February 2025
Lagos Assembly refutes rumoured defection of 27 APC lawmakers to Labour Party
The Lagos State House of Assembly has opened up on the rumour about the defection of 27 of its members from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the opposition Labour Party, LP. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Ogundipe Olukayode, said the story was untrue. According to him, such […]
AMID US PROBE…Senate Invites NSA, Others Over Boko Haram Funding
The Senate has summoned security and intelligence chiefs to investigate allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding terrorism in Nigeria. The resolution was adopted following an Order of Urgent National Security raised by Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, during plenary yesterday in Abuja. Ndume emphasised the […]
Panic in Abia as mentally unstable man kills woman, twin children
There is panic in Ndagbo Afara, Umuahia North LGA of Abia State where a mentally challenged man killed a woman and her twin children. This is as residents fear the suspect, who is still at large, may return and attack them. DAILY POST recalls that the twin children, Moses Chris and Marvelous Chris who were […]
CSOs Back Lagos Speaker, Caution DSS Against Interfering In Crisis
Some civil society organisations (CSOs), which focused on promoting women’s rights in governance on Wednesday, expressed their support for the newly elected Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Mojisola Meranda. The non-governmental organisations also denounced the alleged harassment and denial of access to lawmakers at the Lagos State House of Assembly […]
Where Is Your Deputy, APC Asks Gov Kefas
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Taraba State chapter has called on the state’s governor Agbu Kefas to urgently furnish the people of Taraba with information on the whereabouts of the deputy governor, Alhaji Aminu Arkari. The spokesman of the party in the state, Mr. Aeron Atimas, stated this while speaking with LEADERSHIP in Jalingo on […]
Oyo ex-Chief Judge, Nurudeen Adekola dies at 94
A former Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Nurudeen Olalekan Adekola is dead. DAILY POST gathered that Adekola died on Wednesday at the age of 94. Our correspondent learnt that the deceased has been buried in accordance with Islamic rites. He was survived by his wife, Alhaja Sekinat Olapeju Adekola Animashaun, six children, and grandchildren. […]
Frank To Tinubu: Call Oyetola, APC Thugs To Order In Osun
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, appealed to President Bola Tinubu to call the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, and his APC thugs to order in Osun State. Frank, in a statement in Abuja, said the call has become necessary to restore […]
No Evidence Of US Aid Reaching Boko Haram, Says US Envoy
The United States has firmly denied any claims that its foreign assistance to Nigeria has been diverted to Boko Haram, reiterating its commitment to counter terrorism efforts in the country. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard M. Mills, Jr., on Wednesday night in Abuja […]
Portable bows to pressure, surrenders to police
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has turned himself to the Lagos State Police Command days after he was declared wanted. He presented himself at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Panti, Yaba, marking a significant development in the case against him. Following his surrender, Portable is now being escorted to Ogun State, where […]
Netherlands set to return Nigeria’s ‘Benin bronzes’
The Netherlands has disclosed that it is returning over 100 “Benin Bronzes” British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th century. The ancient sculptures, which ended up in a Dutch museum, were taken by the British in 1897 from the Kingdom of Benin. They include depictions of royal figures and animals. The looted treasures […]