July 2025
Police warn against cult activities in Ogun on July 7
The Ogun State Police Command says it is set to clamp down on any form of cult-related activity across the state on the “777” cult anniversary. The “777” date observed on the seventh day of the seventh month is reportedly celebrated by some cult groups and has been associated with violent clashes in the state […]
Eight killed, eight injured in Lagos road crash
Barely 48 hours after 10 people died in a road crash in Ogun State, at least eight people have lost their lives in another road crash that occurred at the Atura Bus Stop in the Badagry area of Lagos State on Sunday. This is just as eight other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries after […]
NDLEA intercepts UK, Saudi-bound cocaine hidden in lipsticks, title documents
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted cocaine concealed in lipsticks and a property title document bound for the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation attached to a logistics firm in Lagos discovered the consignments on Thursday, July 3, 2025. In a statement on Sunday, […]
Nigerian Army moves to flush out criminals in troubled Kwara communities
The Nigerian Army has concluded plans to launch sustained operations in the forests identified as the fortress of the criminal gangs in Kwara North and South Senatorial Districts. The operations, according to a government statement on Sunday by Rafiu Ajakaye, the spokesman of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, would involve the newly trained forest guards in the […]
ADC coalition full of people with presidential ambitions – Datti Baba-Ahmed
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the running mate of Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, has observed that the opposition coalition, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is full of people with presidential ambitions. DAILY POST reports that the coalition consists of political bigwigs including former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ex-Labour Party presidential candidate, Obi, former […]
Former Benue Governor’s aide, Okoh Lawrence resigns from PDP
A former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor of Benue State, Comrade Okoh Lawrence, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), marking a significant political shift in Ehaje Ward 11 of Ogbadibo Local Government Area. In a resignation letter dated July 5, 2025, and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ehaje Ward […]
Punishment awaits corrupt people – Atiku hints on 2027 presidency
Former Vice President and a key figure of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, coalition, Atiku Abubakar has hinted on running for presidency in 2027. Atiku vowed to punish anybody engaged in corruption if he is elected president. He disclosed this while addressing a group of people in Hausa language. In a video on X, Atiku […]
Terrorists attacking farmers, unsuspecting civilians – MBF President, Bitrus
President of the Middle Belt Forum, Pogu Bitrus has assessed the continuous attack on the North-Central geo-political zone of the country. In this interview with DAILY POST, Bitrus proffered possible solutions to end the incessant attacks on the region and Nigeria at large. Excerpts! What is your assessment of the incessant insecurity ravaging North-Central Nigeria? […]
SGF position can’t stop North-Central from producing National Chairman – APC Forum
The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has declared that holding the position of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) cannot stop the region from producing the National Chairman of the party. The Forum made the declaration in a statement issued by its Chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, on Saturday in Abuja. The statement […]
Otti secures release of death-row prison inmates after 26 years
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has released Mr. Ogbonnaya Igbojionu, an Abia citizen, and two other citizens of Nigeria after spending 26 years in prison on death row. Igbojionu, a power generator dealer, who hails from Ikwuano LGA of Abia, was arrested in 1999 and sentenced to death in 2003 on the allegation that he […]