It’s a security strategy to involve Miyetti Allah in Amotekun
As I said in a column in June 2019, security is everybody’s business. No individual, group, institution or organisation is nugatory in matters of security. All efforts are needed and all hands must be forged into one fist in the…
25 wedding party guests die after bus plunges into river
No fewer than 25 wedding party guests died Wednesday morning when their bus fell into a river. The tragedy happened on Kota-Dausa highway in Bundi district, Rajasthan, India, the police said.…
Egypt gives ex-leader Hosni Mubarak military funeral today
Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak, who died at the age of 91, will be accorded a military funeral in Cairo today. Mubarak ruled Egypt for 30 years until he was forced out of…
Internet fraudster Oyintonbra Tombrown sentenced to 66 years in jail
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Asaba has sentenced an internet fraudster Tonwerigha Oyintonbra Tombrown to 66 years imprisonment without an option of fine. Tombrown…
Drogba scores big tourism win for Côte d’Ivoire
International soccer star Didier Drogba has helped his birthplace, Côte d’Ivoire, strike gold by helping to collect MOUs for a total of $15 billion in commitments to back tourism…
See The $15,000 Horse Gov. Ganduje’s Son, Mamidu Bought As Birthday Gift For Girlfriend (PICs)
Reports reaching us reveals that Kano state governor's son, Mamidu Ganduje splashed a whooping $15,000 on a horse for his girlfriend as birthday gift The girlfriend who made it known that she has everything she wants in this life except a…
Saudi Arabia inaugurates women’s football league
Sports authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have inaugurated women’s football league. This is the latest step by the defiant reformist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to…
FG steadily bridging infrastructural gap across the country – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday said that the gap of infrastructural needs on major highways in the country is steadily being bridged by a gradual…
Sanders most favoured by African-Americans, beats Trump
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has widened his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination and overtaken Joe Biden in support among African Americans – a voting bloc that until now has largely…
NERC caps estimated billing by DisCos
ELECTRICITY Distribution Companies (DisCos) on Tuesday got an April 30 deadline to meter certain categories of consumers. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission…
Sagay, Ozekhome, Falana reject immunity for presiding officers of legislature
PRESIDENTIAL Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Chairman Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) on Tuesday said immunity for legislature’s principal officers would weaken the anti-graft…
Policemen on illegal duty ‘killed’ footballer Tiamiyu – IG
AS a fallout of the circumstances surrounding the death of Remo Stars Football Club player Kazeem Tiamiyu, and the crisis that it triggered, the Inspector General of…
Crisis breaks out in Boko Haram camp, founder’s son killed
There is currently crisis in the camp of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of the Boko Haram sect. Ba’a Idirisa, son of late Muhammed Yusuf, who is leader of the…
AMCON takes over Buba Galadima’s house, company over N900m debt
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1136/2019 has ordered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to take over the business and assets of Bedko…
Pre-election matters can’t be determined after the poll – Falana on Bayelsa
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says going by the law, pre-election matters should not be determined by the courts after the poll has been conducted. The lawyer said this while…
Weight loss company accepts Eniola Badmus as experiment
Getfitng Technologies, a weight loss company, on Tuesday accepted the challenge by Eniola Badmus, popular Nigerian actress, to use her to prove its claim on weight loss pills. Newsmen report that Badmus on Monday threw the…
Pastor, wife remanded for stealing N63.5m belonging to dead woman
An Ikeja Special Offences Court Tuesday remanded a pastor and his wife in custody of Nigeria Correctional Services (NCS) facility for allegedly stealing N63.5 million…
Senate probes alleged non-remittance of Withholding Tax by banks
The Senate on Tuesday directed its Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions to investigate the alleged non-remittance of Withholding Tax to both Federal and State Government…
Oshiomhole wants to destabilise my administration – Obaseki tells Buhari
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has cried out to President Mohammadu Buhari, that National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and members of…
NAF jets neutralise B’Haram fighters that burnt Garkida community
Some of the Boko Haram fighters that carried out the deadly attack in Garkida community in Adamawa State have been reportedly neutralised by Nigerian Air Force fighter jets in Sambisa forest…
On The Low’ By Burna Boy Hits 100 Million Views On YouTube
The controversial African Giant Burna Boy hits another milestone in his very rewarding music career. The singer is the latest member of the ‘100 million views on YouTube’ gang. Recently, Burna Boy…
Buhari not in charge, we pray God takes him away – Ayo Adebanjo
Ayo Adebanjo, a chieftain of the Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, on Tuesday insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari was not in-charge of his government. Adebanjo, in a chat with DAILY POST, was reacting to the…
FG shortlists bidders for aviation leasing company and MRO facility
The processes for the establishment of both the Aviation Leasing Company and the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul, MRO, facility by the Federal Government commenced on Monday as the federal government held a bidder conference for…
Nigerian Govt campaign against U.S visa ban
A Federal Government team on Tuesday visited the U.S. state of Delaware to campaign against the recent immigrant visa restriction on Nigeria and seek development cooperation. The delegation, led by…