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By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has recorded a clean sweep in the Bauchi State local government elections, winning all 20 chairmanship seats and 319 of the 323 councillorship positions contested across the state. The official results were announced late Monday night by the Chairperson of the Bauchi State Independent […]
Says 3,500 bills passed by both chambers in three years; insists on special salary scale for legislative aides By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Barrister Kamoru Ogunlana, has disclosed that the National Assembly accommodates more than 14,000 personnel daily, comprising career civil servants and legislative aides. According to him, […]
The Imole Campaign Council, TICC, has commenced the final stage of documenting victims of election-related violence recorded before, during and immediately after the Osun State Governorship Election. The council, in a statement issued in Osogbo on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, extended its sympathies to individuals and families affected by violence during the electoral […]
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Police Command has arrested five suspects allegedly linked to a syndicate specialising in the theft of motorcycles and motor vehicles across Benue and neighbouring states. The breakthrough, according to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Peter Aondongu, followed a petition received by the Commissioner of Police from a […]
The Kano State Government has awarded contracts worth ₦27.8 billion for the construction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centres across its 44 Local Government Areas. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Tajo-Othman, disclosed this during the contract award ceremony held at the ministry on Tuesday in […]
By Golok Nanmwa JOS -The Plateau State Police Command has beefed up security in Bin’per community, Bwoi-Ruf District of Mangu Local Government Area, following the deadly attack on the community in the early hours of Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, CP Ayodeji Faniyan, disclosed this during an on-the-spot assessment of the security […]
Leaders of Itsekiri communities have rejected an alleged plot by the Ondo State Government to forcefully annex their ancestral land into Ilaje Local Government Area in Ondo State. They raised the alarm during a peaceful protest in their communities, saying it was to avert a breakdown of law and order in the area. The protesters […]
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has blamed the defeat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Osun State governorship election on what he described as interference by “Abuja politicians”. Sule spoke on Tuesday in Lafia while presenting Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acknowledgement slips to APC candidates contesting governorship and State House of Assembly […]
Elia Hills Brings Her Honest Energy to Travel Content Elia Hills does not need a carefully planned script to make a moment interesting. Her strongest content often comes from real conversations, quick observations, and the kind of unexpected interaction that cannot be recreated in a studio. Travel gives that personality even more room to shine. […]
Claver Gatete is Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Jason Veysey is Energy Modeling Program Director and Senior Scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute. Lisa Sachs is Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment at Columbia University. The case for global energy transition has rarely been clearer. The closure of the […]
Charles Spencer, the brother of the late Princess Diana, revealed Tuesday he has penned a book “to tell the truth” about his sister and her life as the 30th anniversary of her death looms. Spencer “tells the astonishing story of his life with Diana and the tragic week of her death,” Penguin Random House said […]
The Kano State Government has banned the administration of intravenous (IV) fluids and blood transfusions at patent medicine stores across the state, an official disclosed. The Acting Executive Secretary of the Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA), Khadijah Hussein-Sa’id, announced the directive during a sensitisation workshop for proprietors and medical directors of private […]
By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday received a request from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the reordering of the 2026 Appropriation Law, christened the “Budget of Shared Prosperity.” The request, contained in a letter read to the lawmakers by the Clerk of the House, Mrs Adenike Oshinowo, outlined the rationale and priorities […]
Hundreds of retirees of the Edo State Civil Service have protested their continued enrolment in the Contributory Pension Scheme, describing it as retrogressive rather than progressive. DAILY POST reports that the protesters, who stormed the premises of the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, demanded a return to the Defined Benefit […]
Cataract has been identified as the leading cause of blindness in Jigawa State, accounting for 40.8 per cent of blindness cases, according to a state-wide eye health survey. The survey findings were presented by an eye consultant, Dr Tafida Abubakar, during a Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB7) dissemination meeting in Jigawa State on Tuesday. According […]
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has sworn in the newly elected chairmen of the state’s 20 local government areas, warning them against corruption and the misuse of public funds. The governor gave the warning on Tuesday during the swearing-in ceremony at the Government House in Bauchi. He urged the council chairmen to manage local government resources with […]
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has submitted the names of six commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The submission was contained in a statement released on Tuesday by Zape Upaa, Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Alfred Aondoaver Emberga. Governor Alia said the nominations were […]
