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Stop Shedding Crocodile Tears, Tell Nigerians What You Know About My Father’s...

Ministerial nominee, Abduljelili Oyewole Adesiyan from Osun State still has questions to answer pertaining to the assassination of former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, the...

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Leadership crisis, fraud rock NLC

BY FUNMI KOMOLAFE THE Nigeria Labour Congress; the nation’s oldest central labour centre, is being bogged down by fraud and failure of leadership. For the first time in the history of the 36-year-old...

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Fashola tasks Lagos confab delegates

BY OLASUNKANMI AKONI & MONSUR OLOWOOPEJO LAGOS—Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state, yesterday, met with the six-man delegation that would represent the state at the forthcoming National...

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FG convicts 40 Boko Haram members – Adoke

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke, on Monday said that more than 40 Boko Haram members had been convicted for terrorism-related crimes. Adoke made this...

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Mbu gives motorists 24-hour deadline to obtain tinted glass permit or be...

Abuja – The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Joseph Mbu, on Monday, gave a 24-hour deadline to motorists with tinted glass vehicles to obtain the necessary permit or be arrested. Mbu, who gave the...

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Northern Govs eulogise former President Shagari at 89

Minna – The Northern States Governors Forum has paid tribute to the first Executive President of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who turns 89 on Tuesday, describing him as “a statesman of uncommon...

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Imo: Fuel scarcity bites harder

BY CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI — Motorists in Imo State are now facing hard times as the fuel scarcity which peaked, weekend, worsened yesterday. Consequently, transport fares have hit the roof, with...

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Why Lamido Sanusi should end up in Kirikiri

By Femi Aribisala ONE of the more annoying things about Nigeria is that our thieves are bad thieves.  Conventionally, thieves operate at the night, out of respect for the homeowner and law-enforcement...

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Scores of students feared dead as Boko Haram attacks girls college in Yobe

BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI Several students and staff of Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) in Buni Yadi, the headquarters of Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe state were feared dead while...

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Lelekumo dumps Clark’s Delta Elders Forum

BY EGUFE YAFUGBORHI WARRI—FOUNDING member of Delta Elders, Leaders and Stakeholders Forum, Chief Benson Lelekumo, has said that the forum died three years ago, warning those appending his name to...

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BREAKING NEWS: Ondo Speaker is dead

Report reaching DailyPost confirms that the Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Samuel Adesina is dead. Adesina died this afternoon having suffered undisclosed ailment for six months....

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UPDATE: Death toll from Yobe girls college massacre rises to 43

KANO (AFP) – The death toll from a school massacre in Yobe by suspected Boko Haram Islamists on Tuesday has risen to 43, a hospital source in the troubled northeastern Yobe state said. “Ambulances have...

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Marwa Threatens to Dump APC for PDP

Daji Sani in Yola The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State is set to suffer another setback as a stalwart of the party, Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) and his supporters are threatening to...

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Amaechi to British Govt: Tell Jonathan to step up fight against corruption

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT— GOVERNOR Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has called on Britain to appeal to President Goodluck Jonathan to intensify his effort in the battle against corruption. He...

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Blame Obasanjo And Anenih For Abandonment Of Bodo-Bonny Road – Jonathan

By George Agba President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday that former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) BoT chairman, Tony Anenih should be blamed for the continued...

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2014 Budget: Nigeria Police budget can’t pay salaries of officers, IG laments

The Inspector-General (IGP) of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar says the Nigeria Police may not be able to pay the salaries of its personnel in 2014 due to a shortfall of N14.4 billion in the personnel...

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Yobe Killings: Senate Urges Chief Of Army Staff To Relocate To Maiduguri

The Senate Committee on Defence and Army on Wednesday in Abuja urged the Chief of Army Staff to relocate temporarily to Maiduguri. The Sen. Thompson  Sekibo-led Committee made the call  at the 2014...

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“God’s grace is sufficient for my nakedness” – Maheeda

Self acclaimed gospel singer turned raunchy star, Caroline Sam, popularly known as Maheeda has stated that her going naked as a born again christian would never make God love her less. Maheeda known...

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Michael Adebolajo Given Whole-Life Sentence

The judge is continuing to talk as if the two defendants are present. He says “your sickening and pitiless conduct that day was in stark contrast to the women at the scene who tended Lee Rigby’s body.”...

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Lekki International Airport project on course – Fashola

Lagos – Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State said on Tuesday night that the state government had not jettisoned its plan to build an international airport in Lekki area of the state. Fashola told...

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