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Samsung has equipped its flagship and premium smartphones with some of the most powerful mobile processors available, delivering faster performance for gaming, multitasking, photography, video editing and artificial intelligence features. Here are 10 Samsung phones with some of the fastest processors in the Galaxy lineup. 1. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra — Snapdragon 8 Elite for […]
A Federal Capital Territory Court sitting in Maitama has granted bail to former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Danladi Umar, in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like sum. DAILY POST recalls that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned Umar on 9th July on a four-count charge […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Bwari, Abuja, has reserved ruling in an application to amend processes filed by Tulwu Integrated Ltd against the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and AIBEN Properties Limited. Justice M.A. Madugu, announced that his ruling would be delivered on a date that would be communicated to […]
The Kwara State Police Command has launched an investigation into the murder of a farmer, Abdulazeez Abubakar Abiodun, popularly known as Azeez Garba or “Kebe”, whose lifeless body was found on his cocoa farm in Isin Local Government Area of the state. Garba was reportedly killed by unknown assailants on his farmland along the Owa-Onire […]
A member of the Yansakai vigilante group has been killed, while four suspected bandits were neutralised during a joint security operation in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The incident was disclosed in a post shared on X on Tuesday night by security analyst, Zagazola Makama. According to the post, the incident began […]
• Court fixes July 21st for hearing Hammed Shittu in Ilorin Lawyers to former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, have requested Justice Osuolalale Ajayi, the judge presiding in the Offa robbery case filed by the Kwara State Government against their client and his successor, Dr. Abdulfatai Ahmed, to recuse himself to prevent prejudice and […]
Bennett Oghifo Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening accountability and transparency in the public service by enhancing the capacity of its internal auditors to analyse large volumes of data, improve risk-based auditing, strengthen fraud detection, and promote efficient management of public resources across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Special Adviser to the […]
• Directs commission to prioritise agriculture, security amid funding constraints Sunday Aborisade in Abuja Senate Committee on North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has directed the commission to prioritise agriculture, security, and rural infrastructure in the execution of its programmes. The panel expressed concern over what it described as inadequate funding from the federal government. Chairman […]
Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a vehicle fraud syndicate allegedly responsible for defrauding car dealers of more than N1 billion through a series of coordinated scams involving exotic vehicles. Police said investigations into three related cases led to the recovery of several vehicles that had been transported from Lagos to Abuja and other parts […]
The faction of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, under the leadership of Bala Gombe, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to promptly remove the National Working Committee, NWC, led by David Mark from its official portal. Gombe pointed out that a court ruling required the electoral commission to withdraw its recognition of […]
The Lagos State Government has ramped up its enforcement of environmental laws with the arrest of 56-year-old John Ehidreme for allegedly dumping refuse into a drainage channel in Ikorodu. The arrest, announced on Tuesday by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, underscores the state’s […]
Every July 16 is celebrated globally as World PR Day. WPRD commemoration, which began in 2021 as a bold vision for PR professionals across the globe to appreciate and celebrate the priceless value they bring to the table for their clients and the society at large by helping to promote understanding, shaping conversations and perceptions […]
Governor Dauda Lawal unveiled a $200 million lithium mining and processing plant, saying it will create 2,000 jobs for the citizens in the state. The mining plant was established in Boko, Zurmi Local Government Area of the state, and was commissioned by the governor at the weekend. He described the plant as a drive toward […]
The elders’ caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State has shunned an invitation by the reconciliation committee constituted by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to resolve the intra-party crisis triggered by the recent party primaries in the state. In a response to the request dated July 11, 2026, for an interactive session by the […]
By Precious Enaike Tension gripped parts of Mushin, Yaba and Fadeyi areas of Lagos on Tuesday evening following reports of sporadic gunshots and the alleged death of a senior chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), identified as Toba Ijaiya. The reports, which circulated widely on social media and messaging platforms, claimed […]
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Benue State Police Command has confirmed that armed men attacked an Ondo community on Tuesday morning in Ugboju District of Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, killing the community’s youth chairman, Mr. Sunday Ogoh, and leaving the traditional head and several other residents injured. The Command, in a statement […]
.As Sego mourns By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos Police Command has commenced an intensive manhunt for yet-to-be-identified gunmen who shot dead the Organising Secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Toba Ajiboye, popularly called Toba Ijaya, along the Ikorodu road in Lagos. According to information, the NURTW scribe was pronounced dead by medical […]
