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The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Bello Abubakar of Ganwo village, Yauri Local Government Area, over an alleged attempt to kill a commercial motorcycle rider and steal his bike. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to the statement, the incident occurred […]
Sylvester Idowu in Warri A prominent Isoko industrialist and philanthropist, Chief Daniel Omoyibo, popularly known as ‘Danmotech’, has rallied the people of Isoko to close ranks and support the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and the Senator representing Delta South, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, ahead of the 2027 elections. Omoyibo made the call […]
The Olowo of Owo Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, has sought the support of the Executive Chairman of Still Earth Group, Ms Oyindamola Lami Adeyemi, towards the successful hosting and promotion of the annual Igogo festival. The monarch requested during a courtesy visit to Adeyemi at her Banana Island residence in Lagos […]
By Daniel Abia P/Harcourt The President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Fegalo Nsuke, said there is no threat to ongoing negotiations between the federal government and the Ogoni people. Nsuke said that angry comments from some interest groups do not threaten the process, as the members of MOSOP, the […]
The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced consideration of a proposal to increase the retirement age for magistrates in the state from 60 to 65 years. The development followed deliberations during Monday’s plenary on the Magistrate Courts Amendment Bill 2026, which seeks to strengthen the magistracy, retain experienced judicial officers and enhance the administration […]
Print article Share Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane traps heat in the atmosphere more efficiently than CO2, but has a significantly shorter lifespan, fading after just a few decades. Therefore, reducing emissions of methane – a gas primarily produced by agriculture, fossil […]
AI-driven innovative technology brand TECNO is set to showcase at IFA ShowStoppers 2026 a broad portfolio that reimagines technology through advanced innovations, distinctive design and more personalized experiences. Highlights include the Next-Gen Bezelless Concept Phone, 360° hinge touchscreen laptop MEGABOOK T15 360 Pro and the Tonino Lamborghini TECNO Collection. Visitors are invited to experience TECNO’s […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has issued a fresh summons to former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, over an alleged $14.86 million fraud. This came after the former governor accused the EFCC of conducting itself more as an organ of the All Progressives Congress, APC, than as an institution of the state. The […]
Fidelis David in Akure Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has unveiled the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s mobilisation plan for the 2027 general election, declaring that the party has only one structure in the state and must operate as one indivisible political family. Aiyedatiwa, who spoke at the APC Elders Council meeting in Akure, directed the […]
Co-conveners of the B.I.G. Conference, Jane Agadia, an entrepreneur and programmes manager, Tubo Layefa, have restated their commitment to the youth-focused initiative created to equip young people with practical knowledge, exposure, skills and opportunities to help them build meaningful futures. Agadia also announced the forthcoming launch of her book, The Opportunity Room, which captures lessons, […]
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former Los Angeles gang member, was found guilty on Monday by a Las Vegas court of the 1996 murder of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur. Thirty years after the rap legend’s death, the jury found Davis, 63, guilty of murder after just a few hours of deliberation. “Count one, murder with […]
Bandits have allegedly attacked communities in Kano State for the third consecutive day, killing at least one person and abducting the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rogo Local Government Area. A source who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed to DAILY POST that the latest attack occurred in Beli village, Rogo LGA, […]
Former South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been found guilty of the 1996 murder of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur, ending nearly three decades of uncertainty surrounding one of hip-hop’s most notorious killings. A 12-member jury in Las Vegas unanimously convicted the 63-year-old Davis of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon […]
Print article Share Every six to seven years, climate modelling groups around the world run a coordinated set of simulations that explore how the climate could change in the future. These simulations form a key line of evidence for future projections used in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment reports. They are built around […]
PAUL C NWABUIKWU writes that Okpebholo’s negative image is largely self-inflicted His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Edo State, Mr Monday Okpebholo approaches the routine task of making public speeches with all the wariness of a hyena who stumbled into lion territory. For some reason, the remarkable fellow who revels in the nickname “Akpakomiza” finds […]
By Dayo Johnson Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has pledged his support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and all APC candidates contesting for Senate, House of Representatives, and State House of Assembly seats in the state. Aiyedatiwa’s declaration put to rest speculations that he was supporting candidates […]
By Dayo Johnson Ondo State Government has commenced immediate remedial intervention on the damaged portion of the Iwaro–Oka Road in Oka-Akoko, a federal highway in Akoko South West Local Government Area. The intervention followed growing concerns over the recent damage on the road. Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa directed the Commissioner for Infrastructure, Lands and Housing, […]
