Many important buildings and other infrastructures have been brought down in the University of Cross River State, many parts of Calabar and adjoining towns. This followed a fierce rainstorm which swept most parts of Calabar and nearby towns in the state. The rainstorm affected some offices within the University campus, including the conference room in […]

A fire outbreak on Wednesday evening destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the popular phone village at Challenge Market in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. The incident which was traced to power surge occurred at about 21:06 hours. The market comprises over 120 shops, 80 kiosks and numerous stands, but only 10 kiosks were affected […]

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has expressed concerns over the high rate of corps members relocating from Edo to other states. DAILY POST reports that the state Coordinator of the Corps, Mrs Frances Ben-Ushie, expressed the concern at the weekend during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream I corps members. Ben-Ushie […]

Tens of thousands of mourners flooded into St Peter’s Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion of the poor and the Catholic Church’s first Latin American leader. Some people waited overnight to be first in the queue for the ceremony, attended by world leaders including US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s […]

Panic and fear have gripped residents of Musukwani area in Jakara, Kano Municipal Local Government Area, following the mysterious disappearance of two young boys believed to have gone missing inside a large, deep ditch in the neighborhood. The alarming incident has raised fresh concerns, with locals linking the location to possible supernatural forces due to […]

Fifteen persons, including adults and children, have suffered varying degrees of burns in a fire incident caused by a 25kg gas cylinder in a mini shop within a bungalow building consisting of 15 self-contained rooms and seven shops. The incident happened at No. 12, Amosu Street, Ijora Badia, Apapa Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), […]

Twenty-four hours after commissioning Abuja’s first solar-powered market, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has launched yet another solar-powered market in the FCT. Commissioned by the FCT Minister, the Kugbo International Market comprises 5,200 stalls, attracting approximately 20,000 visitors daily, 20 warehouses -underground warehouses – 20 coldrooms, 10 restaurants, banks, clinic, police […]

Human rights lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has vowed to secure justice for Ms. Sophia Eberechukwu Okoye, a young entrepreneur from Anambra State, whose boutique shop was allegedly looted during a raid on the Onitsha drug market by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Ejiofor strongly condemned the looting of Ms. Okoye’s goods, […]

It was a night of tears for the tenants of 74 Lagos Street, Obohia road, Aba, Abia State on Tuesday as a night fire destroyed the building they were living in. The inferno started from one part of the house when the occupants were still asleep and gutted the entire storey apartment, leaving the occupants […]

The Director General of National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has announced the reopening of Onitsha Head Bridge drug market, popularly known as ‘Ogbo Ogwu’. NAFDAC also announced that shop owners must meet strict administrative conditions before the reopening of their shops to prevent a recurrence of the issues […]