The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched an offensive operation tagged ‘Operation Show no Mercy’ against rampaging terrorists disturbing the peace of the country through various attacks.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, while launching the operation at a meeting with NAF operational commanders in the various...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that over seven million Nigerians failed to complete their registration process at physical centres across the country.
Recall that the continuous voter registration exercise (CVR) was concluded on Sunday July 31.
Data released by the commission showed that 10,487,972 Nigerians carried out their pre-registration online. Out of this number,...
Diogo Jota has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2027.
The Portugal international was today, August 2, rewarded with a new five-year contract for his fine form since joining from Wolves back in 2020.
The 25-year-old netted 21 times...
There was palpable tension in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday, following the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader.
The suspect was arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS).
The suspected Boko Haram leader was arrested at Ijaye area of Abeokuta.
However, the suspect initially put up...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has made a fresh appointment.
Naija News reports Atiku appointed Ms. Lynne Bassey as Special Assistant on Gender Issues and Women Advancement.
The appointment is in furtherance of his commitment to women and youths empowerment, his media...
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to abolish its official exchange rates even though it is cheaper when compared to Black Market rates.
This, it argued, would give the local currency strength against the dollar.
The naira in recent...
Edo State Government will be embarking on recruitment of forest police following the documentation and audit of the state’s forests.
Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser, Media Project to Governor Godwin Obaseki, who made the announcement on Monday August 1, said the recruitment is part of a renewed effort to enhance security across the state.
Osagie said...
Mr. Adegbenga Dada, who is a marine engineer and a prince from Eruku in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, has said his wife demands money before sex.
He said this in a suit filed before a Kwara High Court, sitting in Ilorin.
Dada is seeking the dissolution of his...
Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA on Saturday, July 30, raided a building in the popular VGC estate in Lagos state and discover a METH laboratory on a property.
According to an internal memo released by the estate management, NDLEA officials have been on the trail of...
The Emir of Daura Emirate, Katsina State, Alhaji Faruk Umar Faruk, has married a 22-year-old lady, A’isha Yahuza Gona.
According to sources who spoke to Daily Trust, the wedding took place in Safana town of Katsina State.
The source also disclosed that the Emir married A'isha at a lowkey nuptials after a brief courtship that...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Wednesday night, launched attack in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State
At the town’s Folahami Junction axis, where Craneburg Construction Company was located, the gunmen were said to have opened fire on everyone on sight.
Sources told DAILY POST that during...
The Defence Headquarters has said that troops have eliminated 30 of the terrorists that attacked troops of the 7 guards battalion in the Bwari area of the federal capital territory (FCT).
Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko disclosed this at the Bi-Weekly news conference on military operations in Abuja on Thursday...
The naira has crashed further in the parallel market, trading for N700 against the U.S. dollar. The national currency which traded for N670 against the dollar on Monday, July 25, crashed even further by 6.7 percent today July 27.
See a list showing the exchange rate of the Naira to other foreign...
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a beef up of security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following repeated attacks by suspected terrorists.
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Residents of Abuja have been living in fear since the invasion of Kuje Prison by the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) on July...
A Nigerian doctor named Obinna Obeta, residing in the UK has been accused of plotting with former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, to traffic a homeless man into the UK to harvest a kidney for their daughter.
Obeta, 50, appeared before the Bexley Magistrate court on Thursday,...
The Senior Pastor of the Dunamis International Gospel Center, Paul Enenche has called for the immediate arrest of ‘fake bishops’ who attended the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as APC Vice Presidential candidate on Wednesday July 20.
Recall that the footage of some unpopular bishops who were sighted at the unveiling event...
Media personality, Amanda Chisom has been arrested over her alleged participation in a "N50bn" Ponzi scheme carried out by Marksman Chinedu Ijeoma a.k.a Chinmark.
Media personality, Chukwudi Iwuchukwu who shared a video of her arriving the office of FCID in Abuja after she was arrested, said she might be detained for a long...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday July 21, approved cut-off marks for universities and polytechnics in the country.
The announcement was made after a heated session comprising officials from JAMB, the Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission, and the National Board for Technical Education among others.
While 140 was...
The Dubai Police has arrested a group of African nationals including Nigerians involved in a violent brawl.
Videos of the fight that went viral on social media showed the suspects assaulting each other and damaging public property.
