A woman has died after falling into a 170-foot well at a construction site in Ijegun, Lagos. Her body was recovered by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service after a prolonged multi-agency operation. The agency said it received a distress call around 7:34 pm on June 30, about the incident at Abuba Anthony Street, […]

The Ministry of Interior, Nigeria, has confirmed that recruitment into its parastatals will commence on Monday, 14th July 2025. The Ministry made the announcement in a statement on its X page. It listed the involved parastatals as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Fire Service (NFS), and Nigerian Correctional Service […]

Six suspects allegedly involved in the recent kidnappings of a petrol dealer, Alhaji Abbas Daniyan, and his manager, Abubakar Issa, in the Lafiagi area of Edu Local Government of Kwara State have been arrested. DAILY POST recalls that a N100 million ransom was reportedly collected before the release of the two victims by their abductors. […]

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, will on Tuesday, July 15, resume her legislative duties after over four months of suspension. This followed the action of her legal team, which has the leadership of the National Assembly, with a certified true copy of the Federal High Court judgment mandating her immediate recall to the Senate. […]

Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has called on all eligible voters in Lagos State to turn out in large numbers for today’s local government elections. In a statement released on Friday, the governor emphasised the importance of local government as the closest tier of government to the people, describing it as a key driver of essential […]

As of 9:06 a.m., electoral officers at the Mushin Local Government Area were still awaiting the arrival of election materials for a poll scheduled to commence at 8:00 a.m. The delay left the officials visibly unsettled, with uncertainty looming over the next course of action. In a similar development, at Itire-Odo Eran Ward I, electoral […]

The commencement of voting in the ongoing chairmanship and councillorship elections in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State has been delayed due to the late arrival of electoral officials. Despite turning out in impressive numbers as early as 8:00 a.m., eager voters at various polling units were left waiting as officials of the Lagos […]

The Imo State Government has ordered cattle herders to end open grazing within the State capital territory beginning from July 24, 2025. Speaking during a recent meeting with cattle dealers and herders in Owerri, the Commissioner in charge of Ministry of Livestock Development, Anthony Mgbeahurike, said that the new directive is geared towards maintaining public […]

Presidential aspirants under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, have reportedly agreed to enter a concrete agreement to support whoever emerges as the party’s flagbearer. One of the presidential hopefuls in the coalition movement, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this to LEADERSHIP on Friday. DAILY POST reports that former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Amaechi and former presidential candidate […]

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has questioned Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, over his involvement in the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking in a recent chat with Arise TV, George urged those who left the main opposition to return so that their […]