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Commuters, staff stranded as students protest renaming of Polytechnic Ibadan
Hundreds of commuters plying the ever busy Sango-Eleyele Road in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, are currently stranded, DAILY POST reports. Our correspondent reports that the commuters are stranded as a result of protest embarked upon by students of the Polytechnic Ibadan. DAILY POST gathered that the students embarked upon the protest as a result […]
Abia Assembly probes alleged mismanagement, fee hike at Government College Umuahia
The crisis rocking Government College, Umuahia, GCU, over the running of the school by the Trustees of Fisher Educational Development Trust, FEDT, has assumed a new dimension following the allegation that new trustees have been appointed by the Okwe Ilieze Nwodo-led team for the school. An old boy of the college, Chukwudi Onwudinanti, had petitioned […]
2027 presidency: I’m willing to spend one term in office – Peter Obi
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has guaranteed his followers at home and abroad that he will contest the 2027 election and is prepared to serve a single four-year term as president. He also denied that he had discussed or agreed on a combined ticket with former Vice President […]
AFC Launches Nationwide Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence, Ritual Killings
The Association of Female Comrades (AFC), a youth-led, women-focused non-governmental organisation, has launched a 30-day nationwide sensitization campaign aimed at tackling the growing scourge of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and ritual killings across Nigeria. The campaign, which runs from July 1 to July 30, 2025, seeks to confront what the AFC describes as a “national emergency” […]
Alleged contempt: CBN, firm agree to settle out of court
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a private firm, Melrose General Services, on Monday agreed to settle their legal dispute at the Federal High Court in Abuja out of court The development was made known by Yusuf Ali, SAN, counsel to the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, and Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, lawyer representing Melrose before […]
Lagos govt seals two buildings over illegal sewage discharge in Ikoyi
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, LSWMO, has sealed two properties in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. The properties were sealed for obstructing the office’s operations and for unlawfully discharging raw sewage into public drainage systems. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement posted on his official […]
Just In: DSS Arrests Nigerian Workers Forum Leader, Andrew Emelieze Ahead Of July 1 Protest
The National Coordinator of the Federal Workers Forum (FWF), Comrade Andrew Emelieze, has been arrested and detained by the Department of State Security Services (DSS) in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to sources, Emelieze’s arrest is linked to the planned nationwide protest scheduled for July 1, which aims to demand payment of the minimum wage and […]
Emir’s Palace, NDLEA office set ablaze as protest rocks Kwara
Residents of Lafiagi in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State took to the streets on Monday in protest against what they described as worsening insecurity in their communities, including repeated cases of terrorism, kidnapping and killings. The protesters, predominantly youths from the area, voiced frustration over what they termed government inaction in the face […]
Rano Air Plane Grounded After Mid-Air Engine Failure
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has grounded a Rano Air plane after a mid-air engine failure and fire scare. The aviation regulator noted that the Kano-Sokoto bound flight operated by the airline made an air return following the incident on Sunday, June 29, 2025. The fire scare was noticed on the flight deck and […]
JUST IN: President Tinubu addresses Saint Lucia parliament
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening ties with Caribbean nations during an address to a joint session of the Senate and House of Assembly of Saint Lucia. Fredrick Nwabufo, senior special assistant to the president on public engagement, disclosed this in a post on X. According to Nwabufo, Tinubu said Nigeria “remains […]
