August 2025
We’ll flush out bandits in Katsina – COAS vows
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, on Sunday, visited Katsina State following recent killings in Malumfashi Local Government Area and vowed to crush bandits terrorising communities in the state. Oluyede, on an operational visit, met with the acting governor, Faruk Lawal, at the Government House where he assured that the Nigerian Army […]
Defence collaboration must go beyond dialogue – CDS tells African militaries
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged African militaries to develop joint cyber defence, counterterrorism, and intelligence-sharing capabilities to confront the continent’s evolving security threats. Musa made the call on Monday at the opening of the inaugural African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit, ACDSS, in Abuja, warning that terrorism, transnational organised […]
2027: Mixed reactions trail PDP’s zoning of presidency to south
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday zoned the party’s presidential ticket to the southern part of the country in a bid to salvage the once largest political party in Africa. The PDP also announced that it has retained its chairmanship position to the north, while affirming Umar Damagum as the National Chairman, pending the […]
Anti-party: Why Wike, others were not punished at PDP NEC meeting – Reps caucus Chairman, Agbedi
Chairman of the South-South Caucus of the House of Representatives, Hon. Fred Agbedi, has revealed why the likes of former Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike was not sanctioned during the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja on Monday. According to him, Wike is not the only member of […]
‘Nigeria is down’ – Sowore kicks as DSS reportedly screens SAN designates
Activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the Department of State Security Service’s planned screening of the new Senior Advocate of Nigeria designates. He made his condemnation known in a statement in his X account on Tuesday. This comes as a senior advocate of Nigeria, Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, […]
Hungry masses: Nigerians reject pay rise for Tinubu, Shettima, Akpabio, other
The Nigerian Government is considering an upward review of salaries for political office holders, following concerns that their current earnings are inadequate and outdated. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Shehu noted that President Bola Tinubu presently earns […]
Alleged defamation: Nnamdi Kanu sues Imo CP, demands N10bn damages
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has sued the Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Aboki Danjuma, demanding N10 billion in general damages over alleged defamation. Kanu, in a fresh suit filed by his lawyer, Maxwell Opara, at the Abuja High Court, also demanded an award of N50 million as exemplary […]
Nigerian govt vows to sustain oil production above OPEC quota
The Nigerian government has vowed to sustain its crude oil production above a 1.5 million barrel per day monthly average quota. Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, disclosed this at the recent Project One Million Barrels Initiative. In July, Nigeria’s average daily crude production rose to 1,507,000 barrels per […]
Obi urges Nigerians to resist vote-buying, get PVCs
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has issued a passionate appeal to Nigerians to get organised ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that vote-buying remains one of the biggest threats to the country’s democracy.Obi, in his verified X post on Monday, urged citizens to register, collect, and safeguard their Permanent Voter […]
Tragedy as Kano grieving father recounts losing four daughters to diphtheria in two weeks
In a heartbreaking tragedy that has plunged a family into mourning and sent shockwaves across the Hotoron Yan Dodo community in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State, four out of five children from a single household have died from diphtheria within the span of two weeks. Speaking to DAILY POST, the devastated father of […]