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FG declares Monday, 29th May, Public Holiday

  The Federal Government has declared Monday, 29th May 2023 as work-free for all workers in the country.   According to the federal government, the decision is to allow Nigerians to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically elected ...

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Kano Governor-elect, Abba invites dethroned Emir Sanusi for his inauguration

Kano Governor-elect, Abba invites dethroned Emir Sanusi for his inauguration Kano State Governor-elect, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, has invited the 14th Fulani Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II to his swearing in scheduled for May 29, 2023. The invitation ...

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Armed robbers attack Northerner, cart away ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags filled with dollars in Abeokuta

  Armed robbers attack Northerner, cart away ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags filled with dollars in Abeokuta A four-man armed robbery gang on Friday struck the Oke-Sokori axis of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, carting away two Ghana-Must-Go bags reportedly filled with dollar ...

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Ex-BBNaija star, Joseph Ada is dead

  Former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, reality show star, Joseph Ada is dead. Joseph who participated in the 1st edition of the BBNaija show in 2006, reportedly died on Wednesday in Delare, US. He was reportedly diagnosed with Pancreatitis which ...

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Court sacks Usman Alkali Baba as IGP

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, has declared that the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, is an illegal occupant of the office he is currently holding. Justice Fatun Riman, who gave the order, insisted that Baba’s continued stay ...

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Bouncer stabbed to death in fight over woman at wedding party

  Bouncer stabbed to death in fight over woman at wedding party Police in Sheema District, Uganda are investigating circumstances under which a security guard was brutally killed. Martial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi police spokesperson, identified the deceased as Elly ...

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I can become freelance journalist after leaving office – Ortom

  The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, said he could become a freelance journalist after leaving office. Ortom, who is in his second term as Benue State governor, had lost election for the Benue North-West Senatorial seat ...

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Nigerian pupil declared Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one foot

  Nigerian pupil declared Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one foot Another 17- year-old pupil of Oyemekun Grammar School Akure, Ondo State, Philip Solomon, has been declared the Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one ...

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Inauguration: Remi Tinubu blesses IDPs, tells them to celebrate

  The wife of the President-elect, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday, said that her husband will ensure that all the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria return home and to their normal life. She disclosed this while distributing food items ...

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Ondo court remands four for examination malpractices

  A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Tuesday remanded four persons for impersonation and examination malpractices in the examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The defendants include Timilehin Akinwale, Olayinka Mustapha, Peter Okereke, ...

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Germany falls into recession as inflation hits economy

  Germany falls into recession as inflation hits economy Persistent inflation has helped push Germany into recession in the first three months of the year, an upgrade to growth data shows. Europe’s largest economy was also badly affected when Russian ...

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Ganduje presents transition report to Governor-elect, Kabir Yusuf

  The administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has presented the 2023 transition report to the Governor-elect, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf. In a short meeting at the Kano Government House Ante Chamber Hall, Ganduje who was represented ...

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Policewoman cries out after being detained for resigning

  Policewoman cries out after being detained for resigning Nigerian police officer, Fauzziyah Isiak, has cried out for help, accusing the police of detaining and manhandling her following her resignation from the force. “I never saw this coming. I have ...

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Health workers fulfil their threat, begin indefinite strike

  The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU and the Assembly of Health Care Professional Association, AHPA, have declared indefinite strike. To this end, the unions have directed health workers in the country to stay away from their duty posts pending the time ...

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Two remaining kidnapped FGC Yauri girls released after 707 days

  The last two schoolgirls abducted from the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri (FGC) by terrorists have regained their freedom after 707 days in captivity. The two girls namely Faida Sani Kaoje and Safiya Idris were released in the early hours ...

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Despite being a Cattle breeder himself, Buhari failed us – Cattle rearers

They claimed that Buhari, a cattle breeder himself, ought to have brought cattle breeders and farmers together with a view to finding an amicable solution to the persistent conflicts that had led to a huge loss of lives in virtually ...

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LG Chairman dies today, as swearing-in takes place tomorrow

  LG Chairman dies today, as swearing-in takes place tomorrow The newly appointed Chairman, Caretaker Management Committee of Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, Hon. Lawan Gana, is dead. He died today, May 25, 2023. Gana died at Federal ...

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Man drags lady to court for calling him impotent

  A man, Jibrin Sawuta, on Thursday dragged a middle-aged woman, Hassana Yohanna, before an Upper Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, for allegedly calling him impotent. Yohanna was docked on three counts of intentional insult, defamation and criminal intimidation. ...

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Nigeria Air Plane To Arrive On Friday – Sirika

  Determined to unveil the National carrier, Nigeria Air, before the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari ends on May 29, 2023, the Minister of Aviation has disclosed that a Nigeria Air plane would arrive Nigeria on Friday. This is just ...

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Emdee Tiamiyu: Caution your anchors, Abike-Dabiri tells Arise TV CEO

  The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, has expressed her displeasure with the broadcasters and presenters of Arise Television over the comment made on Nigerian YouTuber Emdee Tiamiyu’s interview with British Broadcasting Corporation that assumingly corroborated the ban ...

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Buhari orders banks to issue NIN cards to Nigerians

  The Federal Government says Nigerians can now request their commercial banks issue them with a debit card that doubles as their national identity card. Prof Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja. ...

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Nigeria will ‘fall’ if Kanu dies in detention – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Wednesday, threatened that should its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, “fall in the hands of Nigeria, then Nigeria and her leaders will fall in the hands of Biafra.” In a statement by its spokesman, Emma ...

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Decomposing corpses found in Kaduna forest

  Seven decomposing corpses have been found in the Gidan Makeri Forest of Kagarko Chiefdom, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A source told Daily Post “the decomposing corpses are suspected to be those of bandits’ informants, the corpses ...

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