When four members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms travelled to London in March 2026 to accept the Chatham House Prize on behalf of the movement, the ceremony was widely celebrated as a moment of recognition for one of the most remarkable grassroots humanitarian responses in recent memory. Since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed […]
Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The Special Adviser to the Abia State Governor on Investment Promotion and Public Private Partnership (PPP), Chief Jerome Nbaonu Green-Amakwe, has praised Governor Alex Otti administration’s commitment to reforms and public-private partnerships (PPPs), describing the model as a strategic mechanism for mobilising private capital, delivering infrastructure, improving public services and creating […]
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Osun State has presented its candidates for the Senate, House of Representatives and state House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Abosede Busayo Oluwaseun, on Monday, the ADC urged residents of Osun State to take note of its […]
The Auditor-General of Osun State, Kolapo Idris, has recommended stricter controls over overhead funding to ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, that fail to render proper financial accountability. Idris made the recommendation in his report on the accounts of the Osun State Government for the financial year ended December 31, 2025. The report was presented during […]
The Osun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into an alleged fraudulent scheme involving allegations of obtaining money by false pretences and stealing, following a petition submitted to the Commissioner of Police. The command, in a statement issued on Monday by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on behalf of the Commissioner […]
This essay concludes a three-part series by the author on agriculture in Sudan. Read the previous instalments here and here. A different approach is needed to determine what to invest in, where to invest, who should benefit, how investments should be financed, and how they should adapt when conditions change. This distinction is important. The […]
A network of Christian evangelical organizations has spent nearly two decades and tens of millions of dollars fueling a storm of anti-LGBTI+ legislation across Africa. That same network now drafts and bankrolls a parallel wave of anti-LGBTI legislation including anti-trans bills sweeping through American statehouses. Meanwhile, new and expanding U.S. immigration laws increasingly restrict access to refuge for endangered migrants […]
By Cynthia Alo & Kafayat Kokumo The former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Michael Aondoakaa, has urged the Federal Government to rethink its approach to ranching, arguing that the initiative should be driven by the private sector rather than government. Aondoakaa, who spoke during an interview on ARISE TV on Monday, […]
Wole Afolabi, a member of President Bola Tinubu’s legal team in the United States, has stated why the President has not been arrested over the alleged drug trafficking allegations against him. Speaking on Channels Television, Afolabi said Tinubu would have been indicted, arrested and prosecuted if there were evidence linking him to drug trafficking in […]
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State is to face 17 other candidates in the 2027 governorship election, following the publication of particulars of candidates by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The full list of the gubernatorial candidates and their running mates for Kaduna State was yet to be pasted at the INEC office in […]
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja LOKOJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies in Kogi State have intensified collaboration to ensure the peaceful, free and credible conduct of the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections. The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Nasir Kankarfi, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists at […]
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has recorded 33,009 cases of domestic and sexual violence between September 2021 and July 2026, with domestic violence accounting for the highest proportion of reported cases. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, disclosed this on Monday at a media parley organised to herald […]
The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Environment, Solid Minerals and Mining, Princess Margaret Elayo, has directed the release of 37 tricycles impounded for violating movement restrictions during the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Elayo issued the directive during a sensitisation meeting with the affected tricycle operators in Lafia, according to a statement released on Monday by her Media […]
Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised two high-profile terrorist kingpins during an intelligence-led dawn operation in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. This was disclosed in a statement posted on X by a counter-terrorism expert, Zagazola Makama, on Monday. Zagazola stated that the operation was conducted in the early hours of Monday, August 31, […]
Ten National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted by suspected kidnappers have been rescued from Egume Forest in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Kogi State Police Command, in a statement on Monday, said the rescue followed a coordinated and intelligence-driven operation aimed at securing the safe release of the victims. The command’s […]
Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi Over 60,000 supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State have defected to the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), citing frustration with the PDP-led administration in the state. The defectors, under the aegis of the Hon. Umar Farouk Adam Support Group, who gathered at the MHWUN Complex in Bauchi at the […]
