May 2025
2027: Obidients give conditions as coalition gathers momentum
With the official birth of the opposition coalition spearheaded by the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, there are permutations over how the movement would transform into a force within the next one year. The coalition came to limelight at a time when Nigeria is experiencing a gale of defections to the All Progressives Congress, APC, […]
Passengers feared dead, injured as billboard falls on tricycles in Abia
A tall and large billboard collapsed on some tricycles carrying passengers in Aba, Abia State, on Wednesday, resulting in injuries to many passengers, with some feared dead. The incident happened in the afternoon at the Salad Market junction near the GIA Event Centre during a rainfall that came with strong winds. A resident who witnessed […]
Police arrest Rivers pastor over defilement of 10-year-old girl
Operatives of the Rivers State Police have arrested a 45-year-old Pastor of a new generation church simply identified as Lucky, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in the Ihuaje community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the arrest of the said cleric was carried out by members of […]
Natasha’s lawyers allege bias over unaddressed petitions
The legal team representing Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Wednesday raised the alarm over what it described as a disturbing pattern of selective justice, following the Federal Government’s decision to file criminal charges against her despite multiple unresolved petitions she lodged earlier this year. In a statement released by her counsel, Uju Nwoduwu, the team outlined […]
Emefiele appeals final forfeiture order of 753 housing units estate
Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has petitioned the Court of Appeal in Abuja to overturn a judgment granting the government full control of a substantial estate in Abuja comprising 753 housing units. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had earlier obtained a court order to seize the estate, situated in the Lokogoma […]
Senate passes Rivers 2025 budget for second reading
The Nigerian Senate, Wednesday passed the Rivers State 2025 budget for second reading. The budget which stood at N1,480,662592,442 trillion was passed for second reading after it was read by the Senate Leader, Senator Michael Bamidele Opeyemi. Opeyemi said the Senate has since assumed the powers of legislating for Rivers State having been under the […]
2027: I’ll sever ties with Davido, ChiefPriest if they campaign publicly for APC – VeryDarkMan
Social media critic and influencer, VeryDarkMan, has threatened to sever ties with singer Davido and socialite Cubana Chiefpriest if they campaign publicly for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He made the threat while reacting to the duo’s recent visit to the presidency. VDM, who has been very critical of the APC administration, told Davido […]
Lagos court sentences two oil marketers to 14 years over N2.2bn subsidy fraud
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced oil marketers Mamman Nasir Ali and Christian Taylor to 14 years in prison each for their roles in a N2.2 billion oil subsidy scam. The duo were convicted following their re-arraignment, alongside their company, Nasaman Oil Services Limited, on an […]
PDP crises: Wike is a disaster, he should be removed – Sule Lamido
Former Jigawa Governor Sule Lamido has vowed to boycott all PDP meetings until Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and other alleged party impostors are removed. Lamido was absent from the PDP National Executive Council, NEC, meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. DAILY POST recalls that the NEC held its meeting on Tuesday […]
‘It was a prank’ – Speed Darlington makes U-turn on rape admittance
Controversial musician, Speed Darlington, aka Akpi, has claimed that his recent admittance to rape was a prank. DAILY POST reported that the rapper during a recent Instagram live session confessed to defiled a 15-year-old girl. His confession sparked controversy, with many calling for the entertainer’s arrest. The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, […]
