The Jigawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public and private schools in the state over security threats. State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Lawan Yunusa Danzomo disclosed this to newsmen in his office. He explained that the directive is not peculiar to Jigawa State but to all the states, especially the border…
A part of the shopping complex on Ligali Ayorinde Street in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State was on Wednesday, August 17, gutted by fire. The inferno started in the early hours of Wednesday in one of the shops where combustible items such as tyres and car batteries were stored. South-West Coordinator, National Emergency…
A yet-to-be-identified official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has allegedly stabbed a commercial bus driver to death in Isiala Ngwa Local Government, Abia State. It was gathered that the incident happened at Umuikaa junction, along the Port Harcourt – Aba – Enugu Expressway on Tuesday, August 16. An Eyewitnesses confirmed that a disagreement…
Residents of Ondo state have been promised N50,000 for anyone who provides information that will lead to capture of kidnappers and criminals in the state. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu made the promise through Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, after the weekly State Executive Council. He explained that the move was aimed at encouraging…
Maryam Rabiu Garba, a 12-year-old girl, has been killed by lightning. She was struck by lightning amidst heavy downpour in Kaugama Local Government, Jigawa State. A resident told DAILY POST that the incident happened on Monday evening when the girl was taking shelter in a classroom as a result of heavy rainfall. He said the…
Ibrahim Babangida’s longtime spokesman, Duro Onabule, died at the age of 83. The renowned journalist passed away on Tuesday, a few hours before Babangida turned 81. According to The Guardian, Onabule’s death was revealed by Eric Teniola, a close friend of the family. From 1984 to 1985, Onabule served as the national editor of National…
The federal government’s decision to stay out of the organ harvesting case involving Ike Ekweremadu in the United Kingdom has divided Ohanaeze Ndigbo. This is because Chief Alex Ogbonna, the spokesperson for the Igbo body, and Mazi Isiguzoro, the factional Secretary-General of the top Igbo sociopolitical organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, differed on the issue. Ogbonna had…
The Rivers state police command has launched a manhunt for a man simply identified as Chima after he conspired with his side chick to brutalize his wife with a machete in Omerelu community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that trouble started when the man’s wife identified as Nwakaego confronted him…
President Muhammadu Buhari will be presenting the 2023 budget to the national assembly in 2023. Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze revealed this in Abuja during training on budget preparation using the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System. Akabueze who was represented by the Director, Expenditure (Socials) in the Budget Office, Mr….
According to Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, the Buhari-led administration has addressed the escalating insecurity and considerably decreased Boko Haram. The militants have not been completely eliminated, according to Keyamo, who asserted that the Buhari administration inherited the Boko Haram issue. During a Trust TV interview on Monday, the All Progressives…