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How nursing mother, 3-month-old baby, 4 others died in Delta tanker explosion
…Gov Oborevwori mourns From Joseph Obukata, Warri Seven persons on Friday d ...
Ogoni road: Fubara orders contractor to return to site
From Tony John, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has frowned at the nonchalance with which ...
Insecurity: Farmer urges govt to return sacked villagers of Burdugau community
A farmer from Katsina State, Sanusi Muhammad Burdugau has appealed to the State Government and Malumfashi Local Government Council of the State to return the displaced villagers of Bur ...
Zuru Uhola festival: TY Danjuma urges retired General to unite, defend Kebbi state
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The former Nigerias Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danju ...
BCS Archbishop, wife, son, three other clergymen kidnapped in Anambra
Archbishop Uka Uka Osim of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, his wife, Anne Osim and son, Roland Uka Osim have been kidnapped at gunpoint. The family, alongside ...
Journalist h+t by a stray b¥llet at Kano Government House
A journalist working with the Kano State government-owned Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), Naziru Idris Yau, has been h+t by a stray b¥llet at the Government House in Kano It was ...
Flooding: Plateau govt demolishes illegal structures
From Jude Owuamanam, Jos Plateau State Government has demolished illegal structures built along water ways in order to avoid flooding as the rainy seaso ...
Lagos launches manhunt for landlords of under-bridge tenants
By Lukman Olabiyi Lagos State Government yesterday disclosed that it has launched a manhunt for the acclaimed landlords who r ...
Many dead, houses razed as Nigeria records another tanker explosion
No fewer than eight persons have so far been confirmed dead in a fire incident involving an oil tanker in Ometan community, in Okpe local government area of Delta State.
Enugu electricity market: When the disruptive innovator blazes the trail
By Reuben Onyishi While the sub-nationals had yet to think through what to do with the decoupling of electricity ...
Kaduna: Newly recruited nurses lament over unpaid 8 months salaries
Over 200 health workers recruited by the Kaduna State Government in June last year have lamented that they have not been paid for eight months. DAILY POST recalls th ...
3,114 residents arrested for flouting Lagos environmental laws
The Lagos State Government says a total of 3114 people were arrested for defying various environmental rules across the state in the last year. The Commissioner for ...
Nigerian Correctional Service trains 45 inmates on skills acquisition By Paulinus Ogbonna
Presentation of gift materials by Rev. Fr. Ifeanyichukwu Ogodo to the Inmates of Abakaliki Medium Security Custodial Centre at the event. No fewer t ...
Enugu: Police arrest 195 suspects, rescue 19 kidnap victims
From Jude Chinedu, Enugu Enugu State Police Command has arrested a total of 195 crime suspects for various offenses including armed robbery, ki ...
Taraba in total blackout as power outage continues for second week
Residents of Taraba State are still grappling with a persistent power outage that has plunged the nooks and crannies of the state into darkness for the past two weeks. ...
Benue Urban Devt begins demolition of shanties, over 800 structures on water ways – Mede
From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi The Benue state government has commenced the demolition of shanties and other illegal structures in its move to recover ...
FG Commissions N420 million Erosion Control Project in Kogi Community
From Emmanuel Adeyemi Lokoja In its concerted bid to control erosion,the Federal Government on Thursday commissioned and handed over the N420 Million ...
Attack on nurse: Enugu Assembly moves to regulate activities of masquerades
Enugu State House of Assembly has set up an ad-hoc committee to come up with practical measures to regulate the activities of masquerades in the state. This follows ...
Journalists, lawyers to benefit from Kano govts free mass wedding
From Desmond Mgboh, Kano Kano State Hisbah Board has said that its next batch of free mass wedding ...
Police launch Schools Protection Squad in Kano
The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has launched the Schools Protection Squad, SPS, in Kano State. The 60-man squad was inaugurated by the Commissioner of Police, Mohamme ...
20 years on, ex-NIPOST PMG, others appreciate Olopade, former staff
Former Post Master General of Nigeria (PMG), Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Alhaji Ibrahim Mori Baba, has poured encomiums on Chief Ajirotutu Ol ...
Nigerian govt announces free ride on Port Harcourt-Aba railway
The Federal Government has announced a free passenger train ride on the newly rehabilitated Port Harcourt to Aba railway. According to The Nation, the Permanent Secr ...
Missing UniAbuja 400-level student di£s in car cra§h
A 400-level female student of the University of Abuja, Murjanatu Zubairu, who was declared missing on Friday, April 26, has been confirmed d£ad. The student, who left home for sch ...
Two buildings razed as groups clash in Kwara community
Two buildings were reduced to ashes in Eyenkorin, Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Tuesday, in a violent clash by some groups in the area. According to t ...
Ogun alerts residents on flooding, urges dwellers of wetland to relocate
Ogun State Government, on Tuesday urged residents on wetland areas to relocate to safer ground before the rain commences fully. The rain according to the Nigeria Met ...
Fuel scarcity: Commuters, travellers stranded as commercial bus operators, motorcyclists increase fares in Ibadan
Commuters, travellers, and other residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, are stranded as a result of the scarcity of commercial buses, motorcycles, and tricycles. ...
Abeokuta explosion: Ogun seals gas company
Ogun State Government has sealed off Gasco Marine Ltd, the company whose truck was involved in an accident that caused an explosion in the It ...
Abia community loses 2 lives, properties to erosion, cries to Tinubu, Otti for help
From Okey Sampson, Umuahia The people of Umuizundu in Umuogele autonomous community, Isuochi clan in Umunnochi Local Government Area of Abia State who s ...
Zuru Emir, Bamaiyi Applaud Restoration of Peace, Security Ahead of Uhola Cultural Festival
“Our people can go to farm now” – Emir Zuru From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The Emir of Zuru, ...
Bridge collapse claims two lives in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed two persons dead after a bridge under construction at Mgbabeluzor village in Izzi Local Government Area of the state collapsed. ...