Breaking: Governor Adeleke Imposes 24hrs Curfew on three Osun communities
• Directs security agencies to extend security surveillance and compliance to the community Following the escalation of the crisis between the warring communities of Ilobu and Ifon, Osun State Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved that the curfew be extended to Erin-Osun town. The curfew time is now 24 hours daily. This is as the […]
No court has ruled against new electricity tariff in Nigeria — Aba power
The Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), has dismissed media reports that an Abia State High Court has voided the new electricity tariff from the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for its customers or that of any of the other 11 DisCos in the country. NERC had ordered a new tariff for Aba […]
Kano govt announces salary increase for academic, non-academic staff
The Kano State Government has approved a salary increase of 25 to 35 percent for academic and non-academic staff of tertiary institutions in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Comrade Abdullahi Waiya, disclosed this while addressing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting. He stated that the salary adjustments, which take effect […]
Akpabio clears air on $15,000 bribe to Senators to approve emergency rule in Rivers
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has debunked rumours claiming that Senators got a $15,000 bribe to endorse the proclamation of a state of emergency on Rivers State. Akpabio was reacting to several reports, which claimed that the lawmakers received the money in his Maitama home, during the breaking of their Ramadan fast. The rumours claimed the […]
Mohbad: Naira Marley testifies in court, as coroner summons Sam Larry
Nigerian singer, Naira Marley has testified before a Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu, in the Coroner’s inquest seeking to discover the root cause of Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad’s death. Naira Marley joined the proceedings virtually on Friday to tell the court everything he knows about his colleague’s passing and, in the process, wash his hands […]
Petrol imports rise to 154m litres weekly as marketers dump Dangote Refinery
Nigeria’s petroleum products marketers and retailers imported 154.22 million litres of premium motor spirit from March 17 to 23, 2025, according to the Nigerian Port Authority. This showed that petrol marketers and retailers within the period under review have looked elsewhere to source petroleum product outside Dangote Refinery. NPA’s document on Thursday indicated that vessels […]
Nnamdi Kanu’s wife endorses husband’s apology to judiciary, judge, others
Lolo Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, wife of the detained Biafra nation agitator Nnamdi Kanu, has endorsed the apology offered by her husband to the judiciary, Justice Binta Nyako, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, and others over his expressions of anger during last year’s trial proceedings on terrorism charges. The apology was tendered on Kanu’s behalf on Friday by […]
Rider dies as motorcycle catches fire on Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
The Ogun State Police Command on Friday reported that a yet-to-be-identified rider of a yellow Quic motorcycle was killed in a road accident in front of the NNPC Filling Station along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ibafo, Ogun State. The spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, stated this in a statement made available to […]
Police arrests two over possession of human parts in Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspsects, Ridwan Bello and Fatai Adeleke, in connection with the possession of human body parts. The command made this known in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, and made available to DAILY POST on Friday. According to him: “On Tuesday, […]
Nigerian man faces 20 years in US prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud
A Nigerian national, Lotenna Chisom Umeadi, 35, has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in a United States federal court, admitting his role in an international cyber fraud scheme that led to the loss of $158,400. This is according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Erin Keegan, Special […]