Category: News

.. The United Nations in Afghanistan on Thursday confirmed that it received credible reports that dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed in Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Paktika province. The UN statement said Tuesday’s airstrikes were a violation of international law and called for an investigation. “International law obliges military forces to…

.. A Palestinian TV channel, Al-Quds Today, has claimed that an Israeli air strike, on Thursday, killed five of its journalists in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The channel is affiliated with the Islamic Jihad group, whose militants have joined Hamas in the ongoing war against Israel. The strike targeted the journalists’…

.. A 200-level undergraduate of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, Usman Tijani, has been attacked and brutally injured by his friend, Abdulmuqeet Musari, Police has said. The Kogi Command’s Spokesman, SP Williams Aya, confirmed the incident and detention of the suspect in Lokoja on Thursday. Aya said: “The suspect…

.. The Russian government has denied its involvement in the crash of a Russia-bound Azerbaijani passenger plane that killed 38 people in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Euronews, citing Azerbaijani government sources, had exclusively reported that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash. However, Russia said its preliminary findings indicated that the plane’s…

.. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained Delta State’s Accountant General, Mrs. Joy Enwa, as part of its ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of N1.3tn public funds by the state’s former governor, Ifeanyi Okowa. Okowa was apprehended and detained by the commission in November for allegedly diverting monies…

.. Funmilayo Ogunseyi, the mother of Queen Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, has appealed to Nigerians to intervene in her daughter’s ongoing legal battle over a tragic stampede in Ibadan. Silekunola, alongside Oriyomi Hamzat, the CEO of Agidigbo FM, and Fasasi Abdullahi, the principal of the Islamic High School, was…

.. No fewer than 10 people sustained varying degrees of injuries on Thursday in an accident that occurred on Otedola Bridge, inward 7-Up, Ikeja, Lagos State. The victims, comprising three adult males and seven adult females, were rushed to the Trauma Center for immediate medical attention. Reports indicate that the accident occurred when a…

.. Former spokesperson and Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has stated that the South, not the North, should produce Nigeria’s president in 2027. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos, Okupe argued that geopolitical considerations make it unfair for the North to reclaim the presidency…

.. The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku on Thursday said the State Governor Monday Okpebholo has earmarked over N70bn for agriculture in the newly-signed Edo 2025 budget. In line with his administration’s commitment to addressing food insecurity and making Edo sufficient in food production, Okpebholo had tagged…

.. Three men were rescued from a manhole at Guzape, Asokoro District, on Christmas Day, in an operation led by the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), FCT Fire Service, and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). A statement issued on Thursday by the FEMD Head, Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, said the incident…

The First Lady of the Republic of Gambia, Her Excellency, Mrs Fatoumatta Bah-Marrow has, in the wake of Christmas, visited a leading fashion and designing flagship store, April by Kunbi in Lagos. H.E. Bah-Marrow extolled the creativity of the New York trained Creative Director of the brand, Mrs Olakunbi Uzochukwu, for promoting African culture and…

.. Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Tope Fasua, has said that the strategy of floating the naira made local goods cheaper and e-commerce lucrative. Fasua made the assertion in an interview on Arise Tv, monitored by NewsNGR. He said the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to float the…

Chelsea head coach, Enzo Maresca, has revealed plans to drop Cole Palmer from the Blues starting X1. The coach wants to limit close marking on the player from the opposition. Palmer has found himself marked out of a few games this season by opposition players, as was the case during his side’s last game against…

.. The Debt Management Office (DMO) raised an impressive N693.05bn through Treasury Bills (T-bills) auctions in November 2024, marking a significant 51.79 per cent month-on-month increase compared to the N456.57bn raised in October 2024. This data was highlighted in the FMDQ Markets Monthly Report for November, obtained by NewsNGR. This surge highlights the growing…

.. The Managing Director of Cowry Asset Management Limited, Mr. Johnson Chukwu, has expressed concerns over the imposition of windfall taxes on banks’ foreign exchange profits without accounting for the impact of foreign exchange devaluation on the quality of their risk assets. He warned that this approach could jeopardize the sustainability of banks’ profitability,…

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, says it will launch a holistic investigation into airstrikes on two villages in Sokoto. DAILY POST recalls that a fighter jet mistakenly bombed two communities in the Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Wednesday morning. Locals said the incident, which occurred around 7:00 am at Gidan Sama and…

Suspected Kidnapper .. An alleged kidnapper and armed robber, one Pablo Mamu, 38, from Ughelli, Delta State, has been arrested by a security team comprising the police and vigilante operatives in Anambra State. According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspect was arrested on 23rd…

Six people lost their lives, and 15 others sustained injuries in a late-night fatal road crash along the Jajere-Potiskum road in Yobe State. The accident occurred around 8 p.m. when traders were traveling to Jajere in Fune Local Government Area after closing from the Potiskum Wednesday market. Some of the passengers who were severely injured…

.. Butchers in some markets in Enugu say despite the hardship in the country, they made fortunes killing animals and processing them during this Christmas. According to them, many buyers of live animals readily pay commercial butchers to process the animals for them. Meletus kills horses and cows at Obollo-Afor market in Udenu Local…

.. The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna was abuzz with activities on Wednesday as Nigerian veteran singer, John Asiemo, popularly known as Daddy Showkey, entertained wounded soldiers and their families. The event, held in celebration of Christmas, was organised by the Tribute to Our Troops Foundation in collaboration with the Office…