The House of Representatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to make a request of N100 billion to tackle the effect of flooding. The lawmakers made the resolution on Monday during the plenary session after the motion of urgent public importance moved by Henry Nwawuba and Isiaka Ibrahim. They asked Buhari to propose a supplementary budget…
Jeff Bezos has announced that he is giving away his $124 billion fortune. Bezos revealed this in a sit-down interview with CNN. He said he plans to donate the majority of his net worth to charities during his lifetime, and these funds will be dedicated towards fighting climate change, as well as supporting people who…
Nigerians have lamented as price of petrol jumps to N190/per litre on Monday in Abuja from N165/per litre. This is despite federal government spending over N2.04trn on subsidy. DailyPost reported that Forte oil located at Lifecamp, A.A Rano, Shema, NNPC filling stations along Kubwa Expressway now sell fuel at N180-190/per litre pump price as queues…
A team of government prosecutors led by the Director of Public Prosecution, Mr. M.B. Abubakar, on Monday alleged that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, refused to present himself before the Federal High Court in Abuja for his planned re-arraignment. “My lord, I understand that the defendant declined to come…
Bandits are demanding N10 million ransom before releasing the remains of one Obadiah Ibrahim that was kidnapped in Sabon Gaya, in early October. According to Kefas Obadiah, a brother to the victim, the bandits had already been given N3 million as ransom. He lamented that his brother was abducted on his way to Kaduna from…
Ikenna Nzimora, a Nigerian man, has taken to the microblogging platform, Twitter to share an intriguing tale about a short-lived marriage. He claimed that the wife of a female friend was being asked to give her inheritance to her husband, but she was uncomfortable with the idea and divorced him. Nzimora said the lady lost…
An Ore Magistrate Court in Osun state has sentenced a man to three years imprisonment for stealing bread and other items worth N679,000. The 26-year-old man identified as Victor Samson was handed the sentence after he pleaded guilty to the charges against him. Police prosecutor, Inspector Martins Gbenga, told the court that the convict was…
A couple, Mr and Mrs Jesutofunmi Solomon have been apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for drug trafficking in Ogun State. Spokesperson of the command, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday November 13, said operatives raided a warehouse at Ogere area of Ikene LGA of the state in the early hours…
Nigerian professor of political economy and management expert, Pat Utomi has stated that any politician that refuses to take part in the election debate ahead of the 2023 polls is unfit and should be disqualified. Utomi who addressed journalists in Abuja, appealed to Nigerian electorates to use their power to vote against candidates who fail…
No less than two people have been killed in a fire outbreak in Kano State. They were confirmed dead and over 100 shops razed down in the fire incident in Kano State. Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi confirmed the incident to DAILY POST on Sunday. He said the incident happened…