June 21, 2025
[PHOTOS] AFC Pays Royal Visit Ahead of 2025 Cultural Day Celebration, Honours Baale Akintonwa Segun With Leadership Award
In preparation for the upcoming 2025 Cultural Day Celebration of the Association of Female Comrades (AFC), scheduled for July 17, the National Vice President of the Association, Lady Comrade Soffiyah Taiwo Lateef — popularly known as Empress — led a delegation on a courtesy visit to His Royal Highness, Hon. Chief Akintonwa Segun, the Baale […]
Insecurity: We’re going after killers in Benue, Plateau, others – Nigerian Army
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has assured Nigerians that the military will bring to justice those responsible for the recent spate of killings in Benue, Plateau, and other troubled parts of the country. Oluyede gave the assurance on Saturday in Akure during the Nigerian Army Headquarters’ Second Quarter 2025 Media […]
Inmate passport scandal: Nigerian Correctional Service suspends officers
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, has suspended two of its operatives after it was discovered that a convicted inmate tried to process an international passport while in custody. The Service Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to Umar, the misconduct was detected through the automated […]
Ex-Oyo Gov Alao-Akala’s Daughter Demands DNA Test for Siblings, Exhumation of Father’s Body
A legal battle has sparked controversy in the family of former Oyo Governor Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala after his first daughter, Mrs Oluwatoyin Alao-Aderinto, approached an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan for an order for a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test on seven individuals claiming to be biological children of the deceased. She is […]
BREAKING: NNPCL spokesperson, Soneye resigns, gives reason
The spokesperson of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, has resigned. Soneye disclosed this in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Saturday. He said he would no longer be the spokesperson for the oil giant, as he had “stepped aside from his role as Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC […]
Osun court jails man three years for attempted rape
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ila-Orangun, Osun State, has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Raji Ridwan, to three years’ imprisonment with hard labour for attempted rape. The judgment was handed down on Friday by Magistrate Ibukun Adeniran, after his arrest by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps. According to the charge sheet, Ridwan unlawfully entered […]
12 wedding-bound travelers killed in Plateau mob attack
At least 12 travelers from the Basawa community in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been killed in an attack by a mob in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred around 8:00 p.m. on Friday when a group of 31 individuals, including men, women, and children, were traveling in […]
Poor weather, low tickets, shock defeats – An overview of the ongoing 2025 Club World Cup
There was little or no buzz ahead of the 2025 Club World Cup. FIFA tried their best to generate excitement among football lovers but did not achieve much. They included Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami under a special ‘host nation’ spot for the regular-season winners of MLS. FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, even commented that Al Nassr […]
12 wedding-bound travelers killed in Plateau mob attack
At least 12 travelers from the Basawa community in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been killed in an attack by a mob in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred around 8:00 p.m. on Friday when a group of 31 individuals, including men, women, and children, were traveling in […]
Many injured as Tiv, Fulani clash over water source in Taraba
Fresh communal unrest has erupted in Taraba State as a violent clash between Tiv farmers and Fulani herders in Bali Local Government Area has left several people injured and properties worth millions destroyed. The conflict, which reportedly stemmed from a dispute over access to a shared water source, has heightened tension in the region and […]
