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The Nigerian Army Headquarters complex in Abuja has reported a fire outbreak. The army attributed the cause of the inferno to faulty electrical installations.According to a statement by Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, the Director Army Public Relations, “Electrical fault sparked ...

Justice Mohammed Abubakar of a Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State has ordered four convicted internet fraudsters to refund various sums to their victims the sum of $6,100. The quartet are Olawale Ibrahim Damilare, Goodluck Sambo Olatayo, Mathew ...

Hundreds of staff of Shoprite in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, staged a protest to kick against nonpayment of their entitlements.Those who spoke to Daily Post, noted that they staged the peaceful protest over the decision of the ...

The Federal Government has announced a complete ban on mining activities in Zamfara, declaring the state as a “No-Fly Zone’’.   The National Security Adviser (NSO), retired Maj. -Gen. Babagana Monguno made this known when he briefed State House correspondents ...

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Tuesday asked other political parties, including the PDP to join President Muhammadu Buhari in waging war against insecurity. Saraki, who spoke with newsmen in Abeokuta after meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, said ...

Despite the spread of Covid-19 being slowed in some countries due to lockdowns and vaccination programs, it is “premature” and “unrealistic” to the think the pandemic will be over by the end of the year, the World Health Organization’s executive ...

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested two men suspected of sending pornographic materials to a married woman.   A statement issued by the board’s spokesman, Lawan Ibrahim, on Monday in Kano, said that the suspects were traced and arrested ...

One of Zimbabwe’s vice presidents has resigned following a string of reports in the local media that alleged he had affairs with several women, both married and single. Kembo Mohadi, 71, one of the country’s two vice presidents, denied on ...

The mood at Windsor Castle ­darkened ­today after Prince Philip was admitted for heart tests as he continued to battle a raging infection, sources said last night. And fears grew for the 99-year-old with medical experts warning he could be ...

Tokyo has requested Beijing to stop taking anal swab tests for Covid-19 on Japanese citizens because the procedure causes psychological pain, a government spokesperson has said. Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Katsunobu Kato, said the government had not received a response ...

                  One of California’s most notorious serial rapists and killers, known as the I-5 Strangler, has died after allegedly being attacked in prison. Roger Reece Kibbe, 81, was discovered unresponsive on the ...

Nigeria, on Tuesday, received 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India(SII) and shipped via the COVAX Facility. The United Nations(UN) system in Nigeria made this known in a statement made available to the ...

Months after losing her dad, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has lost her mother, Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie. The mother of the renowned Nigerian novelist died on Monday, March 1, in Awka, Anambra State. “It was very sudden and we are devastated,” ...

Omoyele Sowore, the convener of Revolution Now on Tuesday stormed the Abuja Magistrate Court in company of a witch-doctor. Sowore, a former presidential candidate in the last general election was arrested by the police for leading a protest against bad ...

Days after the release of kidnapped schoolboys and staff of Kagara Government Science College, the Emir of the town, Alhaji Salihu Tanko, is dead. The Emir of Kagara, headquarters of Rafi local government area of Niger State, Alhaji Salihu Tanko ...

On Monday, preliminary data by Statistics Korea revealed that the portion of male births of the total newborns in South Korea declined to a record low in 2020. The information came amid the latest sign that traditional preference for male ...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s sister, Dr. Njideka Udochi, has emerged as the family doctor of the year 2021 in Maryland, USA, a few days after Ngozi assumed office as the first female head and first African to lead the World Trade Organization. ...

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara says repentant bandits assisted security agencies in the operation that led to the Jangebe schoolgirls’ rescue. The governor, who received the girls at about 5 am on Tuesday in Gusau, said the 279 girls were ...

The federal government has tasked the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps to develop a robust scheme for protecting schools across the country. This, it said, was born out of its resolve to ensure children’s safety everywhere, especially within the ...

Tuface has taking to social media to educate his fans about God not needing anything and YES, he is absolutely right. He also spoke about people saying they are fighting for God all in the name of religion, he says ...

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will pick dates on which they will be vaccinated publicly, with the first batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. About four million doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in Nigeria on ...

Foodstuffs and cattle dealers across the Northern part of the country have started diverting their goods and all consumables to the Southwest. The Coordinator of group, Aliyu Mohammed, made this known while speaking to newsmen after a crucial meeting of ...

The Ondo State Government has banned the activities of the National Union of Road transport workers and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria. It was gathered that the order was not unconnected with the leadership crisis of the two ...

Students of the Government Science College Kagara, Niger State released last Saturday have revealed secrets gained from their short stay in bandits net The students say the bandits claimed their operations were always successful because of collaboration with informants in ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 360 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 156,017.   The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday.   “360 new ...