January 12, 2025
Major shake-up in Army as new GOCs, PSOs, MNJTF Commander appointed
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede has appointed new General Officers Commanding (GOCs), new Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), new Corps Commanders and a new Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in a strategic move to enhance operational effectiveness and administrative efficiency. The newly appointed GOCs are Major General OT Olatoye from Nigerian […]
Fire engulfs Osun food market
A late-night fire, on Friday, gutted a popular food commodity market in Ipetumodu, the headquarters of the Ife-North local government area of Osun State. DAILY POST reports that the market, popularly called Akinola market, opens on Fridays. The inferno was said to have started at the yam section, before it spread to other parts, destroying […]
LG Poll: OSSIEC assures of readiness amid allegations
Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, has assured stakeholders of its readiness to conduct the upcoming local government elections in the state. This is as OSSIEC also dismissed unfounded allegations that it was unprepared for the exercise scheduled for February, 22, 2025. Speaking through a statement on Saturday, the OSSIEC Chairman, Hashim Abioye, revealed that […]
Lakurawa kill three Airtel staff, one other in Kebbi
Suspected terrorists of the Lakurawa group have killed four people, including three employees of a leading telecommunications firm, Airtel in Gumki village, Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The attack occurred on 10 January 2025, around 8:47 pm at a construction site in Gumki, as the three victims were reportedly working on the installation […]
Tinubu jets out to UAE for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
Nigeria President, Bola Tinubu, has jetted out of the nation’s capital city, Abuja, to attend the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, ADSW, in the United Arab Emirates. DAILY POST recalls that Tinubu would be departing for the United Arab Emirates for the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week The president departed at […]
FG, 21 states eye N2.5tn VAT revenue in 2025
Nigeria’s federal government and 21 out of the 36 states in the federation have targeted a combined Value Added Tax revenue of N2.5 trillion for 2025 in their respective budget estimates. This figure was derived from financial reports released by the Federation Account Allocation Committee between October 2023 and March 2024. An analysis of the […]
National Grid tripped off, didn’t collapse —TCN
The Transmission Company, TCN, of Nigeria has clarified that the National Grid did not collapse but rather tripped off on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, made this clarification in a statement on Saturday. This comes as it emerged that the National Grid recorded its first collapse in 2025 on Saturday, […]