Petroleum products marketers in Nigeria say the price of premium motor spirit, known as petrol, would drop in coming days as Dangote Refinery resumes loading of the product to members. The president of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this to DAILY POST in an interview on Monday. Maigandi confirmed to […] More
A Shari’a Court sitting in Danbare, Kano State, has referred a family dispute between a man and his father to the Court of Arbitration after the son accused his father of selling his house without his consent while he was in prison. The complainant, Muhammad Shaddadu, told the court that his father, Malam Shaddadu, had […] More
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has disclosed that the Court of Appeal in 2022 asked that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, be released. Sowore made this revelation on Monday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST. […] More
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers; 1. A coordinated wave of protests demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, swept through the Federal Capital Territory and several South-East states on Monday, disrupting commercial activities and grounding transportation. Some of the protesters were arrested […] More
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Dennis Guwor, has described the Delta State Security Trust Fund as a bold and forward-thinking initiative designed to strengthen the state’s security architecture. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Nkem Nwaeke, the Speaker reaffirmed the House’s unwavering support for policies and programmes that […] More
A 17-year-old boy, Auwalu Mohammad, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly removing his younger sister’s eyes in a suspected money ritual attempt. The incident reportedly occurred on October 17 in Wailo town, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The victim, identified as Rukayya Mohammad, was said to have been […] More
Enugu State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber who disguised himself in a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, uniform to evade security checks. This was contained in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, on Monday in Enugu. Ndukwe stated that the suspect, identified as 25-year-old Chinecherem Ugwuagu, was arrested on October […] More
The police have said that Nigerians might have mistaken the sounds of tear gas canisters being fired for live ammunition. This was stated on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The clarification came after human rights activist Omoyele Sowore alleged that police had […] More
Police have explained why they arrested both Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, and his brother during the Free Nnamdi Kanu protest in Abuja on Monday. According to the police, Kanu’s brother and Ejimakor insisted on entering areas restricted during the protest. The clarification was made on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, […] More
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged world leaders to renew their commitment to humanitarian duty and moral responsibility in confronting global suffering. Akpabio made the call during the Humanitarian Session of the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, in a speech delivered on his behalf by Senator Osita Ngwu. He […] More
The naira rebounded with significant gains against the dollar at the official market on Monday, recovering from losses recorded on Friday, October 17, 2025. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that the naira appreciated to N1,465.29 per dollar on Monday, up from N1,475.35 on Friday. This indicates that the naira strengthened by N10.06 […] More
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to conclude negotiations with all tertiary institutions-based unions. This was as the NLC frowned at the no-work-no-pay policy introduced by the government as a form of sanction to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for daring to embark on […] More