The police in a statement on Thursday, July 21, 2022, said the suspects are...
A request by a civil rights organization under the aegis of Incorporated Trustees of Center for Reform and Public Advocacy, to apply for order of mandamus that will compel the Inspector General of Police to prosecute the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over alleged...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday July 21, said only 378,639 out of the 1,761,338 candidates who wrote the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations scored 200 and above.
Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede who spoke during the 2022 policy meeting, said an Ekiti indigene attained the highest score during the...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi Wednesday met behind closed doors in the Governor’s private residence in Abuja.
The meeting came less than 24 hours after the Governor returned from his two weeks working leave and trip to...
The police in Osun say efforts are being made to apprehend a lady who was said to have set her husband ablaze.
On Wednesday, reports surfaced that the lady was on the run after allegedly setting her husband on fire over “infidelity”.
There were other reports that claimed the suspect committed suicide in...
Governor Nasir El-rufai may have denied supporters of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi access to Arewa House in Kaduna due to past grievances.
Recall that the Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) had slammed Governor El-Rufai for allegedly ordering the management of Arewa House to refuse the group access to the venue it paid...
Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria (PBAN), comprising owners, Managing Directors and Partners of premium bakeries in Nigeria, will be embarking on a four-day warning strike beginning from Thursday July 21, 2022.
The strike decision was taken by the bread makers due to increasing prices of baking materials in the country.
The entrepreneurs who...
Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, has lost its accreditation over non-payment of salaries and allowances of staff for 30 months.
The National Board for Technical Education made the announcement on Tuesday July 19, in a statement released by the Head of Media Department, Fatima Abubakar.
The accreditation was withdrawn after several warnings which management of the...
The Redeemed Christian Church of God has denied meeting/endorsing the All Progressives Congress and its Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
The church described claim of endorsing the ruling party's Muslim-Muslim ticket as false, adding that its General Overseer, Pastor E.A. Adeboye is under the authority of God, the Christian Association of Nigeria, the...
Petrol price has officially been raised above N165 across all regions in the country.
Guardian reported that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited approved an upward review in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N165 per litre to N179 per litre, effective today, Tuesday July 19.
In a...
Aero Contractors has announced the temporary suspension of flights from Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
In a statement released today, July 18, the airline said the temporary suspension would not affect the maintenance activities of the Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO), otherwise known as AeroMRO, or the Approved Training Organisation (ATO), also...
Portable, the controversial singer, has flared up on yet another public outburst over the situation of things in Nigeria.
In a video that surfaced online on Friday night, the fast-rising musician ranted in the Yoruba language while cursing “anyone who votes for the politicians who put Nigeria in this condition”.
Portable, who...
The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that it is difficult to control the sexual libido of Internally Displaced People IDPs after 80 babies were delivered in its IDP camps in the state in seven months.
The Executive Secretary of SEMA, Dr Emmanuel Shior, disclosed this to newsmen during the...
The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has explained why he did not announce a successor before the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress which produced a national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, as the candidate.
Tinubu defeated Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi,...
A court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared the ban on Twitter in Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari as unlawful.
The court also ordered the Nigerian government led by Buhari not to repeat such, according to deputy director of Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)...
Leader of socio-cultural Yoruba group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo has explained why he called for the support of Peter Obi's presidential campaign rather than his fellow Yoruba man, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to Adebanjo, he has lost confidence in Tinubu and it is the time of the South east to...
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has said that inflation, debt, and forex crisis is pushing Nigerian and other African economies to the brink.
Georgieva disclosed this in a report titled, “Facing a Darkening Economic Outlook: How the G20 Can Respond“, on the IMF’s website.
The...
Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, has been convicted of sexually assaulting 14-year-old foster daughter of comedienne Princess, by an Ikeja Special Offences Court.
Baba Ijesha was on Thursday July 14, convicted of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, and attempted sexual assault in a 2-hour judgement.
He was however discharged...
Anambra Internal Revenue Service (AiRS) on Monday commenced the biometric enumeration and registration of traders in Eke Awka Main market in with the new digital system of tax collection in the State.
Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has earlier stated the readiness of his administration to digitize the system of tax...
A security expert and retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Ambrose Aisabor has lamented the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria.
According to Aisabor, the terrorists, bandits and other criminals attacking citizens of the country appear more prepared, coordinated and with superior intelligence information compared to the government and the security agencies.
