22-year-old apprehended for phone theft, begs for his parents not to find out
Two men, Asakpa Ufoma, 22 and Omedo Augustine, 20, have been arrested by the Lagos state police command for phone theft. The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police...
View Article80 illegal private security companies shut in 10 months – NSCDC Commandant
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, on Thursday said it had since the past 10 months shut 80 illegal private security guard companies operating with expired...
View ArticleEFCC arrests former Benue Governor, Gabriel Suswan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, reportedly arrested the immediate past governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan, over alleged corruption during his tenure as governor....
View ArticleUNICAL students protest water scarcity, poor electricity
Students of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, on Monday carried placards protesting against neglect of their welfare by the authorities of the university. The protest, which began at about 5.30 a.m.,...
View ArticleHajj stampede: Nigeria death toll rises further, now 168
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Tuesday said the number of Nigerian pilgrims killed during the Sept. 24 stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, had risen to 168. More than 769 pilgrims from...
View ArticleMany feared dead as Boko Haram bombs Maiduguri again
The Boko Haram sect has again hit Maiduguri, capital of Borno state. The incident occured Tuesday night. Number of persons is unknown as at time of filing this report. Army spokesman, Sani Usman, did...
View ArticleEnugu lawmakers wave tax for pregnant women
The Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a motion urging the State Government to abolish tax payment as a precondition for accessing the state Free Maternal and Child Healthcare in all the...
View ArticleComplete ongoing projects in Edo, avoid new ones – Fashola urges Oshiomhole
A former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has urged Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State not to initiate new projects but rather concentrate on the ongoing ones to reach completion before...
View ArticleFG suspends licence issuance for new vehicle assembly plants
The Federal Government has suspended issuance of licence to new vehicle assembly plants. Mr Aminu Jalal, the Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC),...
View ArticlePinnick charges Eagles, Eaglets
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has called on the Super Eagles B team and Golden Eaglets, to put smiles on the faces of Nigerians this weekend. The home-based Eagles...
View ArticleRivers: 20 pro-Biafra protesters remanded in prison
Some pro-Biafran supporters who were arrested for protesting in major roads of Port Harcourt yesterday have appeared before a Chief Magistrate court in Port Harcourt. The 20 men ranging from 20 to 50...
View Article“This is political hallelujahness” – Obahiagbon blasts Senators for...
Former member of the House of Representatives, now chief of staff to Edo State governor, Patrick Obahiagbon, has described the show of solidarity by 80 senators who accompanied the Senate President,...
View ArticleWe wanted outright cancellation – APC laments Akwa Ibom tribunal verdict
The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday said it would appeal against the judgement of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Akwa Ibom. The Chairman of the party in the state, Dr...
View ArticleChampions League: Manchester City win, Madrid hold PSG
Manchester City came from a goal down to defeat Sevilla 2-1 at the Etihad on Wednesday night. Yevheniy Konoplyanka scored for the La Liga side, before Wilfried Bony’s shot was deflected in. Kevin de...
View ArticleNigeria will implement ECOWAS protocol on axle load control – FRSC boss
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, who is also the Chairman of the National Committee on the implementation of the ECOWAS policy on axle load control, has assured...
View ArticleNnamdi Kanu is Buhari’s first political prisioner – Igbo World Assembly
Igbo World Assembly (IWA), has called on the Federal Government to immediately and unconditionally release the Director, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The group said events had shown that Kani is the...
View ArticleIG orders Spy Police to stop wearing Force uniform from January
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has set January 1, 2016 deadline for Supernumerary Police (SPY) to stop wearing police uniform. This is contained in a statement issued by the Force...
View ArticleAPC blasts Fayose for saying Nigerian judges are corrupt, beggars
The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has faulted the state governor, Ayo Fayose over his recent “attack” on Nigerian judges. Fayose had at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Legal Year...
View Article39-year-old man docked for allegedly forging Italian, German visas
One Agbaje Muyiwa, 39, was Friday, charged before an Ejigbo Senior Magistrates’ Court 1, Lagos State, for allegedly forging Italian and German visas valued at N207, 000. DAILY POST gathered that the...
View ArticleSuspected secondary school cultists attack Corps members in Abia
Pandemonium struck in Ibeku High School located in Umuahia North Local Government of Abia state as serving National Youth Service Corps members were attacked by some students of the school suspected to...
View Article