Omoniyi Dada, a Nigerian man has told a court about how his brother, Babatunde died. Ominiyi, who is a prosecution witness, in the ongoing trial of two teenage boys, Farouk Mohammed, and Kasali Jamiu, who allegedly teamed up to kill Babatunde, a Redeemed Christian Church of God’s pastor, told the court how he found…
Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) explained why the naIra notes were redesigned. The CBN, yesterday explained that its main considerations in the redesigning of the naira were stronger security features and timeliness as the country faces urgency to ward of counterfeits and save the economy from sinking. The apex bank said…
Plans have been made to add over 98 megawatts to the national grid by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. This is coming as TCN energized a new 2X60MVA, 132/33kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) at Gwarinpa, Abuja recently. TCN’s general manager of public affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah stated this in a statement released to DAILY…
The House of Representatives has passed the budget of the Federal Capital Territory for the 2022 fiscal year. The N607.9 billion budget was passed on Tuesday after consideration by the Committee on Supply. The new budget of the ministry shows that the budget of the FCT has increased from N329 billion in 2021…
A 40-year-old man, Kenneth Nwangwu, has been apprehended by the Nigeria Police for allegedly defiling his nine-year-old daughter in Akama village, Igbo-ukwu in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspect was arrested following a tip-off by a whistle-blower, he, however, denied the allegation, saying it was the handwork of his enemies. Nwangwu said,…
In what will come across as a really startling development, a fire outbreak has razed through no less than 150 shops at the Kachako Central Market in Takai Local Government Area of Kano State, according to Daily Trust. It was gathered that the incident happened few days after another fire outbreak destroyed over 200 shops…
The former General Manager of Corporate Planning and Business Development at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Babajide Soyode, has urged the Federal Government to halt the fuel subsidy payment regime to end the persistent scarcity of the product. Soyode made this disclosure on Tuesday in an AriveTV interview monitored by DAILY POST. He decried…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a housewife, identified as Maryam Ibrahim, for allegedly kîlling her co-wife, Hafsat Ibrahim, at Gar Village in Pali Ward area of the state. The 20-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday, November 22, following a report from her husband, Ibrahim Sambo, 40. He reported at the Maina-Maji l Police…
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature. The instant messaging platform announced a new feature that allows users to message themselves. The new feature, which will officially be available soon, is called Message Yourself. It will let users send messages to their accounts. This will be useful for messages such as to-do-list, reminders, or draft messages…
A former administrative secretary of the defunct Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU), Alhaji MK Ahmed, is dead. He reportedly died at the age of 96. One of his children, Suleiman Ahmed, told journalists that the late elder statesman died at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) on Saturday morning. He said the deceased left behind a…