When I worked for The Harvest Fund, I sat across from women-farmers who had just completed training in milling, business development, food safety. Competent women. Women who had shown up every day, taken notes, asked questions. And then, when we asked them what they wanted to do next what they wanted to build some of […]
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has discovered dialogue again. After years of promises, a military coup, emergency rule, war rhetoric and political exclusion, Sudan’s army chief now says he wants a comprehensive dialogue inside the country to complete a civilian democratic transition. Al Jazeera reported proposals to drop death-penalty charges against opposition leaders and form a […]
Funmi Ogundare Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, yesterday, blamed the worsening flooding in Abuja on the construction of buildings and other structures on green areas, floodplains, gullies and natural drainage channels, warning that the continued development is increasing the FCT’s vulnerability to flooding. She stated that several natural waterways and drainage […]
Ebonyi State chapter of the National Rescue Movement, NRM, has accused its 2023 governorship candidate, Comrade Tony Usulor of attempting to use the structure of the party to negotiate political relevance ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party, in a statement issued on Monday by its state chairman, Hon. Ogodo Stanley, on behalf of the executive […]
Suspected gunmen have attacked Binper community in Bwai District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing over 20 people. The attack reportedly occurred around midnight and continued into the early hours of Tuesday, with the assailants moving from house to house and attacking residents while they were asleep. The incident came less than a […]
Boniface Okoro in Umuahia The Kelechi Anosike Foundation (KAF) Abia Champions League, sponsored by the Abia State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2027 elections, Dr. Kelechi Anosike, last Sunday commenced at the Williams Memorial Secondary School, Afugiri Ohuhu in Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state, with a promise to use sports […]
By Golok Nanmwa JOS – More than 20 persons have been killed and several others injured after gunmen attacked Binper community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack, according to residents, occurred between midnight on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, August 18, 2026. An eyewitness, Daniel Musa, who spoke to […]
Only four in 10 healthcare facilities worldwide meet basic sanitation standards for accessible and usable toilets, the United Nations said Tuesday, while 11 percent have no sanitation services at all. In a report, the UN’s health and children’s agencies said only 40 percent of healthcare facilities last year had toilets that adequately met the needs […]
Special Adviser and Spokesperson to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, has said that the people of Osun State should not feel betrayed by Governor Adeleke’s endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, insisting that the endorsement predates the governor’s victory at the polls. Rasheed made the remarks while featuring on Arise TV on […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter, has issued a two-week ultimatum to the university authorities and other relevant stakeholders to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement, following the reported departure of more than 200 lecturers from the institution. Chairman of ASUU-KASU, Dr Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this on Monday at a press […]
The Taraba State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disowned a social media report alleging that the agency uncovered a suspected drug bunker at the Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences, Jalingo. The command, in an official clarification signed by its Public Relations Officer, Mawoh Paul Voloh, on Tuesday, said it […]
Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects belonging to a notorious ‘one chance’ robbery syndicate operating within the Abeokuta metropolis. The suspects, identified as Olajide Rasaq, 42, and Bidemi Tijani, 29, were apprehended following an intelligence-led operation on Saturday. DAILY POST learnt that the command […]
Bennett Oghifo The BATN Foundation, in partnership with the Lagos State Government, has expanded its long-standing agricultural development collaboration with the launch of the ‘Chicks to Plate’ Project, a strategic poultry value-chain intervention aimed at strengthening food security, building farmers’ capacity and creating sustainable livelihoods across the state. Implemented in collaboration with the Lagos State […]
Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja The Federal Government/IFAD Assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP-AF) in Kogi State, has distributed agricultural equipment to farmers and provided start-up packs to 33 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to promote inclusion, self-reliance and sustainable livelihoods. The distribution held in Lokoja Monday covered farmers who are producers, processors and marketers, as well […]
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has won all 20 chairmanship seats and 319 of the 323 councillorship positions in Monday’s Bauchi State local government elections. The results were announced by the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) on Monday night. According to the commission, APM won the chairmanship election in all 20 Local Government Areas of the state, […]
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Ireti Kingibe, has attributed the increasing flooding in Abuja to construction activities on green spaces, flood channels and flood plains. She cautioned that obstructed waterways were limiting drainage options for rainwater. In an interview with ARISE NEWS on Monday, Senator Kingibe stated that she had communicated […]
Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has commended the conduct of the Bauchi State Local Government Council elections, describing the process as orderly, peaceful and transparent, as the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC), conducted Local Government Council elections across the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. He […]
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has assured residents that projects initiated by his administration will not be abandoned after he leaves office, expressing confidence that his successor and political party will ensure their completion. Governor Fubara gave the assurance yesterday, while inaugurating the reconstructed Buguma-Tema-Degema-Abonnema Road, saying the development […]
Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has won all the 20 chairmanship seats contested in Monday’s Bauchi State local government elections. The Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) declared the results on Monday night. Announcing the results, the chairperson of BASIEC, Hon. Hajiya Jummai S. Abubakar declared the candidates of the APM […]
Bennett Oghifo The Shangisha/Magodo Landlords Association has renewed its demand for the immediate enforcement of court judgments ordering the Lagos State Government to allocate 549 plots of land to its members, accusing the state government of frustrating the implementation of a Supreme Court judgment delivered in their favour. The association, at a press conference, said […]
By Peter Duru, Makurdi MAKURDI — The 2027 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Benue State, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, has called for urgent and sustained security operations in Ukum Local Government Area following a deadly attack on communities in the area. Aondoakaa, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, said residents […]
By Omeiza Ajayi The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has assured its members that it will soon unveil a detailed, nationwide campaign programme ahead of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s INEC official August 19 kick-off date for the Presidential and National Assembly election campaigns. Speaking on Monday in Abuja after several hours of meeting of […]
By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have foiled an attempted mass abduction by terrorists in Unguwar Rogo Village, Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, rescuing nine civilians, including an infant. Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, Media Information Officer, said the incident occurred on 16 August 2026, when troops received a distress call […]
Print article Share The second-largest reservoir in the US reached a record-low water height on Saturday – just days after the country’s largest reservoir broke its own record. Both Lake Mead and Lake Powell are located on the Colorado River. They provide water for populations across seven US states in the south-western US, with around […]
Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The African Democratic Congress (ADC) gubernatorial candidate in Oyo State, Taofeek Adegboyega Adegoke, on Monday, inaugurated a 25-member campaign council ahead of the 2027 general election, with Mr. Adetayo Kesa as the Director-General of the council. The inauguration was held at his campaign office in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, where he outlined the […]
Governor also approves implementation of FG-unions agreement By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved a 60 per cent increase in the monthly subvention to all state-owned tertiary institutions in the state. The governor also approved the immediate implementation of the agreement reached between the Federal Government and university unions […]
Fifteen political parties participated in the 2026 Bauchi State local government elections, according to the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). The Bauchi chapter of IPAC made this known while responding to reports that some political parties had boycotted the election. IPAC said political parties were independent and had the right to decide whether to participate in […]
As tech giants race to build out AI and the sprawling infrastructure it depends on, climate concerns have tended to focus on one thing: power-hungry data centres. Their electricity use is growing so fast that by 2030, it’s projected to be nearly three times more than the combined annual consumption of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria. […]
Print article Share Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling over the course of the 21st century. The latest Global Carbon Budget report, formally published in May in the journal Earth System Science Data, notes a “statistically significant decrease” in land-use change emissions since the […]
The Federal Government, through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has filed a fresh 12 count criminal charge against an Abuja based fertility doctor, Pastor John Abebe. Abebe is accused of unlawful disclosure of a patient’s medical records, sale of human embryos and fraud, among others. In the […]
Social media influencer, Izzy Ogbeide, has questioned Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke over his decision to endorse President Bola Tinubu after winning the governorship election. Ogbeide raised the issue in a video posted on her Instagram handle, questioning Adeleke’s decision to support Tinubu after the political tensions surrounding the Osun election. She also questioned Adeleke’s […]
The newly elected Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Yekini Idaiye, has accused his predecessor, Blessing Agbebaku, of inflating the cost of Lexus 570 and Toyota Hilux vehicles purchased for members. Idiaye, who spoke during his inauguration on Monday, also accused the former Speaker of performing below the benchmark the lawmakers set for themselves. […]
Since 2020, soldiers have seized power in Mali, Guinea, Sudan, Burkina Faso (twice), Niger, and Gabon. In every case, the announcement has followed the same script: corruption has hollowed out the state, civilian government has forfeited its legitimacy, and the military is stepping in to restore what politicians destroyed. Crowds have gathered to celebrate in […]