre, Agodi Gate junction improvement projects on Friday. The event was witnessed by…
A former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed sorrow over the death of three students of Nasarawa State University in Keffi, NSUK, during a stampede that occurred at a palliative distribution exercise. Obi, in a statement posted on his social media page, described the tragic incident as another sad reminder of the daily…
The intractable crisis rocking Obeagu and Amechi-Uwani Awkunanaw communities over the disputed Enugu Golf and Lifestyle city, otherwise known as Centenary city in Enugu South local government area, has taken a new dimension. This time, the communities, irked by what they called endless killings and incarceration of youths from the affected areas, have dragged the…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said the National Assembly’s approach on the issue of state police is taking governors nowhere. Makinde stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today monitored by DopeTV. He said the issue had nothing to do with the National Security Adviser or National Economic Council, but required…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has refuted a trending story of a corps member posted to Amotekun Corps for the one-year mandatory programme. A statement on Saturday by the Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations, NYSC Oyo State, Ms Christy Olatoye, said Amotekun was not included on the list of employers on the NYSC…
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has said the only way to tackle the security crisis in the region is to release the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. COSEYL, in a statement issued and made available to DAILY POST on Saturday by its President General, Goodluck Ibem, said…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Saturday alerted members of the public, especially those who have loved ones abroad, of a new scheme by scammers who impersonate its officers. The agency said the new scheme involves the scammers calling unsuspecting citizens to inform them of the arrest of their relatives at the Murtala…
Ayodeji Alomoge, a 28-year-old Ekiti man, was found guilty of killing a man who was having an affair with his wife and sentenced to death by hanging by the Ado Ekiti Division of the State High Court. According to the indictment against Alomoge, who was tried on a count that implied murder, he had “murdered…
