The Initiative for Grassroot Advancement INGRA in Nigeria has appealed to Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to sign into law an HIV Anti-stigma bill which was recently passed by the Kogi State House of Assembly. The Executive Director of INGRA, Hamza Aliyu made the appeal on Thursday in Lokoja at a media round table on advancing…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command, Onne, Rivers, says it has confiscated seven containers of contraband drugs valued at N11 billion. The Comptroller, Mr Muhammed Babandede, disclosed this at a press briefing in Onne on Thursday. Babandede listed Codeine cough syrups, Chilly cutter, Hyergra tablets and Really Extra Diclofenac tablets as some of the…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with vigilante operatives, have reportedly killed over 100 armed bandits around Kundu in Wushishi local government area of Niger State. It was gathered the incident occurred on Wednesday morning. DAILY POST learnt that the criminals were ambushed by the security agencies while crossing Kontagora road through their usual…
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has confirmed that it is not mobilising any groups for protest over the prevailing hardship in the country. It however insisted that the police and other security agencies must not intimidate those interested in protesting as it was their civic right to do so. President of the TUC, Comrade Festus…
Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi on Wednesday announced the creation of the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy, appointing Dr. Siraja Musa as its pioneer commissioner. The inauguration held in the Council Chambers of the Government House. Highlighting the significance of the new ministry, Namadi said, “Today we are making history; we have just sworn…
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has said troops eliminated 106 terrorists, apprehended 164 others and rescued 103 hostages in different operations across the country in the last week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known on Thursday in Abuja while giving an update on the operations of the military across the…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, refused to comment on the futures of Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah after their pre-season friendly win over Bournemouth on penalties. There are speculations that the Gunners are in talks with Leicester City to send Nelson on loan. Negotiations are also continuing with Marseille over the signing of Nketiah. “A lot…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, has restated commitments towards enhancing the security of lives and property at the sub-national level. The governors stated this in the wake of the nationwide planned protest by faceless organizers against hardship and inflation bedeviling Nigeria. They spoke when the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu briefed them during the…
Nigerian government has been told that collaboration with Dangote Refinery and other local refineries will end the country’s rising inflation which stood at 34.19 percent in June 2024. This is according to the Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria in a recent statement by its Publicity Secretary, Eche Idoko. Idoko’s comment comes amid the recent…
The Niger State Government has announced it will subsidise the cost of transportation for civil servants in the state following the receipt of 50 new CNG buses. A statement signed by Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Digital Media and Strategy, said the latest addition to the fleet of vehicles brings…
Former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has given his verdict on Chelsea’s summer signing, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Crouch backed Dewsbury-Hall to be a ‘squad player’ at Chelsea and play back-up to Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo. Dewsbury-Hall recently completed a £30 million move to Stamford Bridge earlier this month. The 25-year-old reunited with manager Enzo Maresca, who…
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has declared that the planned protest across the country may negatively affect the economy and other areas of human endeavour. Mumuni made this declaration via a statement signed on his behalf by his media aide, Rasheed Abubakar, a copy of which was…
Edo Queens head coach, Moses Aduku has said his team will fight hard to impress at the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League qualifier. The Nigerian champions will face Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies, Omnisports Etincelle FC of Burkina Faso, and AS Garde Nationale of Niger in Group B. Reacting to the draw, Aduku said his players will…
Rapper Cardi B has now outsold her rival, Nicki Minaj in the United States. Cardi became the highest-certified female rapper in US history after surpassing Minaj in credited units. Information available on the official site of the Recording Industry of America, RIA, the body responsible for certifying songs based on unit sales in the US,…
The deceased was said to have stolen the doors out of resentment for a previous issue that occurred between them. A 28-year-old man identified as Kingsley Okoye has been beaten to death by a group of hired thugs, for allegedly stealing and selling his brother’s foreign doors from a construction site. This tragic event occured…
Nigerian users will experience a price hike on Netflix’s streaming plans for the second time in three months. American video-streaming giant Netflix has increased its subscription prices in Nigeria by at least 40%. This is the second time in three months that the streaming platform will increase its subscription plans. The mobile plan, which only…
To reduce the hardship being faced by the vast majority of Nigerians, a non-governmental organization, NGO, the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria, MMWG, has called on the federal and state governments to raise a task force that would arrest and stabilise prices of food items all over the country. The group, while also reacting…
Ex-lawmaker, Sam Onuigbo, says that the establishment of the South East Development Commission, SEDC, was a demonstration of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to inclusive development of post-civil war South East. Onuigbo who was a member of the House of Representatives, was reacting to Tinubu’s signing of the South East Development Commission Bill into law. In…
Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that his late mom, Veronica Hailey Imade Adeleke, was a “baddie.” The ‘OBO’ crooner disclosed this while remembering his late mother in a recent post on Instagram. Sharing a picture of his late mom in her academic regalia, Davido wrote: “My mom was a baddie.”…
Nigeria National League (NNL) outfit, Heartland have intensified preparations for the new season. The Naze Millionaires started the build up to the new season with an open screening for relatively unknown players on Monday. The open screening is being conducted under seasoned coaches. The selected players will train with the retained players and some invited…
