UN migration agency says that more than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean. More than 80 migrants have been declared missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday. The bodies…
The governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has dismissed the political strength of ex-presidential candidate Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 general elections, claiming that the former Anambra governor cannot deliver his home state. Okpebholo, who spoke as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, said the dynamics that shaped previous elections would not…
Youths from the Coalition of Northern Zone Ethnic Nationalities and Plateau Youth Coalition on Wednesday protested at the Plateau State Government House in Jos, demanding action against the persistent attacks and insecurity in the state. The protesters, frustrated by the unending killings, lamented that even security operatives are no longer safe. In a latest attack,…
Nigerian crude is again edging towards $120 per barrel as the conflict in the Middle East shows no sign of ending. The PUNCH reports that data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that Bonny Light, Nigeria’s flagship crude oil grade, traded at about $117 per barrel, gradually returning to its April level when prices…
The immediate past publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kano State, Comrade Saidu Bello Said, has said Nigerians will ensure the All Progressives Congress (APC) loses the next general election early on election day. Speaking in an interview with DAILY POST, Said claimed that growing dissatisfaction with governance would shape voters’ decisions,…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has issued an executive order establishing a Coroner Inquest/Panel of Inquiry into the killings, shootings, injuries, and violence reported at Naira and Kobo Junction, Motor Park/Garage Area, Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, on August 24, 2026. The executive order, which takes effect on August 31, 2026, empowers the panel…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Bishop Prof. Stephen Adegbite, has announced the lifting of the ban on Christian pilgrimage to Israel. The ban was suspended by the Commission in February this year following the commencement of the US-Israel-Iran conflict. Bishop Adegbite made the declaration at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem on…
Nigerian Afrobeats artiste Asake has announced that his fourth studio album titled M$NEY will be released on May 1, 2026. The announcement was made alongside a video showing a marble sculpture of the singer being carved, while details from the rollout confirm that the project is already available for pre-save on Apple Music. The album…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s removal of Wale Edun as minister of finance and his replacement with Taiwo Oyedele on Tuesday sent mixed signals across different segments of the Nigerian economy. DAILY POST reports that Edun’s sack, alongside his counterpart in Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Muda Dangiwa, was announced by the Secretary to the Government…
The Chief Executive Officer of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has donated 34 campaign vehicles to a support movement mobilising for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in Katsina State. Tompolo made the donation during the official unveiling of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement in Katsina, describing the initiative as…
