August 17, 2025
NNPP rejects APC victory in Kano re-run election, heads to court
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Kano has rejected the outcome of the Tsanyawa/Ghari State Assembly re-run election, insisting that the poll was rigged. The party said it will go to court to challenge the declaration of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate as the winner. Announcing the decision, Kano State Chairman of the […]
Human rights violations: IGP orders comprehensive review on police operations in Southeast
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered a comprehensive investigation on the operation of police personnel in the Southeast region as regards human rights violations as reported by Amnesty International. In a press statement issued from the desk of the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the order became necessary following […]
Police officer, three civilians arrested over alleged extortion, robbery in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested an officer identified as Inspector Ojo Oloruntobi and three civilians for alleged involvement in acts of extortion, brutality, and robbery against citizens in Benin City. Moses Yamu, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement made available to newsmen. Yamu gave the […]
Osun State Government Launches Investment Portal to Boost Direct Investment in the state
The Osun State Government has launched the Osun State Investment Portal— invest.osunstate.gov.ng as part of His Excellency Asiwaju (Dr.) Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke’s commitment to improving the ease of doing business in the State and attracting both local and foreign investment. The portal, conceptualized and delivered under the Office of the Special Adviser on Innovation, […]
Bye-election: APGA’s Mimi Azikiwe beats ADC for Onitsha North constituency
The candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Mimi Azikiwe, has reportedly been declared winner of the just concluded Onitsha North Constituency 1 by-election. According to The Whistler, Azikiwe recorded a landslide victory, garnering 7,774 votes to defeat his opponents from other parties. She defeated candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC Justina Azuka, […]
‘We want to go back home’ – Displaced people of Plateau communities cry out
A Plateau State youth group under the banner of Concerned Mushere Youth Vanguard, CMYV, has called on Governor Caleb Mutfwang to keep to his promise of returning their displaced people to their ancestral lands after they were forced to flee their homes by marauding Fulani militias. The CMYV, who made the plea at a press […]
Bye-election: PDP wins Tinubu Minister’s polling unit in Jigawa
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday lost to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP at the polling unit 001 where the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar cast his vote in the yet-to-be concluded by-election. The polling unit is in Babura Kofar Arewa Primary School where eligible voters were out to elect a representative […]
APC candidate emerges winner of Munya Constituency bye-election in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mathew Dogara Daje, as the winner of the bye-election held in Munya Constituency on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Daje defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon. Sabo Sunday Adabyinlo, with a margin of over 6,000 votes. The bye-election […]
Omoluabi group alleges plot to assassinate ex-minister, Rauf Aregbesola
The Omoluabi Progressives has raised alarm over an alleged coordinated attempt to eliminate former Minister of Interior and ex-governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola. In a statement signed by its spokesperson and organising secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede and obtained by DAILY POST on Sunday, the group said recent incidents point to a political and physical campaign […]
Tusks of terror: Elephant attacks leave Ogun community on edge
“I could hear the noise of my father and the elephant, I ran back into the village to call for help, but by the time we got back, we found him with his intestines all out, one of his legs was broken as well as bruises and cuts all over his body,” 16-year-old Musa Korede […]
