Nigeria’s Inflation may worsen as the country’s Money supply (M3), which measures the total amount of money in an economy reached an all-time high of N101.34 million in June 2024. This is according to recent data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The figure showed that M3 increased by 56.15 percent to N101.34 million…
Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Kabba Bunu Local Government Area, Zacheous Dare Michael. DAILY POST learnt that the incident happened on Friday evening along the Kabba-Okene expressway in Kogi State. Michael is reportedly contesting for the chairmanship of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, in the local government ahead of…
Despite a 24-hour curfew order, reports indicated that protesting youths in Potiskum town of Yobe State have set ablaze a vehicle belonging to the Red Cross Divisional Office. The protesters were said to have looted items in the divisional office. DAILY POST had earlier reported that, three protesting youths were gunned down when they attempted…
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has appealed to Nigerians to suspend the nationwide protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Audu made the appeal in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Lizzy Okoji, on Friday in Abuja. The minister assured Nigerians protesting against rising economic hardship that Tinubu is…
Amid the ongoing nationwide protests against bad governance in the country, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, on Friday, said the North is played into the protest of vandalism. Garba said northern influencers pushing for the protest should realize that they have been used to destroy their commonwealth. “The North is…
Manchester City star, Jack Grealish has revealed his last conversation with the late former Leicester City coach, Craig Shakespeare. Grealish, who was paying his tribute, said Shakespeare encouraged him after he was not included in England’s Euro 2024 squad. Shakespeare’s family had on Thursday confirmed that he had ‘passed away peacefully at home’ at the…
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed dismay over the destruction of former governor, Bello Matawelle’s properties at his Gusau’s country home following the nationwide protest. This was contained in a statement issued by the party publicity secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau, which was made available to newsmen in Gusau, the…
Katsina State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma Local Government Area. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari announced the decision in a statement issued in Katsina on Thursday. The statement was signed by Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, the Director of media at the office of the Secretary to the State Government….
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, Thursday night decried the dimensions of the ongoing EndBadGovernance protest in the country. DAILY POST reports that Nigerians across many states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, took to the streets as they commenced an earlier announced 10-day protest against hardship in the country. However, the…
Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol has said that a loan move to Chelsea by Victor Osimhen does not make sense in any way. Nicol is totally against the Nigeria international Osimhen moving to Stamford Bridge on loan this summer. David Ornstein reported yesterday that the Blues Napoli are in talks regarding Osimhen and it is…
Borussia Dortmund have accepted Juventus’ offer to sign Karim Adeyemi, according to Soccernet. The Serie A giants saw their first bid of a €39million fee with €5million in possible add-ons. Adeyemi will not travel with the Dortmund squad to Austria for a pre-season friendly match against Villarreal. Instead, the 22-year-old will head to Turin to…
The popular Mararaba junction, in Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State was in chaos on Thursday as angry protesters and hoodlums blocked the road and burned tyres. The protesters and hoodlums, who hindered motorists from accessing the road, were seen holding placards and leaves. NAN also reports that fully armed officers and men of the…
Residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital, did not participate in the nationwide protest slated for today, August 1. While monitoring the situation in the state capital, DAILY POST observed that a few vehicles were moving on the streets while shops were under lock and key. Also, the markets in the city were all closed…
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have disrupted the #Endbadgovernance protest in the state. DAILY POST reports that police officers fired teargas at the protesters on Thursday, who gathered in front of the Emir of Bauchi’s palace. The protesters were demanding a meeting with the emir but were stopped by a police barricade. As…
As the 10-day nationwide protest commences today, protesters have started to converge at the Freedom Park in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State. There was a visible presence of security personnel from the Nigeria Police and Nigeria Army at strategic locations within the state capital. The locations manned by the security agencies include Olaiya Junction,…
Construction giant Julius Berger has abandoned the ongoing construction at DSC roundabout, PTI Junction in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State due to the nationwide protest against bad governance in Nigeria over fears of its workers being attacked, robbed and possibly kidnapped with attendant destruction of equipment. DAILY POST correspondent currently monitoring the…
Minister of Works David Umahi has lambasted Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, saying he is not the mouthpiece for Igbos. Umahi added that Obi should refrain from allegedly inciting the youth of the South-East against the administration of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the planned August 1 protest. Umahi…
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, says Nigerian banks spend an estimated $50m annually on private jet maintenance. Otedola, the Chairman of First Bank Holdings, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday while supporting the Federal Government’s Windfall Tax on Banks’ foreign exchange gains. According to him, the 70 percent Windfall tax which was recently passed by…
The Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Organizations (CIMBO) has expressed dismay over the non-implementation of the 2014 Confab Report by the succeeding administration in the country. The Chairman of the Coalition, Mr Timothy B. Gandu, in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna said, “The 2014 National Conference (2014 Confab) report recommended the creation of more…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed pain over the deaths of Ohanaeze President-General, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, former Minister Ogbonnaya Onu, Senator Ifeanyi Uba, and Onyeka Onwenu. Kanu called for prayers to avert too many deaths in Igbo land. The IPOB leader also cautioned against speaking ill about Iwuanyanwu, Onu,…