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Kaduna State Police Command, in collaboration with the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, has dismantled two suspected bandit hideouts in Makarfi Local Government Area of the state. The operation, conducted at the weekend, followed credible intelligence provided by members of the local community on the activities of suspected bandits operating around Durum and […]
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Lasisi Jimoh, has decried disunity in Ilorin Emirate. He expressed grave concern over the pull-down syndrome among Indigenes of Ilorin Emirate, saying it has caused a serious setback to the community in general. He traced the disunity in the Emirate to the First Republic when […]
Senator Rufai Sani Hanga, who represents Kano Central in the Senate, has explained why his relationship with former Kano State Governor and Kwankwasiyya leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, broke down. Hanga said their disagreement grew after he began carrying out empowerment programmes for people in his constituency and became more active politically. Speaking in an interview […]
Anuradha Barua, Aakriti Wanchoo and Swapan Mehra are from Iora Ecological Solutions, a New Delhi-based company focused on nature-based solutions, climate action, conservation and environmental policy. When Rojo Neog’s village in northeast India was hit by a power cut in July, he headed out to buy candles. Three days later, his body was recovered – swept […]
Funmi Ogundare The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with Development Governance International (DGI) Consult, has strengthened leadership, governance and management capacities of health sector stakeholders in Adamawa, Sokoto and Kwara States to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) and gender-based violence (GBV) programme outcomes. The intervention followed the […]
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO: Armed bandits have launched a deadly reprisal attack on farmers in Gandi community, Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing no fewer than eight people and leaving five others with gunshot wounds. The bloody assault, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, is believed to be linked to recent security operations […]
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — Tension has gripped residents of Awka, the Anambra State capital, following the killing of a popular mobile advertiser and media personality, Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as Aiza, and another unidentified person by suspected cultists on Sunday. The circumstances surrounding the killings were still unclear as of Monday. However, Nwosu’s bullet-riddled […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday received Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at his residence in Port Harcourt, in a fresh move to consolidate the reconciliation between the two political allies. The meeting is the first between Wike and Fubara since the governor announced that he would not seek re-election […]
Anambra State Police Command has reacted to the shooting in Awka, the state capital, on Sunday evening, insisting that only two persons fell to the bullets of suspected cultists. The command, in a press release by the state police command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, condemned the gunshot attacks in the strongest terms. The command said it had […]
Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has urged Benue, Ebonyi, Enugu, Cross River communities and other parts of the country to re-elect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, as appreciation for executing massive infrastructure in their communities. He stated this during the inspection of Cross River-Ebonyi-Benue-Abuja Tran-Saharan Highway at the weekend. […]
By Chinedu Adonu ENUGU — The N93/H96 class of the Association of Mass Communication Students, ASMACS, Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu, has donated a 15KW lithium-battery solar power system worth over N6 million to the institution’s Department of Mass Communication. The project, comprising a 12KVA inverter and 15 solar panels, was commissioned at […]
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has ordered an immediate halt to the activities of a group reportedly operating as Hisbah in parts of Jos North Local Government Area, declaring its operations illegal and unauthorised. The governor also directed security agencies in the state to identify and investigate persons involved in […]
The Jigawa State Police Command has prosecuted 27 motorists arrested for allegedly violating various road traffic laws under its ongoing Operation Velvet. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shiisu Lawan Adam. He said the offences committed by the affected motorists included overloading, driving without […]
Indigenes and residents of Iriamogu Village in Dindi-Ihiagwa Autonomous Community, Owerri West LGA, Imo State, have appealed to the State Governor, Hope Uzodinma to urgently intervene in what they described as the devastating environmental impact of dredging activities along the Otammiri River waterfront. The residents also expressed concern that the alleged degradation could endanger lives, […]
The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu’s three-week vacation was intended to allow him to rest and “refuel” after several months of intensive engagement with matters of governance. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, disclosed this while speaking with journalists on Sunday. Dare said Tinubu had remained heavily engaged […]
By Peter Duru, Makurdi A newborn baby girl has been rescued alive after she was allegedly abandoned in a carton near Ashar Forest in Wuese community, Konshisha Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. The infant, whose mother and circumstances surrounding her birth remain unknown, was reportedly discovered on Saturday by a passerby, Mrs Mbakasev […]
The ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State has won all 21 local government chairmanship positions in the state. The party also won all 362 ward councillorship positions in the election that took place last Saturday. The Chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), Mrs Genevieve Osakwe, who spoke to journalists […]