April 2025
Ologbo riverine communities seek forgiveness for Enogie
The elders and indigenes of riverine communities of Ologbo Dukedom have appealed to His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, to forgive an Enogie, Prince Owen Akenzua. The communities in a statement signed by Pa Samuel Asokuarami Odiowere (Olara-ja), Abel Iyinboh and Pa Samuel Asokuarami, said: ‘’We beseech Your Royal Majesty to […]
Three Lagos Assembly workers apologise for assaulting DSS personnel lagos assembly
Three officials of Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) have tendered formal apologies to the Department of State Services (DSS) after being arrested for assaulting DSS operatives during the recent leadership crisis at the legislative house. The assembly had requested DSS presence through a letter dated February 14, 2025, signed by Acting Clerk A.T.B. Ottun. […]
Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race, handed four-year jail term
French far-right figurehead, Marine Le Pen, has been banned from running for political office for five years. This was the verdict as a Paris court found her guilty of embezzling European Union funds. The court also handed Le Pen a four-year prison sentence with two years suspended, but she will serve it under house arrest. […]
I will remove monarch whose domain is not peaceful — Gov Adeleke warns
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has warned that he will remove form office any traditional ruler in whose domain violence re-occurs. This is as Governor Adeleke warned of stern state action against traditional rulers of Ifon, Erin Osun and Ilobu communities if they fail to sustain current peace and de-escalation of the crisis in their […]
Another petrol tanker somersaults in Oyo
Another petrol tanker has overturned in Oyo State, DAILY POST reports. The tanker carrying about 40,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, overturned at the Galilee area in Orile Igbon along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Express Road in the early hours of Monday. The General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Mr […]
Man Returns To Nigeria After 23 Years, Family Declares Him Mad After Collecting His Money
A South Africa-based Nigerian, Bayo Salami, has narrated how his family detained him at an Islamic cleric’s (Alfa’s) residence under the pretense of prayers after he returned to Nigeria to claim the property he had been sending money for. In a viral video that surfaced online on Sunday, Salami was seen recounting his ordeal, visibly […]
Reason we celebrate Eid el-Fitri on Monday – Egba Muslim leader
The Wakeelu Muslimeen of the South-West, Edo, and Delta states, Sheikh Iskil Awwal, has explained why the congregational prayer was not observed on Sunday at the Lantoro Eid praying ground in Abeokuta. Sheikh Awwal, who is also a leader of the Egba Muslim community, stated that Ramadan is supposed to last 30 days and not […]
Uromi massacre: I’ll pay full compensation to families of victims – Edo Governor Okpebholo
The Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has assured the families of the 16 hunters killed in Uromi that he will provide full compensation for their loss. Governor Okpebholo, accompanied by Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other high-ranking dignitaries, paid a condolence visit to Torankawa in Bunkure Local Government Area. During the visit, he […]