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C’River women threaten naked protest over cocoa estate privatisation
The women and youths of Bendeghe Ekiem community in Etung local government area in Cross River state have given the Commissioner for Agriculture, Johnson Ebokpo, a 14-day ultimatum to reverse the planned privatisation of government-controlled estate or be ready to see the women go naked to dance around the cocoa plantation. This decision was reached […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
Yelwata: ‘We die everyday’ – Ortom’s ex-aide Jimin fears another massacre
Jimin Geoffrey, ex-Senior Special Assistant on Media to the former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has decried continuous unprovoked attacks on Benue people by armed Fulani herdsmen. Jimin told DAILY POST that despite President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to the state after the bloodbath in Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of the state, the […]
Human trafficking: Ondo police rescue 40 Ghanaians, arrest three suspects
The Ondo State Police Command says it has successfully rescued one David Angerinya, and 39 other Ghanaian nationals allegedly trafficked into Nigeria under false pretenses. This is contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Akure by DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson. Ayanlade said that the victims were rescued […]
