Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Spain with his younger brother, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans, former teammates and the wider soccer community. He was 28. The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) confirmed the news on Thursday morning. Jota, who won the Premier League title with the Reds last season and played for Portugal’s national team, got married to Rute Cardoso just […]
A former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, is currently recovering in hospital from an unnamed illness, his ex-media Bashir Ahmad, has confirmed. Ahmad revealed this in a terse tweet on Thursday afternoon. According to him, it was important to address the “exaggeration” in media reports. He, however, disclosed that Buhari was critically ill and had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, ICU. Ahmad noted that the former president is […]
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday, dismissed a N5 billion defamation suit instituted by the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, against the Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho. The Court, presided over by Justice O.T. Ademola-Salami, also awarded a cost of N500,000 against Adams in favour of Igboho. Report says that in the suit marked M/1006/2004, the applicant had, through his counsel, Sikiru […]
The House of Representatives has halted the consideration of all bills originating from the Senate This, the house cited prolonged delays by the upper chamber in giving concurrence to House-passed legislation. The move followed a motion raised on Wednesday, July 2, after Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda highlighted the lack of legislative cooperation between the two chambers. Chinda observed that while the House routinely considers and fast-tracks Senate bills, the Senate […]
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Tuesday, warned Nigerians to be prepared and resilient in the face of climate variability and extreme weather events. At a one-day sensitization forum held in Abuja on Tuesday, NiMet brought together journalists and civil society organizations to highlight the importance of accurate weather forecasting and early warnings in protecting lives and livelihoods. The forum aimed to strengthen collaboration between the agency, the media, and civil society, […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Senate President, David Mark, a former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, and other top politicians are in a closed-door meeting. The meeting is part of ongoing consultations ahead of the official launch of a new political platform aimed at uniting the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Others in the meeting include a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche […]
Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has reduced its premium motor spirit ex-depot price to N840 from N880 per litre. In response, fuel marketers across Nigeria are planning an emergency meeting to lower their pump prices starting Tuesday. The President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this to DAILY POST during an exclusive interview on Monday. Marketers will drop petrol price nationwide Tuesday – IPMAN Maigandi said petroleum […]
Hundreds of commuters plying the ever busy Sango-Eleyele Road in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, are currently stranded. The protest was triggered by Governor Seyi Makinde’s recent announcement to rename the institution. Just a few days ago, the governor revealed plans to change the school’s name from The Polytechnic Ibadan to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan. He served between October and December 1983. It reports that students of the institution are […]
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Northeast Nigeria in collaboration with the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJNTF) have killed 10 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during a fierce battle along Rann – Gamboru Ngala axis, close to the Nigeria – Cameroon border. The Director of Defence Media Operations Maj-Gen Markus Kangye, revealed this in a statement on Monday night that the troops acted on solid intelligence and launched […]
