Police in Kano State have arrested three suspected arms dealers and uncovered a cache of illegal firearms in what authorities are calling a major breakthrough in the fight against weapons proliferation in the region. The operation, which took place on April 10 in the Dorayi Babba area of Kano, led to the seizure of 15 […]

As Northern Nigeria endures a prolonged heatwave with soaring temperatures, fresh alerts from federal authorities have identified the region among the areas most at risk of severe flooding in the coming months. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) recently issued a heat stress warning for 18 northern states, including Kano, Borno, Sokoto, and the FCT, noting […]

Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has banned unauthorised visits to the state, including all Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, the governor made it clear that he is not expecting any high-profile visitors or groups in the state, as he is currently […]

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has warned the Federal Government that any attempt to disburse the promised N50 billion earned allowance exclusively to academic unions will provoke industrial unrest across Nigeria’s universities. Speaking during a two-day Universities and Inter-University Centres Trade Group Council Meeting in Abuja, the Union’s General Secretary, […]

A student of the Obafemi Awolowo University’s Centre for Distance Learning, CDL, Ile-Ife, was electrocuted on Saturday evening while attempting to retrieve a football in Moro, Osun State. The incident reportedly occurred at a private hostel situated along the Moro–Ife Road, where the student had been playing football with friends. An eyewitness to the incident […]

Last week’s revelation by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, that no over 16, 000 medical doctors had left Nigeria for foreign practice in the last five years, has brought to the fore the dire situation in the health sector in Nigeria. The Minister quoted available records as showing […]

There is growing apprehension across Kebbi State following fresh warnings by the Federal Government of Nigeria about the likelihood of severe flooding in 2025. Recall that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, in its 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction, SCP, identified Kebbi as one of the several states expected to witness above-normal rainfall. This, DAILY POST observed, […]

The Presidency has disclaimed the growing presence of campaign billboards promoting President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for the 2027 elections, calling them unauthorised and premature. In a statement issued yesterday, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, emphasised that the campaigns violate electoral laws and undermine the integrity […]