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40m Twitter users in Nigeria? Africa Check says it’s probably only 3m
No credible data supports the widespread claim that there are 40 million Twitter users in Nigeria, according to a report by Africa Check. The fact-checking platform said…
APC sweeps Lagos council poll
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 57 council seats in the local government election conducted on Saturday by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission…
Buhari salutes Akin Malaolu leader of Yoruba Ronu Forum
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr Akin Malaolu, President, Yoruba Leadership Forum, as he turns 65 on 26 July, 2021. In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr…
DSS Accredits Daily Post, Nine Others For Coverage Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial
The Department of State Service (DSS) has accredited DAILY POST and nine others for the July 26 coverage of the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous…
LG Polls: APC Thank Lagosians For Voting Overwhelmingly For Its Candidates
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed gratitude to Lagosians for the overwhelming victory given to its candidates in Saturday’s local…
BREAKING: ASUU threatens fresh strike over IPPIS, others
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened to resume the industrial action it suspended since December 2020 over the Federal Government’s alleged failure to honour…
Igboho to face two-stage trial in Benin Republic – Lawyer
Ibrahim Salami, one of the Cotonou, Benin Republic-based lawyers of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, said the activist might be released by the Cour…
VIDEO: Emotions as 28 freed Baptist students reunite with parents
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“Seek Out-Of-Court Settlement With Nnamdi Kanu” – Ohanaeze Tells Buhari
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari had been advised to seek an ‘out of court’ settlement in the case of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Apex-Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in a statement…
My Successor Should Probe Me If I Steal Imo Money – Hope Uzodinma
Imo state governor Senator Hope Uzodinma, has urged anyone who will succeed him to probe his administration if he steals the state’s patrimony, Newspremises reports. The governor said…
JUST IN: APC clears 17 Ogun councils
Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has declared chairmanship candidates of the All Progressives Congress(APC) winners in 17 out of the 20 local government…
Magistrates, IG Have No Powers To Freeze Bank Accounts – Court Rules
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that magistrate courts do not have the powers to issue orders freezing bank accounts. Delivering judgment in a suit marked…
DIRECTOR-GENERAL FLAGS-OFF NYSC NATIONAL SANITATION EXERCISE IN FCT
NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim today flagged-off the NYSC National Sanitation Exercise at the palace of the Sa'Nyanyayi of Nyanya, in the Federal…
BREAKING: Bandits release abducted students of Kaduna Baptist school
The abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna have been released after 20 days in captivity. Joseph Hayab, Kaduna state chairman of the Christian Association of…
FG Procures 32 Fighter Planes, Combat Helicopters, Drones in Six Years
As the nation’s security forces battle insurgents and bandits across the country, the federal government has procured a total of 32 different types of fighter planes,…
NNAMDI KANU: IPoB vows to defy FG as trial resumes tomorrow
Ahead of tomorrow’s court appearance by the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the self-determination group, has vowed to attend the trial…
NO TO SIX REGIONS: S-West leaders reject govs’ proposal, insist on new Constitution
The proposal by South-West governors for a six-region structure in the country is generating controversy in the region as Yoruba Elders rejected the proposal,…
JUST IN: FG extends SIM-NIN linkage till October 31 as enrolment hits 59.8m
The federal government has extended the national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise till October 31. In a statement signed by…
Religion and ethnicity not Nigeria’s problem — it’s the people .. – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says ethnicity and religion are not to blame for Nigeria’s problems but the people. Mohammed said this during the book…
Hon Omolola Essien Declared Winner In The Local Council Poll
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission LASIEC has declared the Conference 57 Chairman,and the Chairmanship candidate in Lagos Mainland of the All Progressives Congress winner…
Family announces burial plans for Super TV CEO
The family of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, has announced his burial arrangement. Ataga was murdered in a private accommodation where he had gone…
Biafra: Ohanaeze begs Clark over IPOB outburst
The Igbo apex socio-cultural group, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Saturday apologised to the leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) over the outburst of the proscribed…
BREAKING: Passengers escape death as plane crashes in Ilorin
Following crash-landing by an aircraft in the fleet of Air Peace, the runway of the Ilorin International Airport has been closed to traffic. Many passengers, including some…
Gunmen Snatch NECO Question Papers At Kaduna School
There was commotion on Friday when masked gunmen snatched National Examination Council of Nigeria NECO final year examinations papers at Government Secondary School Unguwar…