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Oil prices rose by more than one percent on Friday as turmoil in Venezuela triggered concerns that its oil exports could soon be disrupted. Washington on Thursday signalled it could impose sanctions on Venezuela’s crude exports…

The Anambra State Government has washed its hand off the Thursday’s endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. DAILY POST earlier reported that Atiku was endorsed…

Victor Moses is set to join Fenerbahce in the next 24 hours as he looks for a way out of Chelsea. Moses is expected to join the Turkish club on loan until the end of the season after his permanent move to China collapsed. Moses left…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubabar, has said he is among those affected by the power problem in the country. Abubakar said as a businessman, he spent billions of naira on diesel to…

Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, has reiterated his resolve to turn Lagos State around for good even in a single term. The PDP candidate called on Lagosians to support him for a…

Chelsea will be taking on Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final after they defeated Tottenham via penalties on Thursday. The game against Tottenham which was played at Stamford Bridge saw N’Golo Kante and Eden Hazard give…

A Zambian minister Lawrence Sichalwe has landed in trouble after as mistakenly shares Porn in WhatsApp group. Police say the Zambian Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs committed the offence of being in possession of a…

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, of renting crowd at its rallies to create a ‘false’ impression…

A fashion designer, Tunde Kareem, who allegedly stabbed his friend, to death over suspicion that the deceased stole his N2,000, has been remanded in prison custody in Ilorin, Kwara state. A senior brother to the deceased was…

The Director General of Buhari Campaign Organisation and former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Chibuike Amechi, has said that the South East geopolitical zone will produce the President in 2023, if the Igbo vote for Buhari during…

THE Jimi Agbaje Campaign Organisation, yesterday, frowned at the vandalisation of its over 3,000 billboards and campaigns material by suspected thugs just as it accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of using state powers to…

Access Bank Plc, which plans to buy Diamond  Bank Plc, said it will conclude the transaction about two months earlier than initially expected. The deal, which was set to close in June, will be completed in the second quarter,…

Residents of Apapa and its environs have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the gridlock in the area. They also issued a fresh 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to relocate articulated vehicles causing traffic…

SINCE 1999, Swiss Government has returned about $1.040 billion looted by the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha and his family members to Nigeria, it was learnt yesterday. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting…

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Peter Obi, for the February 16 general election. …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has said media reports on military operations give an upper hand to terrorists. He spoke on Thursday in Abuja during a conference organized by the Nigerian Army…

Ahmed Musa, Super Eagles vice captain, has lost his mother, Sarah Moses. Moses died on Thursday in a private hospital in Abuja after a brief illness. Musa disclosed her passing on his Instagram page, saying: “What a sad day…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he appointed heads of security agencies in his government purely on competence and merit.The president said this while addressing the Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe, and other…

Maisie Williams has grown up playing Arya Stark in the hit drama Game Of Thrones star Maisie Williams has admitted she doesn't think anyone will be satisfied when the show finally ends. Williams, 21, who has grown up playing Arya…

Paris Saint-Germain talisman Neymar has suffered a fresh injury to his right metatarsal, the club said Thursday, marring the holders’ advance to the last 16 of the French Cup with a 2-0 win over Strasbourg. A fractured…

Embattled Renault boss Carlos Ghosn has resigned, France’s economy minister has said ahead of a board meeting at which the French car maker is to appoint his successors. A senior director from the firm “received last night the…

Real Madrid have knocked Manchester United off the top of Deloitte’s Football Money League, but the Premier League still flexed its financial muscle, with all of England’s ‘Big Six’ featuring in the top 10 for the first time. …

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, ordered the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, to stay further proceedings on the six count charge the Federal Government preferred against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice…

A bill seeking to increase the country’s minimum wage from N18,000 to N27,000 passed first and second reading at the senate on Thursday. This was sequel to a letter which President Muhammadu Buhari sent to the lawmakers for…