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The outgoing Governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki has given himself a pat on the back, saying under his stewardship, the economy of the state grew from N10 billion to over N25 billion. Obaseki disclosed this in his final statewide broadcast to herald the end of his eight years administration in Edo State. DAILY POST…

.. British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, will unveil new investments and partnerships in West Africa and other emerging markets at COP29 to mobilise private capital into climate finance. According to a statement from the BII, investments and initiatives to mobilise private capital to be announced this week…

The gallant troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have successfully apprehended 12 suspected kidnappers. Captain Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director of 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, stated that the troops recovered 14 motorcycles, a locally fabricated pistol, and two bags of Indian hemp in Taraba State. The arrest followed a…

Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja .. The late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja would be buried in Abuja on Friday. The brother to the deceased, Moshood Lagbaja, disclosed this in Osogbo, Osun State, during a condolence visit by St Charles Grammar School Osogbo Old Boys Association (SCOBA). Moshood said that although the…

Wife of the Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs. Mary-Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru, has said she will continue to defend the girl child and fight Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the state. She stated this in Abakaliki, the state capital, when she led a road walk on Tuesday to mark the 2024 Ebonyi Women’s Day Celebration with the theme…

.. The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSCE), Dr. Muhammed Idris has stated that over 22,000 Almajiri were rescued from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during its mop up exercise. Idris, who was speaking during a monitored interview with the NTA, stated that the children have been…

Enugu State government has vowed to prosecute individuals involved in the bullying and physical torture of a student of Federal Government College, Enugu. DAILY POST reports that a video clip revealing the dehumanization of a student in uniform at the Federal Government College, Enugu has been attracting condemnation from Nigerians. The now viral video emerged…

.. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to reject a fundamental rights suit filed in the name of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to stop possible arrest by the anti-graft agency. In its counter-affidavit opposing the suit, the EFCC described the legal action as speculative…

The Nigerian Navy’s Operation DELTA SANITY has discovered and deactivated a hideout which harbours crude-oil thieves in Oboloba community, Bayelsa State. It also detected and destroyed an illegal refining site laden with a large amount of illegally refined kerosene in Foropa. This was contained in a statement on its verified Facebook page. According to the…

.. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on universities in the country to embark on cutting-edge research that will help develop of the society. Speaking at the 29th and 30th combined convocation ceremony of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the President noted that education remained the cornerstone of national development, and must…

As reactions continue to trail the proposed tax reform bill before the National Assembly, a former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani is of the belief that the reform would serve the interest of the Northern region better than what is being insinuated. There have been disquiet among the northerners, particularly the elite…

.. A clergy at Assemblies of God Church (AGC) and former aide of Governor Hope Uzodimma on Religious Affairs, Rev. CNN Nwanebu has narrated how he made his first $1m after his landlord ejected him as a young evangelist because he could not pay his rent. The clergy shared the experience while admonishing a…

.. Russia has refuted media reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke with U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump, last week. Reuters and The Washington Post had reported over the weekend that the pair spoke on Thursday, the first phone conversation between them after the election on Tuesday. According to the report, Trump who made the call…

File photo used for illustration .. At least three people lost their lives on Monday when a truck suffered brake failure and crashed into Ayetoro Market in Lagos. The bodies of the victims have been taken to the morgue at Epe General Hospital. It was that the truck was descending from Ita-Opo when it…

The Yobe State Police Command said it has nabbed six suspected criminals who specialised in various acts of criminality in Damaturu and its environs. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, made this known in a statement released on Monday and made available to newsmen. He said the suspects specialised in shoplifting, theft, criminal…

.. A 46-year-old man killed his wife, former partner, and his two sons before shooting himself in the US state of Minnesota, authorities said. The man, identified as Anthony Nephew, would often write social media posts against US President-elect Donald Trump. He even faced a “pattern of mental health issues,” the New York Post…

A Kano State High Court on Monday, ordered that a 43-year-old man, Mannir Ibrahim-Abdullahi, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a minor to death. The Kano State Government charged Ibrahim-Abdullahi, who lives in Jaba Quarters, Kano, with culpable homicide and rape. Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, who gave the order, adjourned the matter until…

.. A tragic road accident on the Aba-PH Express Highway, before Solace Mortuary near Ntigha Junction, has claimed the lives of two individuals leaving several others injured. Confirming the development on Monday, the Sector Commander of Abia State FRSC Command, Ngozi Ezeoma, said that the accident, which involved a Toyota Hiace bus, occurred at…

A northern Nigeria group, Northern Youths Movement, NYM, has tackled former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido over his recent comments concerning the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Lamido had come hard on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, calling him a “small boy in PDP history”…

.. The Presidential Tax Reform Committee, led by Chairman Taiwo Oyedele, has proposed sweeping changes aimed at simplifying Nigeria’s tax system by eliminating all state-level consumption taxes except the Value Added Tax (VAT). These reforms, announced in an explainer on Monday, seek to address longstanding issues of multiple taxation, ease regulatory burdens on businesses,…