Damilola Olayemi, the widow of the late Nigerian gospel singer, Toluwanisings, has finally bowed to pressure over the final resting place of her husband. This came after an alleged disagreement with the singer’s family. DAILY POST recalls that the family ...
Former Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has revealed what he told the club’s senior officials about appointing Michael Carrick. Both Solskjaer and Carrick were interviewed by United to replace Ruben Amorim in January 2026. But the Norwegian has now ...
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has renewed the appointment of Mr Olaniran Olatona as the Executive Chairman of the Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, EKSIRS, for another four-year term. The reappointment, which takes effect from November 1, 2026, will ...
The encounter took place on Saturday, October 31, 2026, when ISWAP fighters attacked troops deployed in the area. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, Abu Hajara, a prominent member of the group’s Shura Council, was among those reportedly neutralised during ...
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in Niger State, Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed, SAN, has urged party members to intensify grassroots mobilisation and focus on issue-based campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ndarani cautioned members against resorting to character ...
Former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of plotting to rig the 2027 general elections, warning that any such move will be resisted. In a post on his X handle on Sunday, Melaye ...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has turbaned Alhaji Abdulqadir Bello-Jeli as the Sarkin Fulotin Sokoto in recognition of his contributions to the country. The ceremony took place on Sunday, with 12 other prominent individuals also receiving traditional ...
A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Barrister Peter Agubuzu, has dismissed as “misplaced”, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu’s remark that the Igbo cannot wait 60 years to become President of Nigeria for just ...
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Bola Tinubu over the worsening electricity situation in the country. In a statement by his senior media aide, Phrank Shuaibu, on Sunday, Atiku said Tinubu’s electricity excuses cannot ...
The Kano State High Court has adjourned the trial of Aisha Ismail, who is accused of killing her co-wife’s baby, until December 3, 2026. The case came up for hearing on Friday before Justice Aisha Mahmud at Court 24, Audu ...
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday mocked the African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, over the recent attack on him ...
Governor Alex Otti has opened the Labour Party campaign for the 2027 polls in Abia, with a warning that public facilities in the state should not be closed to the candidates and members of the opposition parties. Governor Otti, who ...
An infectious disease hospital has been activated by the Kaduna State Government, while surveillance has intensified across health facilities as part of measures to prevent and respond to a possible Ebola outbreak. The Director of Public Health in the state ...
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, APC-PCC, has admitted that President Bola Tinubu has not fully addressed Nigeria’s electricity challenges but insists that his administration remains committed to providing Nigerians with reliable power supply. The council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, ...
Former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has said the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso has a much longer and more distinguished political résumé than the party’s flag bearer, Peter Obi. Ahmad ...