Tragedy struck on Tuesday afternoon in Zugai village, Roni Local Government Area of Jigawa State, when an overhead water tank collapsed on residents who had gathered to fetch water, killing four women, including a pregnant woman, and injuring others. The tank, which supplies water from a solar-powered borehole, reportedly gave way while dozens of villagers […] More
The Ondo State government and its investment partners have initiated the process for the establishment of a 500,000 barrels-per-day refinery and a free trade zone with the establishment of the Sunshine Joint Venture Infrastructure Limited. Sunshine Joint Venture Infrastructure Limited is the platform through which the partners – Backbone Infrastructure Limited, BINL, NEFEX Petro Line […] More
Senator Okey Ezea, representing Enugu North senatorial District in Enugu State is dead. Ezea was elected under the Labour Party, and he is the only remaining member in the National Assembly from Enugu State. DAILY POST findings indicate that Ezea passed on Tuesday in Lagos State while receiving treatment. A reliable source told DAILY POST […] More
Several soldiers sustained injuries after terrorists launched an ambush on troops heading to rescue kidnapped schoolgirls in Kebbi State. The attack occurred just 24 hours after the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, directed troops of Operation Fasan Yamma to go “all out” against the bandits responsible for abducting students of Government […] More
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has revealed that only 177 Christians have been killed and 102 churches attacked in the last five years. Tuggar made the disclosure during a heated appearance on the Piers Morgan Show on Tuesday, where he also challenged allegations of targeted attacks against Christians in Nigeria. The development comes […] More
Armed bandits on Tuesday night stormed Tarah community in Sabon-Birni Local Government Area, Sokoto state abducting nine residents and injuring one person with a gunshot wound to the arm. DAILY POST gathered that the abduction and killing of residents in northern Nigeria have become a recurring pattern, with victims often released from captivity one day, […] More
American rapper, Nicki Minaj has insisted that Christians are being targeted and murdered by Islamic extremists in Nigeria. The Starships singer spoke while delivering a speech at the United Nations, UN, on Tuesday. The move was to bring international attention to the alleged massacre of Christians in Nigeria, US Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz […] More
The newly elected National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ini Ememobong, has described as shameful and pitiful the violent standoff at the party’s Wadata Plaza headquarters in Abuja. Ememobong made this statement on Tuesday while responding to questions in in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by […] More
The Quarter-final fixtures of the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar have been confirmed. This follows the conclusion of the Round of 16 fixtures played on Tuesday. DAILY POST reports that Morocco and Austria advanced to the last-8 stage after beating Mali and England, respectively. Similarly, the likes of Portugal, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Switzerland, […] More
Democratic Republic of Congo head coach, Sébastien Desabre has insisted that the Leopards are the same level as Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Cameroon. Desabre spoke while reflecting on DR Congo’s performances against Nigeria and Cameroon during the World Cup qualifying playoffs in Morocco. Recall that DR Congo defeated Cameroon 1-0 in the semi-final playoff. They […] More
Worried by the abduction of 25 students of the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga in Kebbi State, the Senate has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately approve urgent recruitment of at least 100, 000 Nigerians into the military to further boost security in the country. This was just as it set up an adhoc […] More
Terrorists operating in North Western part of the country have imposed a harvest fees of between N5 million and N20 million on villagers in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The development was disclosed on Tuesday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist covering insecurity in Nigeria’s northwest. Bakatsine […] More