June 4, 2025
Heavy protest rocks Lilipond, Apapa port as maritime truckers decry N400,000 extortions
Maritime truck owners and drivers staged heavy protests against the call to scrap the electronic call-up system, racketeering, terminal inefficiencies causing trucks to queue on the port access roads, and multiple extortion checkpoints, which have taken a financial toll on businesses.The protesters, who started their protest from Lilipond Truck Park in Ijora to Apapa Port […]
DSS seeks court order barring Utomi from shadow government activities
The Department of State Services (DSS) has asked the Abuja division of the Federal High Court to restrain a former presidential candidate, Prof. Patrick Utomi, from making public comments or engaging in any form of rally relating to his announced plan to establish a shadow government in the country.The security agency had accused Utomi, who […]
Army, DSS operatives eliminate 45 bandits in Niger
Nigerian forces have neutralised at least 45 armed bandits near Kuchi town in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State following a coordinated security operation. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, made this known in a post on his X account on Wednesday. According to the report, Makama […]
Rivers: I was once your boss whether you like it or not – Amaechi to Wike
A former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, has responded to the claim by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, that he (Amaechi) is not his boss. Wike, during a media chat in Abuja, dismissed his former boss, saying the former Minister of Transportation is not influential. He claimed that Amaechi, even as […]
Supreme Court reinstates Jokolo as Emir of Gwandu after 20 years
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated Al-Mustapha Haruna Jokolo as the 19th Emir of Gwandu, bringing an end to a legal battle that spanned two decades. Delivering a consolidated judgment in Abuja, a five-member panel of justices led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji ruled in favour of the deposed monarch, effectively upholding earlier rulings by the […]
Osun Exco Approves Osun State Water Users Association (Irrigation) Bill 2025
At the Osun State Executive Council Meeting, the fourth of its kind in 2025, presided over by Governor Ademola Adeleke, the Council has approved an executive bill, the Osun State Water Users Association (Irrigation) Bill 2025. The council then concluded to transmit the bill to the House of Assembly for consideration. A press statement issued […]
I attempted to rape varsity student due to cold weather – Suspect
A suspected rapist, Raji Ridwan, on Tuesday has confessed that cold weather lured him to attempt to rape a varsity female student in Osun State. Vanguard reports that Raji, 25, disclosed that he barged into the room of the 17-year-old 200-level student of Federal University of Health and Science on Thursday, May 29, after she […]
Expel Wike from PDP now – FredFish challenges party leaders
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State and Chairman, PDP Advocate for Peace and Justice (PAPAJ), Dr. Tom FredFish, has urged the party’s leaders to invoke constitutional provisions and expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, from the party. FresFish made the call on Wednesday while […]
Osun: Police assure of adequate security during Eid-el-Kabir festival
The Osun State Police Command has revealed that it has emplaced adequate security arrangements to ensure that this year’s Eid-el Kabir is celebrated peacefully. The command disclosed that with the announcement, it aimed to re-assure the citizens of the state of the proactive security mechanisms put in place by the Command to guarantee safety of […]
2027: Why coalition against Tinubu slowed down – Umar Ardo
Convener, League of Northern Democrats, Umar Ardo, on Wednesday explained why the momentum of the political coalition to oust President Bola Tinubu in 2027 has slowed down. Ardo disclosed that the coalition is currently facing an ideology crisis. DAILY POST reported that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Governors of Rivers and Kaduna States, Rotimi Amaechi, […]
