Thirty-five states voted N214 billion for local security outfits, defence initiatives, and the purchase of arms and equipment in their 2025 budget, The PUNCH reports. Despite the substantial funding allocated to eliminate insecurity, no fewer than 367 individuals have been killed during Yuletide and Sallah celebrations between 2019 and 2025. The states’ budgets are contained […]

Hundreds of shop owners and market leaders from the Owode Onirin Motor Spare Parts Market stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, demanding an immediate halt to the ongoing demolition of their market. The protesters, who marched from the Lagos State Fire Service headquarters, displayed placards with messages such as, “Sanwo-Olu, call LASBCA […]

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on President Donald Trump’s administration to appoint a Special Envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin to tackle religious freedom violations. In its latest annual report released in March 2025, USCIRF recommended that the Trump administration “appoint a Special Envoy for Nigeria and the […]

Rainstorms destroyed over 50 buildings in some communities in the Ijero local government area of Ekiti state. The destruction occurred on Wednesday following a heavy downpour in the communities. The affected communities where the rainstorm wreaked havoc are Ipoti, Ejiyan, Owatedo and Odo Owa Ekiti. Buildings affected include residential buildings, shops, and educational institutions. Meanwhile, […]

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, has defended the agency’s decision to shut down markets involved in the sale of counterfeit drugs, emphasising that the move was about public safety, and not to disrupt businesses. “We are not disturbing trade, we are protecting […]

Director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, has raised the alarm over the devastating effects of illicit drug combinations on Nigerian youths, calling for urgent national intervention. This warning is coming on the heels of the BBC report on the use of Tafradol, a mix of […]

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has sealed a strategic partnership with the Nollywood industry to integrate polytechnic students into the creative industry. The partnership was formalized between NAPS National President, Comr. Eshiofune Paul Oghayan, and the Nollywood industry, represented by the 8th National President of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Queen Blessing […]

Traders in Onitsha are currently battling losses occasioned by the continuous shutdown of six major markets in the area by security operatives for more than two weeks now. DAILY POST learnt that Nigerian security operatives had taken over the markets and locked up every shop under the guise of clamping down on fake and expired […]

The former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has called for the immediate reopening of non-drug markets that were closed down following the closure of the Head Bridge Drug Market in Onitsha. The drug market was closed by regulatory and security authorities last week because of suspected illegal drug trading in an area referred to […]