A former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has called on Nigerians to see the Tinubu/Shettima ticket as the coming together of two ethnic groups – Yoruba and Kanuri – to represent national diversity. In a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday, Ahmad charged Nigerians to shun religious sentiment and stop seeing the ticket as […] 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
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
A bill seeking to change the 1999 constitution to reduce the minimum age required to contest for the office of Governor and for election into the Senate from 35 to 30 years passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal […] More
The Benin Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has attributed the failure of the Federal Government to implement its 2009 agreements with the body to a lack of political will rather than economic factors. DAILY POST reports that the leadership of the zone stated this on Tuesday at a press conference in […] More
An erstwhile governor of Kaduna State and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ahmed Makarfi, has resigned. In his resignation letter dated November 17, 2025 addressed to the PDP BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, the former governor cited zoning concerns and the emergence of a new National Chairman from his […] More
No fewer than four yet-to-be-identified male adults have been confirmed dead after a vehicle plunged into the Ososa River along the Ijebu-Ode-Sagamu Expressway. Spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed this in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Monday. Akinbiyi stated that a white Toyota Hilux, which […] More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have both condemned the assault on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, located in Danko Wasagu LGA of Kebbi State. Ini Ememobong, PDP national publicity secretary, said the incident reflects the “alarming rise in insecurity” across the country. He added that the […] More
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep shock and sadness over the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba by terrorists. This was released through his official X page on Monday. Criticizing the military hierarchy for failing to provide a clear explanation of the incident, he noted that initial official statements had reportedly denied the […] More
Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno has appointed Mrs. Elsie Peters as the state’s new Head of Service, succeeding Mr. Effiong Essien, who has retired from service. The appointment was announced in a statement released in Uyo by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Enobong Uwah, and made available to newsmen on Monday. In a […] More
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has dismissed claims that Christians are being systematically targeted in Nigeria. Fagbemi stated this on Saturday in Erin-Ile, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State, insisting that no religious group is under persecution in the country. “There is no Christian genocide in Nigeria. […] More
Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Minister of Special Duties, has emerged as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, following a highly controversial national convention held on Saturday in Ibadan, Oyo State. The convention, which drew delegates from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, was […] More