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed the Kano State Physical Planning and Development Control Bill, 2026, paving the way for the dissolution of the Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA). The bill was passed on Tuesday after lawmakers considered it at the Committee of the Whole, following its second and third readings during […]
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kebbi State has received more than 10,000 defectors from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, including several local government party chairmen and political stakeholders. The defectors were formally received on Tuesday at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi by Governor Nasir Idris, who assured them of equal […]
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has cautioned beneficiaries of his scholarship scheme against cultism, prostitution and other social vices, urging them to remain focused on their studies. The lawmaker, who represents Ebonyi North Senatorial District, awarded N100 million in scholarships to 930 indigent undergraduate and postgraduate students […]
The “Director-General” of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has been arrested by security operatives following a warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Read Also: Forgery charge: Alleged ‘fake’ PFIPC DG Adeyemi fails to appear in court Adeyemi was picked up on Tuesday at his hideout in Osun […]
By Hadiza Yusuf The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man suspected of attempting to supply ammunition and other items to bandits operating in parts of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the suspect was arrested following credible intelligence from a resident. […]
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, has ordered a comprehensive and discreet investigation into the gruesome murder of a farmer, Mr Azeez Garba, whose lifeless body was discovered on his farmland along the Owa-Onire axis, the boundary between Isanlu-Isin and Owu-Isin in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. A daughter of the […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan, SAN, has appealed to the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, for increased and consistent funding to strengthen the Commission’s operations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan made the appeal on Tuesday, during a courtesy visit to the RMAFC Chairman, Dr. […]
A video of the arrest of the self-acclaimed Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, has surfaced online. DAILY POST reported that Adeyemi was arrested following a warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja. A video circulating online shows police operatives interrogating Adeyemi shortly after his arrest. […]
An Arise Television ‘Morning Show’ anchor, Reuben Abati, has said that the political ambition of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has nothing to do with the security bedevilling the state. Abati made the assertion during Tuesday’s edition of the programme in response to allegations that Makinde is insensitive to the plights of schoolchildren and teachers […]
The UK’s incoming prime minister Andy Burnham has remained tight-lipped on his views on climate change during his leadership campaign. When asked his views on reversing Labour’s manifesto pledge to stop new North Sea drilling in June – a move that the oil-and-gas industry and right-wing media have pushed for in recent months – he […]
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has paid an emotional tribute to his wife, Foluke Adeboye, as she celebrated her 78th birthday, describing her as his closest companion and a steadfast partner in life and ministry. In a birthday message titled “To My Lover, Foluke,” shared on his X […]
By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have rescued seven travellers abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Riyom highway in Plateau State. Sources from Operation Enduring Peace, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media, said the rescue followed a swift response to a distress call […]
By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Panic gripped the University of Jos (UNIJOS) community on Tuesday after the beheaded body of a middle-aged man was discovered on farmland within the university environment. The deceased, whose identity had yet to be officially confirmed as of the time of filing this report, was found with his head severed and […]
A public affairs analyst, Paschal Oluchukwu, and other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party has vowed that Ebonyi State cannot experience wasted four years ahead of the 2027 governorship election.They disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday after a meeting in Ebonyi. Oluchukwu said owing to the insufficient presence of governance in Ebonyi in the […]
The self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, failed to appear in court on Tuesday for his arraignment over alleged certificate forgery. DAILY POST reports that Adeyemi is billed to take his plea before Justice Mohammed Umar on an eight-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, which relates to forgery, fraud and impersonation. However, […]
On Saturday, the Sokoto State Government officially handed over the site for the construction of a modern sports arena at Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening sports development and improving infrastructure across tertiary institutions in the state. Speaking during the official site handover ceremony, the Honourable Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. […]
Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo For allegedly aiding and abetting political violence in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke, has advocated economic sanctions and visa ban on Blue Marine Minister, Gboyega Oyetola, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, Bola Oyebamiji, Hon. Wole Oke and some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking while receiving a delegation of the British […]
The Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) for Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has revealed that all the nine victims who were massacred by Fulani terrorists in an overnight attack on Kum Community in Riyom Local Government Area of the state on Saturday were members of his […]
Chiemelie Ezeobi The Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) is placing greater emphasis on digital inclusion and technology-driven empowerment, with its National President, Chief (Mrs.) Olufunmilola Disu, urging women to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) and vocational skills as tools for economic advancement. Speaking during a visit to the POWA Skill Acquisition Centre at Dei-Dei Barracks in […]
By Olasunkanmi Akoni A Lagos resident, Muhammad Armayau, has commended the state’s emergency responders for their swift intervention that saved his seven-month-old daughter who fell critically ill during a heavy downpour. Armayau, a resident of Badagry area of the state, told journalists on Monday that his daughter developed a high fever in the middle of […]
Former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has disclosed how the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari asked him about how many people he has killed through fasting. Mohammed revealed that Buhari asked him the question when he alongside President Bola Tinubu and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bisi Akande visited him in Kaduna State. […]
Mabel Adeteye Throughout history, every technological revolution has fundamentally altered what society values most. The steam engine transformed the value of physical labour. Electricity redefined industrial productivity. The internet changed the economics of information, making knowledge accessible on an unprecedented scale and rewarding those who could organise, distribute and apply it effectively. Artificial Intelligence is […]
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on Monday appointed the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham’s younger sister to complete his term, hours after President Donald Trump publicly urged him to choose her. Darline Graham Nordone will serve in the US Senate until Graham’s term expires in January, following his unexpected death at the weekend at the […]
Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the release of a kidnapped headmaster, Mathew Owoade, after sustained security operations forced his abductors to abandon him. Owoade, a 60-year-old farmer and headmaster, was abducted on Saturday evening along the Igbojaye–Budo Aare bush road in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State. The command’s spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade, announced […]
The Abia State Government has said it has successfully prosecuted two sexual offenders in the state for defiling two minors, stating that the suspects have been convicted and jailed by a Family Court sitting at the Umuahia High Court. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this at the Government House on Monday while briefing journalists […]
The North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has expressed profound grief and concern over the reported attacks on the Otukpo-Nobi and Akpachi-Ugboju communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The attacks resulted in the tragic loss of lives and the destruction of homes and other valuable property. The Managing Director of the NCDC, Dr […]
The Benue State governorship candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Hon. Mathew Ochigbo, has condemned the recent killings in Otukpo Local Government Area, describing the attacks as heartbreaking and unacceptable. In a statement, Ochigbo expressed sympathy with the victims and their families, saying the continued loss of innocent lives was unacceptable and contrary to […]
Indigenes of Osun State in the diaspora, under the auspices of the Osun Development Association (ODA), have declared that the governorship candidates of political parties contesting in the forthcoming election in the state will sign a peace accord ahead of the poll. ODA noted that this is necessary in view of the prevailing situation in […]
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has commenced the evacuation of occupants and the controlled demolition of a distressed building at Akinyele Bus Stop, Abesan Estate, after the structure was found to pose an imminent danger to lives and property. The emergency intervention followed a report by a resident […]
By Hadiza Yusuf KANO — The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 51-year-old man allegedly found in possession of a pistol, suspected cannabis, a knife and other items during the ongoing enforcement of Operation Clean Plates in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists at […]
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: President Bola Tinubu, on Monday flagged off the official construction of the access road from Tunga Madaki to the Abuja-Kaduna Road by Zuba, describing the project as part of a growing network of roads opening up satellite communities in the Federal Capital Territory FCT to the city center. The president, represented […]
The Federal High Court in Sokoto has adjourned hearing in the leadership case involving the Sokoto State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to July 22, 2026. The court also awarded N500,000 in costs against counsel to the 1st defendant and directed him to reimburse the plaintiff’s counsel for air transportation and other related travel […]
…Unveils plan to train 90,000 women By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has urged residents to support security agencies with timely and credible intelligence to curb criminal activities, saying effective security depends on the active participation of citizens. Mutfwang made the call during a worship and Widows’ Remembrance Service at COCIN […]