He...
President Buhari on Monday, July 11, called on members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off their five-months-old strike saying ''enough is enough''.
The president called on ASUU made the call while receiving APC governors who paid him a visit in his home in Daura, Katsina state. According...
As the 2023 is gathering momentum, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has entered into an alliance with the Labour Party (LP) in Benue State with an intent to support the latter in the coming general election.
Engr John Enemari, state Chairman of the SDP announced at a press conference on...
During a visit to the Kuje Correctional Centre last week, the Minister of Defence, General Bashir Magashi (retd) told journalists that all the 64 Boko Haram members were among the over 600 inmates that were freed by the terrorists who attacked the facility in a commando fashion. Before jetting...
Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, on Monday, stated that the 2023 presidential election is on set to take off.
Gumi stated this in a post on his Facebook account while reacting to the choices of presidential candidates under political parties in the country.
The cleric claimed the agitation of Indigenous Peoples...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso has said he will support his counterpart from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, if he perceives he cannot win.
Kwankwaso made this known in an interview on Arise TV on Sunday night.
Former Kano governor spoke following Tinubu’s announcement...
Nigerians have reportedly been barred from accessing the e-visa provisions of Republic of Turkey.
Leadership Newspaper reported that Nigerian visa applicants have been advised to apply via any Turkish Consulate. The sudden change came without prior notice or communication from the Turkish Mission in Nigeria.
It however came shortly after some suspected terrorists attacked Kuje prison...
Saudi Arabian authorities have deported seven intending pilgrims from Kano State, who departed to Jidda on Thursday July 7.
While five of the intending pilgrims who were deported over fake visas issued to them travelled to Saudi Arabia for hajj through tour operators, the remaining two were from the Kano State Pilgrims...
Hundreds of Kenyans on Thursday, July 7, took to the streets of Nairobi and went to the office of the President to protest the high cost of living in the East African country.
According to the angry citizens, the price of basic commodities including cooking oil, maize flour, wheat flour, and sugar...
Emmanuel Onakoya, a 60-year-old guard has been arraigned in court for stealing a piano and a plasma television from the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Peculiar Parish, Ayobo, Lagos, where he works.
The suspect who was brought before an Ikeja magistrates’ court on Thursday July 7, was accused of committing the offence...
The Westminster Magistrate court in the UK has ruled that David Ukpo who was to donate his kidney to the ailing daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, is not a minor.
Recall that Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, were on June 23 arraigned before the court on charges bordering...
Photos and a video which captured moment Prophet Chukwuemeka Odumeje’s church was demolished in Anambra state have been shared online.
LIB reported earlier that a chaotic scene was recorded at Nwagene, Onitsha, as Anambra state government carried out the demolition of The Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, a church owned by Prophet...
The Federal government has declared July 11 and 12 public holidays to mark this year's Eid Kabir celebration.
In a statement released, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who announced this, congratulated all Muslims and Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion.
“I call on Muslims to continue to...
A chaotic scene was recorded at Nwagene, Onitsha, as Anambra state government carried out the demolition of The Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, a church owned by Prophet Chukwuemeka Odumeje.
Prophet Odumeje was seen in a clip shared online, trying to stop the demolition which started on Thursday morning, July...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that former Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, is safe in custody as there was no threat to his life.
The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Francis Enobore, said this in a statement released in Abuja today July 6.
Enobore said that it was necessary to...
Ahead of the 2023 elections, once again the social media gladiators have begun drumming support for their most preferred candidates.
In total, there are 16 political parties in the race led by APC; main opposition PDP; Labour Party, LP; and the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.
Atiku Abubakar leads the Peoples...
Major General Bashir Magashi, the Minister of Defence has disclosed that about 600 inmates broke out of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, with about 300 inmates successfully retrieved from the bushes.
Addressing newsmen, Magashi said they suspect the attack to be from the Boko-Haram terrorist sect.
He said, “They came...
The federal government has announcedthe restructuring of five electricity distribution companies, also known as DISCOs.
Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sanusi Garba, and Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Alex Okoh, confirmed this in a joint statement.
The affected companies are Kano Electricity Distribution Company...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is working with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to curtail vote-buying during elections in the country.
Oyo state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barr Mutiu Agboke who admitted that vote-buying is major headache for INEC during a valedictory programme/media briefing yesterday in Ibadan, warned politicians...
